French families sue TikTok over alleged failure to remove harmful content
PARIS — Seven French families have filed a lawsuit against social media giant TikTok, accusing the platform of exposing their adolescent...
EU’S Borrell visits South Korea amid alarm over North Korean troops in Russia
SEOUL, South Korea — The European Union’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell holds talks on Monday with his South Korean counterpart...
US tech firms warn Vietnam’s planned law to hamper data centers, social media
HANOI, Vietnam — U.S. tech companies have warned Vietnam’s government that a draft law to tighten rules on data protection and...
China urges France to get EU to arrive at palatable EV trade solution
BEIJING — China has urged France to take on “an active role” to push the European Commission toward a solution...
Second Taiwanese fighter killed in Ukraine
Taipei, Taiwan — A second Taiwanese volunteer fighting alongside Ukrainian soldiers against Russia has been killed, Taiwan’s foreign ministry said Sunday....
5 migrants die trying to reach Spain’s Canary Islands
Madrid — Five bodies were found floating in the sea Sunday after the inflatable boat they were travelling in punctured around...
Death toll tops 200 in Spain’s deadliest modern-day natural disaster
Spain’s government reports more than 200 dead and dozens still missing following the deadliest flash floods in that country’s modern...
Russia sends nearly 100 drones into Ukraine, as Zelenskyy urges tougher sanctions against Moscow
Kyiv, Ukraine — Moscow sent 96 drones and a guided air missile into Ukraine overnight into Sunday, Ukrainian officials said. According...
Protesters demand arrests over train station roof collapse that killed 14 people in Serbia
BELGRADE — Angry protesters on Sunday left red handprints at the entrances of government buildings in the Serbian capital to demand...
A crowd of Spain’s flood survivors toss mud and shout insults at King Felipe VI
VALENCIA, Spain — A crowd of angry survivors of Spain’s floods tossed mud and shouted insults at Spain’s King Felipe VI...
Germany’s Scholz summons top ministers over rival plans to fix economy
Berlin — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will hold meetings with his top two ministers to try to find common ground after...
Turkey seeks deeper Africa ties at summit
Nairobi — Turkey on Sunday said it was committed to deepening relations with Africa, which it and called on to back...
Ukrainian front-line school system goes underground to protect against bombs, radiation
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine — To be a parent in the Ukrainian front-line city of Zaporizhzhia means weighing your child’s life against the...
Moldovan runoff election starts amid fraud and intimidation claims
CHISINAU, Moldova — Moldovans are casting votes in a decisive presidential runoff Sunday that pits pro-Western incumbent Maia Sandu against a...
Russia, Ukraine accuse each other of obstructing prisoner swaps
MOSCOW — Kyiv called on Moscow on Sunday to provide a list of Ukrainian prisoners of war ready for a swap...
VOA Interview: UN special rapporteur details Russia’s state-sanctioned torture
washington — Mariana Katzarova, United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in Russia, reported Tuesday on the human rights situation in...
California attempts to regulate election deepfakes
The state of California has passed several laws attempting to regulate artificial intelligence, including AI used to create realistic looking...
Greek anti-terror police arrest man after deadly Athens blast
ATHENS, GREECE — Greek anti-terror investigators have arrested a man in connection with a deadly explosion in Athens, police said Saturday,...
Russia jails ex-US consular employee on security charges
MOSCOW — A court in Russia’s far east said on Friday it had convicted Robert Shonov, a former U.S. consular employee,...
Patty to dump rain on the Azores; Tropical Storm Lane to weaken
MIAMI, FLORIDA — A storm system will likely bring heavy rain to the Azores islands over the weekend, the National Hurricane...
Spain to send 10,000 more troops, police to flood-hit region
VALENCIA, SPAIN — Spain will deploy 10,000 more troops and police officers to the eastern Valencia region devastated by floods that...
Russia targets Kyiv in hours-long drone attack
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia unleashed an overnight drone attack on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv that lasted into late morning and wounded...
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