French Court Sentences Eight over 2016 Truck Attack in Nice
A French court found seven men and one woman guilty on Tuesday for their roles in a 2016 truck rampage...
Donors Focus Conference on Ukraine’s Infrastructure Needs
France brought together international donors Tuesday for a conference focused on helping Ukraine cope with Russian attacks on the country’s...
EU Targets Iran Over Protest Crackdown, Russia Drone Sales
European Union foreign ministers imposed new sanctions Monday on Iranian clerics, senior officials and top state media employees over the...
UK Spy, Defense Chiefs Among 32 Sanctioned by Iran
Iran on Monday sanctioned the heads of the U.K.’s domestic spy agency and military along with British and German political...
Franco-US Satellite Set for Unprecedented Survey of Earth’s Water
A Franco-U.S. satellite is due for launch this week on a mission to survey with unprecedented accuracy nearly all water...
Europe Shifts Focus to Avoiding Energy Shortage Next Year
The heads of the International Energy Agency and European Union’s executive branch said Monday that the 27-nation bloc is expected...
VOA Interview: How US Enforces Russia Sanctions
Veteran federal prosecutor Andrew Adams is the director of the Justice Department’s Task Force KleptoCapture, an interagency initiative launched in...
Putin Cancels Annual Year-End News Conference
Russian President Vladimir Putin will not hold his traditional televised end-of-year news conference for the first time in a decade....
Turkey Impasse Causes Logjam of Russian Tankers
An international price cap on Russian oil has inadvertently caused a logjam of supertankers outside Istanbul as Ankara imposes new...
Alleged Qatar Corruption Scandal Rocks EU
European Union member states expressed alarm Monday over allegations that Qatar bribed some European Parliament members to influence their decision...
Separated by War: 16-Year-Old Girl Finds Safety in Germany, Leaving Mother in Ukraine
Many young Ukrainians who have fled the war and were separated from their families, still live with uncertainty about their futures....
France to Offer Free Condoms for Those 25 and Younger
French President Emmanuel Macron says free condoms will be available in pharmacies for any adult up to the age of...
Britain Experiences Unseasonal Weather
Britain is experiencing an Arctic blast of unseasonal weather. Three children playing on an icy lake near Birmingham Sunday have...
In Wider Diversity Push, Norway Proposes 40% Gender Quota for Large Unlisted Firms
Large private Norwegian firms must have boards that comprise at least 40% of women or they will be shut down,...
EU Considers Military Aid for Ukraine, New Russian Sanctions
European Union foreign ministers are considering fresh sanctions against Russia and more money to help Ukraine’s military at a meeting...
Tensions Run High in North Kosovo as Serbs Block Roads
Tensions were high in northern Kosovo Sunday, with Serbs blocking roads as shots and explosions rang out and the Serbian...
509 Migrants Arrive in Italy as Rescue Ships Dock
Italy, which has vowed a tough line on immigration, took in more than 500 migrants Sunday as two charity rescue...
Body of Zambian Killed in Russia’s War on Ukraine Returned Home
The body of a 23-year-old Zambian student who died while fighting for the Russian army in the war in Ukraine...
Erdogan Discusses Black Sea Grain Deal With Putin, Zelenskyy
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed the Black Sea grain export agreement on Sunday with the leaders of Russia and...
US-Russia Prisoner Swap Panned and Praised
Officials in Washington are continuing to react after the United States and Russia last week finalized a prisoner swap exchanging...
NASA’s Orion Capsule Blazes Home From Test Flight to Moon
NASA’s Orion capsule made a blisteringly fast return from the moon Sunday, parachuting into the Pacific off Mexico to conclude...
Ukraine, Russia Launch New Attacks on Each Other’s Strongholds
Ukraine has launched multiple missile attacks on the Russian-occupied town of Melitopol and targeted the Russian-annexed Crimean Peninsula, according to...
