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VOA Exclusive: Ukrainians Forcibly Transferred to Russia ‘Had No Choice’ 

VOA Exclusive: Ukrainians Forcibly Transferred to Russia ‘Had No Choice’ 

Human Rights Watch issued a report Thursday documenting the forcible transfer of Ukrainian citizens to Russia and Russian-occupied areas of...

Russia Shuts Key Pipeline as West Accuses Putin of Weaponizing Energy

Russia Shuts Key Pipeline as West Accuses Putin of Weaponizing Energy

Russia this week shut off a major gas pipeline to Germany as Europe and the U.S. accused Russian President Vladimir...

Belarus Finds Itself as Accomplice in Russia’s War Against Ukraine

Belarus Finds Itself as Accomplice in Russia’s War Against Ukraine

Belarus has become an accomplice to Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine. Russian troops used it as a launchpad for missile strikes...

Russia Shuts Key Pipeline, Burns Off Gas as West Accuses Putin of Weaponizing Energy 

Russia Shuts Key Pipeline, Burns Off Gas as West Accuses Putin of Weaponizing Energy 

Russia closed the major Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline to Germany on Wednesday, claiming the three-day shutdown is necessary for...

Some Russians Praise, Others Condemn Gorbachev’s Legacy

Some Russians Praise, Others Condemn Gorbachev’s Legacy

The death of the late Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, has come at a critical moment in Russia’s history. Society is...

Twitter Tests Long-Awaited Edit Button, Will Roll Out to Paid Subscribers

Twitter Tests Long-Awaited Edit Button, Will Roll Out to Paid Subscribers

Twitter is internally testing a widely requested edit button, a feature that will be rolled out to paid subscribers in...

Kremlin: Putin Can’t Attend Gorbachev Funeral Due to ‘Work Schedule’

Kremlin: Putin Can’t Attend Gorbachev Funeral Due to ‘Work Schedule’

The Kremlin says Russian President Vladimir Putin will not be able to attend the funeral service of Mikhail Gorbachev, the...

Russia Launches War Games with China, Others

Russia Launches War Games with China, Others

Russia on Thursday launched weeklong war games involving forces from China and other nations in a show of growing defense...

UN Inspectors Set to Start Work at Ukraine Nuclear Plant 

UN Inspectors Set to Start Work at Ukraine Nuclear Plant 

U.N. nuclear inspectors expect to begin their work Thursday at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, assessing safety and security matters...

Why China’s Leaders Think Gorbachev Took Wrong Path

Why China’s Leaders Think Gorbachev Took Wrong Path

The death of the Soviet Union’s last leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, whose reforms led to the disintegration of the former communist...

Journalists Reflect on Gorbachev Legacy

Journalists Reflect on Gorbachev Legacy

As the world marks the passing of former Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev, VOA’s Kane Farabaugh shares the thoughts of international...

News Outlet in Malta Battles 40 Lawsuits Over Records Request  

News Outlet in Malta Battles 40 Lawsuits Over Records Request  

When Caroline Muscat filed Freedom of Information requests in Malta to access public contracts and payments to the director of...

Journalists Reflect on the Legacy of Mikhail Gorbachev

Journalists Reflect on the Legacy of Mikhail Gorbachev

As soon as he arrived with a small motorcade in rural Eureka, Illinois — population 5,400 — he was the...

As Boris Johnson Departs, Britain’s Next Leader Faces Daunting Challenges

As Boris Johnson Departs, Britain’s Next Leader Faces Daunting Challenges

Britain will have a new prime minister next week, nearly two months after the resignation of Boris Johnson in July,...

To Ukrainians, Gorbachev Remains an ‘Imperialist’

To Ukrainians, Gorbachev Remains an ‘Imperialist’

Mikhail Gorbachev could have been celebrated for involuntarily opening a path toward Ukraine’s independence, but his support for Crimea’s annexation...

VOA Interview NASA Astronaut Victor Glover

VOA Interview NASA Astronaut Victor Glover

VOA’s Kane Farabaugh spoke with NASA Astronaut Victor Glover ahead of Monday’s scheduled Artemis launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida. While...

As Johnson Departs, Britain’s Next Leader Faces Daunting Challenges

As Johnson Departs, Britain’s Next Leader Faces Daunting Challenges

A new prime minister will take power in Britain next week after the resignation of Boris Johnson in July, following...

Borrell Says EU Members Agree on Suspension of Visa Deal for Russians

Borrell Says EU Members Agree on Suspension of Visa Deal for Russians

The European Union’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, says the bloc’s 27 members have agreed to suspend an agreement with Russia,...

Fans of Princess Diana Gather to Mark Her Death 25 Years Ago

Fans of Princess Diana Gather to Mark Her Death 25 Years Ago

Fans of the late Princess Diana placed tributes outside the gates of her Kensington Palace home on Wednesday, marking the...

Condolences Pour in as Last Soviet Leader Gorbachev Dies At 91

Condolences Pour in as Last Soviet Leader Gorbachev Dies At 91

Leaders and politicians around the world have expressed their condolences as news spread that the last Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev,...

Global Tributes Pour in Following Death of Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev

Global Tributes Pour in Following Death of Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev

Condolences and tributes are pouring in from around the world following Tuesday’s death of the former president of the Soviet...

India and China to Take Part in Joint Military Drills with Russia

India and China to Take Part in Joint Military Drills with Russia

India and China are among several countries taking part in Russia’s weeklong joint military drills scheduled to get underway on...