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Britain, EU Extend Sanctions Against Russia

Britain, EU Extend Sanctions Against Russia

Britain and the European Union have extended sanctions on Russia in response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. The U.K. Foreign...

Russia Pulling Out of International Space Station

Russia Pulling Out of International Space Station

Russia said Tuesday it will pull out of the International Space Station after 2024 to build its own orbiting outpost....

Russian FM Lavrov Heads to Ethiopia, Seeking Closer Ties

Russian FM Lavrov Heads to Ethiopia, Seeking Closer Ties

Russia’s foreign minister is heading to Ethiopia Tuesday, his last stop on a four-nation tour of Africa aimed at countering...

EU Energy Ministers Agree to Reduce Gas Use

EU Energy Ministers Agree to Reduce Gas Use

European Union energy ministers approved a plan Tuesday to reduce natural gas use by 15% in order to cut dependence...

New Documentary Presents Unknown Details 1986 Chernobyl Disaster

New Documentary Presents Unknown Details 1986 Chernobyl Disaster

In late June, HBO premiered a new documentary called Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes, which features newly recovered documents about the events of 1986. VOA Ukrainian interviewed...

Ukraine Says Russian Strikes Hit Areas Along Black Sea

Ukraine Says Russian Strikes Hit Areas Along Black Sea

Ukraine’s military reported Russian missiles strikes struck areas of the Ukrainian Black Sea coast on Tuesday. The attacks hit multiple...

David Trimble, Architect of N Ireland Peace Deal, Dies at 77

David Trimble, Architect of N Ireland Peace Deal, Dies at 77

David Trimble, a former Northern Ireland first minister who won the Nobel Peace Prize for playing a key role in...

Pope Apologizes for ‘Evil’ Committed at Canada’s Indigenous Schools

Pope Apologizes for ‘Evil’ Committed at Canada’s Indigenous Schools

Pope Francis apologized Monday for the Catholic Church’s role in Canada’s former policy of separating Indigenous children from their families...

Why Are Heat Waves Becoming So Common in Europe?

Why Are Heat Waves Becoming So Common in Europe?

Sweltering heat broke records across Europe last week, the latest in a series of heat waves that have baked the...

Russia’s Lavrov in Republic of Congo to Seek Allies, Deflect Western Criticism

Russia’s Lavrov in Republic of Congo to Seek Allies, Deflect Western Criticism

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is on a first-ever visit to the Republic of Congo as part of a four-nation...

Ukraine Army Gets Helping Hand From Local Blacksmith

Ukraine Army Gets Helping Hand From Local Blacksmith

A local blacksmith in Sumy, Ukraine, who used to weld metal to make furniture, has transformed his business in the...

Macron to Discuss Security, Food Shortages During Cameroon Visit

Macron to Discuss Security, Food Shortages During Cameroon Visit

Bulldozers raze makeshift market stalls and buildings Monday morning in Tongolo, a neighborhood in Cameroon’s capital Yaounde. Among the several...

Britain to Host 2023 Eurovision Song Contest on Ukraine’s Behalf 

Britain to Host 2023 Eurovision Song Contest on Ukraine’s Behalf 

Britain will host next year’s Eurovision Song Contest on behalf of winners Ukraine due to the ongoing conflict there, the...

Germany on Cusp of Recession, says Ifo, as Business Sentiment Sinks 

Germany on Cusp of Recession, says Ifo, as Business Sentiment Sinks 

German business morale fell more than expected in July, the Ifo business sentiment survey showed on Monday, as the institute...

 French Shops Must Conserve Energy 

 French Shops Must Conserve Energy 

New rules designed to conserve energy are set to go into effect for French shops. Stores that are running their...

Former Los Angeles Laker Medvedenko Auctions NBA Title Rings for Ukraine

Former Los Angeles Laker Medvedenko Auctions NBA Title Rings for Ukraine

Former Los Angeles Lakers player Slava Medvedenko is selling his two NBA championship rings to raise money for his native...

UK’s Sunak Vows to Get Tough on China if He Becomes Prime Minister

UK’s Sunak Vows to Get Tough on China if He Becomes Prime Minister

Rishi Sunak on Sunday promised to get tough on China if he becomes Britain’s next prime minister, calling the Asian...

Greece Battles Fierce Wildfires Amid Europe Heatwaves

Greece Battles Fierce Wildfires Amid Europe Heatwaves

Greece on Sunday battled four major wildfires that have forced hundreds to evacuate, as soaring temperatures there and in Spain...

Semiconductor Bill Unites US Politicians From Left, Right — in Opposition

Semiconductor Bill Unites US Politicians From Left, Right — in Opposition

A bill to boost semiconductor production in the United States has managed to do nearly the unthinkable — unite the...

Russian FM Lavrov Visits Egypt, Part of Africa Trip Amid Ukraine War 

Russian FM Lavrov Visits Egypt, Part of Africa Trip Amid Ukraine War 

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi and Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri in Cairo Sunday...

Mediterranean Ships Find 5 Dead, Rescue Over 1,100 Migrants 

Mediterranean Ships Find 5 Dead, Rescue Over 1,100 Migrants 

Italian vessels have recovered five bodies and rescued 674 people packed on a fishing boat adrift in the Mediterranean off...

Britain’s PM Hopefuls Promise to Get Tough on Illegal Migration

Britain’s PM Hopefuls Promise to Get Tough on Illegal Migration

Britain’s two contenders to replace Boris Johnson as prime minister promised on Sunday to tackle illegal immigration as a priority,...