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Months Into War, Ukraine Refugees Slow to Join EU Workforce

Months Into War, Ukraine Refugees Slow to Join EU Workforce

Liudmyla Chudyjovych used to have a career as a lawyer in Ukraine and big plans for the future. That was...

Closing Arguments Expected in Griner’s Russia Trial

Closing Arguments Expected in Griner’s Russia Trial

Closing arguments are expected Thursday in American basketball star Brittney Griner’s drug trial in a Russian court. Griner is facing...

Iceland on Code Red as Volcano Erupts

Iceland on Code Red as Volcano Erupts

A code red alert has been declared in Iceland after a volcano erupted Wednesday near the capital, Reykjavik, at a...

Jews’ Silence Undermines Russia’s Claim of ‘Denazifying’ Ukraine

Jews’ Silence Undermines Russia’s Claim of ‘Denazifying’ Ukraine

From the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Jewish community in Russia has not explicitly supported the military...

Cold Showers, No Lights: Europe Saves as Russian Gas Wanes

Cold Showers, No Lights: Europe Saves as Russian Gas Wanes

PARIS – Fanning out like urban guerrillas through Paris’ darkened streets well after midnight, the anti-waste activists shinny up walls...

Biden Celebrates Semiconductor Legislation to Boost US Competitiveness Against China

Biden Celebrates Semiconductor Legislation to Boost US Competitiveness Against China

President Joe Biden virtually joined Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer Tuesday to celebrate the CHIPS and Science Act, which aims to...

Biden Celebrates Semiconductor Legislation to Boost US Competitiveness Against China

Biden Celebrates Semiconductor Legislation to Boost US Competitiveness Against China

US President Joe Biden virtually joined Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday to celebrate the CHIPS and Science Act, which...

Britain’s Conservative Party Voting for Next PM Delayed After Hacking Alert

Britain’s Conservative Party Voting for Next PM Delayed After Hacking Alert

Voting by Britain’s Conservative Party members to pick the next prime minister has been delayed after a British spy agency...

Tensions Rise Between Israel and Russia

Tensions Rise Between Israel and Russia

Tensions between Jerusalem and Moscow are rising over a Russian attempt to close the Jewish Agency office in Moscow. The...

US Imposes New Sanctions on Russian Elites, Including Putin’s Reported Lover

US Imposes New Sanctions on Russian Elites, Including Putin’s Reported Lover

The U.S. imposed new sanctions Tuesday targeting Russian elites, including oligarchs and a woman — one-time Olympic rhythmic gymnast champion...

UK Charges Man with Intent to ‘Injure or Alarm’ Queen

UK Charges Man with Intent to ‘Injure or Alarm’ Queen

A man was charged with intent to “alarm her Majesty” after being arrested at Queen Elizabeth’s Windsor Castle home with...

US Basketball Player Back in Russian Court on Drug Charges

US Basketball Player Back in Russian Court on Drug Charges

American basketball player Brittney Griner was back in a Russian court Tuesday for her drug possession trial as the United...

Afghan Migrants in Turkey Worried About Increased Deportations

Afghan Migrants in Turkey Worried About Increased Deportations

Thousands of Afghans took refuge in Turkey as the Taliban took control of Afghanistan last year. Many of these Afghans...

Russia High Court Labels Ukraine’s Azov Regiment ‘Terrorist’ Group

Russia High Court Labels Ukraine’s Azov Regiment ‘Terrorist’ Group

The Supreme Court of Russia, acting on a request by the Prosecutor General’s Office, has designated Ukraine’s ultra-right Azov Regiment...

Russia Adopts Oppressive Laws Targeting War Opponents

Russia Adopts Oppressive Laws Targeting War Opponents

Since the start of the war in Ukraine, Moscow has done its best to suppress opposition inside Russia. VOA Russian...

At UN, Review of Nuclear Controls in Tense World Underway

At UN, Review of Nuclear Controls in Tense World Underway

The U.N. secretary-general warned Monday at the start of a nuclear non-proliferation conference that the risks of more nuclear weapons...

Kenyan Ministers Say Government Not Banning Facebook

Kenyan Ministers Say Government Not Banning Facebook

Kenyan ministers said the government has no intention of banning Facebook despite a watchdog last week accusing the social media...

Erdogan Seeks to Tighten Grip on Social Media Ahead of Polls

Erdogan Seeks to Tighten Grip on Social Media Ahead of Polls

Social media users in Turkey could face up to three years in jail for postings that authorities consider to be...

Russia Imposes Travel Ban on Dozens More Prominent Britons

Russia Imposes Travel Ban on Dozens More Prominent Britons

Russia announced sanctions Monday against dozens of British politicians, officials and public figures, accusing them of supporting the “demonization” of...

In Lavrov’s Africa Visit, Russia Seizes Opportunities

In Lavrov’s Africa Visit, Russia Seizes Opportunities

Against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine, Russia intensified its global battle to win support with an official trip...

Spanish Government’s Body Positivity Campaign Goes Awry

Spanish Government’s Body Positivity Campaign Goes Awry

The Spanish government maybe had a good idea, but the execution of the body positivity campaign has gone horribly wrong. ...

Ukrainian Grain Shipments Resume from Odesa

Ukrainian Grain Shipments Resume from Odesa

Grain shipments from Ukraine’s port of Odesa resumed Monday. The Sierra Leone-flagged cargo ship Razoni was the first to leave...