Virtual Reality Holograms Could Transform Learning, Arts
Developers at the University of Maryland are using a holographic camera to capture people’s movements in three dimensions for what...
US Lawmakers Say Chinese Disinformation Operations a Growing Threat
US lawmakers warned Thursday that the Chinese Communist Party’s efforts to spread disinformation will only increase ahead of the 2024...
VOA Exclusive: US, S Korea, Japan to Sign Pact to Counter Disinformation
The United States plans to sign a memorandum of understanding to cooperate with South Korea and Japan in the fight...
British Documentary Alleges China Influences Universities, Spies on Hong Kongers in UK
A BBC Channel 4 documentary, “Secrets and Power: China in the UK,” claims the Chinese government is interfering with academic...
Hungary Says It Opposes EU Membership Talks With Ukraine
Hungary will not support any European Union proposal to begin talks on making Ukraine a member of the bloc, a...
As Closings Continue, Britain’s Church Buildings Find New Purpose
More than 2,000 of Britain’s churches of several denominations have closed in the last decade. Many have been demolished, but...
Russia’s Supreme Court Effectively Outlaws LGBTQ+ Activism in Landmark Ruling
Russia’s Supreme Court on Thursday effectively outlawed LGBTQ+ activism, in the most drastic step against advocates of gay, lesbian and...
Shane MacGowan, Lead Singer of The Pogues, Dies at 65
Shane MacGowan, the boozy, rabble-rousing singer and chief songwriter of The Pogues, who infused traditional Irish music with the energy...
Russia Steps Up Presence in Indian Ocean
Russia docked warships in Bangladesh for the first time in five decades earlier this month and held its first joint...
Russia Pounds Ukraine’s Donetsk Region, Wounding 10
Russian missiles pounded Ukraine’s Donetsk region overnight, as concerns grew about more intense attacks from Russia as weather conditions improve....
German Court Sentences Gambian Death Squad Member to Life in Prison
A German court on Thursday sentenced a Gambian man to life in prison over his participation in a death squad...
Vietnam’s Rare Earth Sector on the Rise
Vietnam, with the world’s second-largest reserves of the rare earths used in such modern devices as electric vehicle batteries and...
Russia’s Lavrov Sparks Rift at European Security Meeting
Member countries are divided over the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe’s annual foreign ministers’ meeting on Thursday, with...
Blinken Reassures NATO Allies US Still Committed to Ukraine
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads back to Israel on Thursday, where he says he will work to help...
White House Hopes to Lead Global Charge in ‘Promise, Peril’ of Emerging Tech Like AI
American leadership is essential in establishing norms and laws to “determine how we both glean the promise and manage the...
Ukraine Businesses Pivot to New Military Technology Production
Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, drone production in the country has surged. Ukrainian businesses have shifted...
Blinken: ‘No Fatigue’ in NATO Support of Ukraine
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday there is “strong bipartisan support” for Ukraine in the United States and...
French Justice Minister Not Guilty in Conflict-of-Interest Trial
A special tribunal on Wednesday ruled that French Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti did not abuse his current position to settle...
US Imposes Sanctions on Cryptocurrency Mixer Sinbad Over Alleged North Korea Links
The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on a virtual currency mixer the Treasury Department said has processed millions of...
An Ailing Pope Francis Tells the Public He’s Better Than a Day Earlier but Has Aides Read Speeches
Pope Francis presided at his weekly audience with the public at the Vatican, but he said that he’s still unwell...
Ukraine Seeking Increased Defense Production Among Allies
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called for Western allies to ramp up defense production in order to ensure that Ukrainian...
Pope Takes Vatican Privileges From Conservative US Cardinal
Pope Francis has stripped conservative American Cardinal Raymond Burke of some of his Vatican privileges, including a large, subsidized apartment...
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