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British Economy Worst Hit in G7 as Brexit, Political Chaos Bite

British Economy Worst Hit in G7 as Brexit, Political Chaos Bite

Britain’s economy is forecast to shrink by 0.4% in 2023, more than any other in the Group of Seven richest...

British Economy Worst-Hit in G7, As Brexit and Political Chaos Bite

British Economy Worst-Hit in G7, As Brexit and Political Chaos Bite

Britain’s economy will shrink by 0.4 per cent in 2023, more than any other in the G-7 group of the...

Russia’s Gazprom Threatens to Cut Gas Supplies to Europe via Ukraine

Russia’s Gazprom Threatens to Cut Gas Supplies to Europe via Ukraine

Russian energy giant Gazprom has threatened to reduce natural gas supplies through the last pipeline heading to Europe via Ukraine,...

‘Stock Up on Blankets’: Ukrainians Brace for Horrific Winter

‘Stock Up on Blankets’: Ukrainians Brace for Horrific Winter

Ukrainians could face rolling blackouts from now through March amid frigid, snowy weather because Russian airstrikes have caused “colossal” damage...

Turkey Threatens to Hit US-backed Syrian Kurds

Turkey Threatens to Hit US-backed Syrian Kurds

Turkey says it will continue its military operations against U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish forces, after blaming Kurdish separatists for a recent...

Istanbul Explosion Shatters Locals’ Sense of Calm

Istanbul Explosion Shatters Locals’ Sense of Calm

Istanbul’s historic and popular Istiklal Avenue is still recovering from a bomb attack on November 13. VOA’s Turkish service reports...

EU Warns of Escalating Serbia, Kosovo Car Plates Dispute

EU Warns of Escalating Serbia, Kosovo Car Plates Dispute

The European Union on Monday warned of “escalation and violence” after emergency talks between Kosovo and Serbia failed to resolve...

Turkey Vows More Retaliation After 2 Killed in Cross-Border Kurdish Strikes

Turkey Vows More Retaliation After 2 Killed in Cross-Border Kurdish Strikes

Turkey said a Kurdish militia killed two people in mortar attacks from northern Syria on Monday, in an escalation of...

Rights Group Accuses Turkey of Mass Afghan Deportations 

Rights Group Accuses Turkey of Mass Afghan Deportations 

The U.S.-based Human Rights Watch accuses Turkish authorities of carrying out mass deportations of Afghan refugees, including those most at...

British Teenager Who Joined IS Likely Trafficking Victim, Court Told

British Teenager Who Joined IS Likely Trafficking Victim, Court Told

A British-born woman who went to Syria as a schoolgirl to join Islamic State (IS) is challenging the U.K. government’s...

Russia, Myanmar Only States to Use Landmines in 2022, Report Says

Russia, Myanmar Only States to Use Landmines in 2022, Report Says

Russia and Myanmar are the only two countries to have used antipersonnel mines this year, according to the latest annual...

NATO: Defending Ukraine Is Defending Democracy 

NATO: Defending Ukraine Is Defending Democracy 

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg asked NATO members to step up military support to Ukraine, to ensure the best outcome for...

NYC Photo Exhibit Spotlights Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

NYC Photo Exhibit Spotlights Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

“Mariupol,” a November photo exhibit in New York City captured scenes of Russia’s war on Ukraine. The show included award-winning images and...

EU Sets Out Mediterranean Migrant Plan Ahead of Emergency Meeting

EU Sets Out Mediterranean Migrant Plan Ahead of Emergency Meeting

The European Commission set out a 20-point action plan on Monday designed to address surging migration in the central Mediterranean...

Spain’s New Rape Law Under Fire

Spain’s New Rape Law Under Fire

A landmark new Spanish law on sexual violence is the target of protests after at least 15 convicted offenders used...

Shelling Renews Safety Concerns at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant

Shelling Renews Safety Concerns at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant

The International Atomic Energy Agency said it planned to carry out inspections Monday at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant after...

Ukrainian Village in Ruins After Months of Russian Shelling

Ukrainian Village in Ruins After Months of Russian Shelling

Russian tanks lumbered into Kherson on the first day of the war last February. Its liberation this week was a...

As British Voters Cool on Brexit, UK Softens Tone Toward EU

As British Voters Cool on Brexit, UK Softens Tone Toward EU

The British government Sunday denied a report that it is seeking a “Swiss-style” relationship with the European Union that would...

 Turkey Launches Air Strikes on PPK, YPG After Istambul Bombing 

 Turkey Launches Air Strikes on PPK, YPG After Istambul Bombing 

Turkey’s Defense Ministry said Sunday that it has launched airstrikes over the northern regions of Syria and Iraq where the...

Explosions Shake Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant 

Explosions Shake Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant 

Powerful explosions shook the area around Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant Saturday evening and again Sunday morning, the U.N. said,...

UK: Russian General Likely Responsible for Good Withdrawal From Ukraine’s Kherson

UK: Russian General Likely Responsible for Good Withdrawal From Ukraine’s Kherson

Britain’s Defense Ministry said in its daily intelligence update Sunday that Russia’s recent withdrawal from Kherson “was conducted in relatively...

Musk Restores Trump’s Twitter Account After Online Poll

Musk Restores Trump’s Twitter Account After Online Poll

Elon Musk reinstated Donald Trump’s account on Twitter on Saturday, reversing a ban that has kept the former president off...