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Saudi Prince Visit to Turkey Touted as Reset But Mistrust Remains

Saudi Prince Visit to Turkey Touted as Reset But Mistrust Remains

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomed Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman on Wednesday with a military band and...

Why NATO’s China Focus May Endure

Why NATO’s China Focus May Endure

When the top leaders of NATO countries meet next week in Spain, the discussion will be dominated by the Ukraine...

VOA Interview: NSC Spokesperson John Kirby

VOA Interview: NSC Spokesperson John Kirby

John Kirby, the former Pentagon spokesperson, told VOA’s Ukrainian service on Thursday the United States is “focused on making sure...

Biden Heads to European Summits With Ambitious Agenda

Biden Heads to European Summits With Ambitious Agenda

President Joe Biden heads to Europe for two major summits with challenges that include how Western democracies can continue to...

Russia Could Cut Off Gas Supply to Europe, Warns IEA

Russia Could Cut Off Gas Supply to Europe, Warns IEA

The International Energy Agency has warned that Russia could cut gas supplies to Europe entirely in order to boost its...

Poland Struggles to Assist Millions of Ukrainian Refugees

Poland Struggles to Assist Millions of Ukrainian Refugees

Poles have generously welcomed refugees from the war in neighboring Ukraine in the past few months. But absorbing more than...

Ukraine Tops Agenda at China’s BRICS Summit 

Ukraine Tops Agenda at China’s BRICS Summit 

Ukraine: It was a word barely mentioned but often alluded to as the leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and...

Bosnian Experts: Ukraine Faces Years of War Crime Probes, Searches for Missing

Bosnian Experts: Ukraine Faces Years of War Crime Probes, Searches for Missing

Investigators and researchers of war crimes committed during the 1992-95 Bosnian war say their experience holds valuable lessons for those...

EU Watchdog Backs Valneva’s COVID Shot as Contract Talks Go On

EU Watchdog Backs Valneva’s COVID Shot as Contract Talks Go On

Valneva’s VLS.PA COVID-19 vaccine was endorsed by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) on Thursday, although the French company’s contract with...

Russia Could Cut Off Gas Supply to Europe, IEA Warns

Russia Could Cut Off Gas Supply to Europe, IEA Warns

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has warned that Russia could cut gas supplies to Europe entirely in order to boost...

EU Official ‘Confident’ Bloc will Back Ukraine’s Candidate Status 

EU Official ‘Confident’ Bloc will Back Ukraine’s Candidate Status 

European Council President Charles Michel said he is confident EU leaders will vote Thursday in favor of granting candidate status...

As EU Decision on Ukraine Nears, Russia Increases Bombardment of Donbas 

As EU Decision on Ukraine Nears, Russia Increases Bombardment of Donbas 

A day before a meeting of European Union leaders, where a vote is likely on Ukraine’s candidacy to the union,...

EU Leaders Meet to Decide Ukraine’s Path to Accession

EU Leaders Meet to Decide Ukraine’s Path to Accession

The European Union’s 27 leaders meet in Brussels this week to consider the membership applications of Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia....

Bulgarian Government Loses No-Confidence Vote

Bulgarian Government Loses No-Confidence Vote

A no-confidence vote on Wednesday toppled Bulgaria’s government and Prime Minister Kiril Petkov, who had pledged to tackle corruption and...

Explainer: Why Russia-Lithuania Tensions Are Rising

Explainer: Why Russia-Lithuania Tensions Are Rising

Ukraine war plays a role in blocking of goods to Russian region of Kaliningrad …

Polio Found in London Sewage, But Risk of Infection Considered Low

Polio Found in London Sewage, But Risk of Infection Considered Low

Risk of infection from the disease, which causes paralysis in children in under 1% of cases, was low because of...

EU’s Executive Arm Outlines Ambitious Environmental Bill

EU’s Executive Arm Outlines Ambitious Environmental Bill

The European Union’s executive arm unveiled groundbreaking environmental proposals Wednesday — a draft law that would halve the EU’s pesticide...

Microsoft: Russian Cyber Spying Targets 42 Ukraine Allies

Microsoft: Russian Cyber Spying Targets 42 Ukraine Allies

Coinciding with unrelenting cyberattacks against Ukraine, state-backed Russian hackers have engaged in “strategic espionage” against governments, think tanks, businesses and...

Ahead of Summit, EU Appears Unified on Ukraine’s Candidacy

Ahead of Summit, EU Appears Unified on Ukraine’s Candidacy

European Union leaders hold a key summit Thursday and Friday with a top item on their agenda — okaying Ukraine’s...

UN: Education Disrupted for 222 Million Children

UN: Education Disrupted for 222 Million Children

A United Nations study finds 222 million children and adolescents worldwide have had their education disrupted by multiple crises. Education...

Journalists Demand Assange be Released from UK Jail

Journalists Demand Assange be Released from UK Jail

An international coalition of journalists, editors and publishers demanded Wednesday that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange be immediately released from a...

VOA Interview: John Sullivan, US Ambassador to Russia

VOA Interview: John Sullivan, US Ambassador to Russia

U.S. Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan said Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a “massive act of aggression,” was a major topic...