VOA Russian: Moscow ramped up repressions against journalists and LGBTQ+ in 2024
VOA Russian spoke to OVD-Info, Russia’s most trusted watchdog dealing with political arrests and trials. It said 620 people were...
US charges Russian Israeli dual national tied to Lockbit ransomware group
washington — The United States has charged a Russian Israeli dual citizen over alleged involvement with the Lockbit ransomware group, the...
Moscow leverages killing of Russian general to spread conspiracy theories
Igor Kirillov had overseen the use of chemical weapons in Ukraine and regularly spread disinformation about the West developing bioweapons...
At least 2 dead, 60 hurt after car drives into German Christmas market
MAGDEBURG, GERMANY — A car plowed into a busy outdoor Christmas market in the eastern German city of Magdeburg on Friday,...
New US missile defense base in Poland fortifies NATO’s eastern flank
The United States last month formally opened a permanent military base in Poland, part of NATO’s missile defense system amid...
Elon Musk considers funding Nigel Farage’s populist party in UK
LONDON — It’s a photo that sent a tremor through British politics: Elon Musk flanked by British politician Nigel Farage and...
Finding home: Ukrainian teens adjust to life in New York
For Ukrainian teens displaced by war, adjusting to life in a new country is a complex journey. In New York...
Elon Musk gives nod to German far-right party as election looms
U.S. billionaire Elon Musk, set to join President-elect Donald Trump’s administration, waded into Germany’s election campaign on Friday, calling the...
Russia hands 16-year prison term to east Ukraine resident for ‘treason’
Moscow — Russia on Friday sentenced a resident of east Ukraine’s Lugansk region to 16 years in prison for “high treason,”...
Russian missiles target Kyiv after Ukraine fires US-made missiles across the border
KYIV, UKRAINE — A Russian ballistic missile attack on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv early Friday killed at least one person and injured...
VOA Russian: Europe targets Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’
Leaders of 12 European countries agreed at a meeting in Tallinn to expand sanctions against Russia’s “shadow fleet” that is...
VOA Russian: Defense minister charts Kremlin’s path toward a war with NATO
Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov said that a conflict between Russia and NATO is possible within the next decade. VOA...
Anger and soul-searching follow sentences in French rape trial
PARIS — Feminists and other critics say the sentences handed down in France’s mass rape trial are too lenient with some...
US slow to react to pervasive Chinese hacking, experts say
As new potential threats from Chinese hackers were identified this week, the federal government issued one of its strongest warnings...
French court finds 51 defendants guilty in mass rape trial
After a French court Thursday found all 51 defendants guilty in a drugging-and-rape case, the victim, Gisele Pelicot said that...
Trump pushes for conflict-ending Ukraine-Russia ‘deal’
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump says the leaders of Ukraine and Russia should be “prepared to make a deal” to end...
France’s Macron visits cyclone-devastated Mayotte as residents plead for aid
MAMOUDZOU, MAYOTTE — French President Emmanuel Macron arrived Thursday in the Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte to survey Cyclone Chido’s destruction...
China lets Sweden, Finland, Germany, Denmark board ship in cable breach case
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK — China has allowed representatives from Germany, Sweden, Finland and Denmark to board a Chinese bulk carrier at the...
White House: NATO membership necessary for Ukraine security guarantees but invitation decision up to next president
WASHINGTON — As President Joe Biden’s administration prepares to transfer power to the incoming team of President-elect Donald Trump, VOA Ukrainian...
Polish defense chief: Poland ready to face Russia’s threats
Polish Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz laid out his country’s plans to deal with feared Russian aggression, such as possible missile...
Dominique Pelicot jailed for 20 years in landmark French mass rape trial
AVIGNON, France — A French court found all 51 defendants guilty on Thursday in a drugging-and-rape case that horrified the world...
Putin says Russia is moving closer to achieving goals in Ukraine
Moscow — President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russian forces were moving towards achieving their primary goals on the battlefield...
