VOA Russian: War plunges Russia deeper into demographic crisis
President Vladimir Putin openly admits that demographics present Russia with one of its most serious challenges. U.S. experts believe that...
Moldovan president visits Kyiv to talk energy, security
KYIV, UKRAINE — Moldovan President Maia Sandu visited Kyiv on Saturday for talks with Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy amid growing tensions...
One of last Auschwitz survivors makes telling the stories his mission
HAIFA, ISRAEL — Naftali Furst will never forget his first view of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, on Nov. 3, 1944. He...
App provides immediate fire information to Los Angeles residents
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA — From his home in northern California, Nick Russell, a former farm manager, is monitoring the Los Angeles-area fires....
Russian deepfake videos target Ukrainian refugees, including teen
New online videos recently investigated by VOA’s Russian and Ukrainian services show how artificial intelligence is likely being used to...
Driver rams anti-government rally in Serbia’s capital, hurts protester
BELGRADE, SERBIA — A woman rammed a car into a crowd of anti-government protesters in Serbia’s capital and injured one of...
Ahead of election, media group accuses Belarus of crimes against humanity
WASHINGTON — Ahead of Belarus’ presidential election this weekend, a media advocacy group filed a complaint Friday with the International Criminal...
London court says US mom can be extradited in children’s killings
LONDON — A London judge on Friday rejected a U.S. mother’s challenge to be extradited to Colorado to face murder charges...
Reclaiming Rudolf Hoss’s House as center countering hate, extremism and radicalization
Near Auschwitz’s walls, the former home of the concentration camp’s commandant, Rudolf Hoss, stands as a symbol of denial and...
Russia, Ukraine report large-scale overnight drone attacks
Officials in Ukraine say Russia launched a barrage of drones in an overnight attack Friday killing at least two civilians,...
Trump to global businesses: Make products in US or pay tariffs
President Donald Trump laid out his approach to foreign investment to the world’s largest gathering of global business leaders, offering...
Italy’s highest court upholds slander conviction of Amanda Knox
Italy’s highest court on Thursday upheld the slander conviction of American defendant Amanda Knox in a case related to the...
Will Trump spark a mineral ‘gold rush’ in Greenland?
NUUK, GREENLAND — The mineral wealth on the Arctic island of Greenland is in the global spotlight after U.S. President Donald...
Trump signs executive orders on AI, cryptocurrency and issues more pardons
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order related to AI to “make America the world capital...
Trump promises global businesses lower taxes for products made in US, tariffs if not
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday invited global businesses to manufacture their products in the U.S. and promised them lower...
No surprises expected in Belarus presidential elections Sunday
With Belarus set to hold its presidential elections on Jan. 26, the European Parliament and many international experts have already...
UK teenager jailed for at least 52 years for girls’ murders
LONDON — A British teenager who murdered three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event was jailed for at least...
UK watchdog targets Apple, Google mobile ecosystems with new digital market powers
London — Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS are facing fresh scrutiny from Britain’s competition watchdog, which announced investigations Thursday targeting the...
Deadly Russian missile attack hits Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region
Officials in southern Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region said Thursday a Russian ballistic missile attack killed at least one person and injured...
Europe posts record year for clean energy
A record 47% of the European Union’s electricity now comes from solar and other renewables, a report Thursday said, in...
Trump signals aggressive stance as US races China in AI development
Before he had been in office for 48 hours, President Donald Trump sent a clear signal that to outpace China,...
Russia’s Arctic militarization behind Trump’s focus on Greenland
Nuuk, Greenland — A blizzard whips the Danish, Greenlandic and Faroe Islands flags above the Joint Arctic Command headquarters overlooking the...
