Taiwan seeks to strengthen cooperation with Europe through foreign minister’s trip
Taipei, Taiwan — Taiwan’s foreign minister, Lin Chia-lung, wrapped up a weeklong trip to Europe Sunday after meeting European lawmakers...
Floods sweep through parts of England and Wales in wake of Storm Bert
Floods swept through parts of Britain on Sunday as residents woke to flooded homes and streets as Storm Bert battered...
Designer describes invitation to work on Notre Dame cathedral’s reopening as ‘calling’
paris — When Jean-Charles de Castelbajac watched as Notre Dame cathedral burned in April 2019, he felt compelled to act. Returning...
Iran to hold nuclear talks with 3 European powers in Geneva on Friday, Kyodo reports
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — Iran plans to hold talks about its disputed nuclear program with three European powers on Nov....
Has a waltz written by composer Frederic Chopin been discovered in an NYC museum?
NEW YORK — The brooding waltz was carefully composed on a sheet of music roughly the size of an index card....
Hard right’s Simion in with a chance as Romanians vote for president
BUCHAREST — Romanians vote on Sunday in the first round of a presidential election that may give a shot at victory...
$300B climate change deal sparks hope in some, outrage in others
BAKU, AZERBAIJAN — United Nations climate talks adopted a deal to inject at least $300 billion annually in humanity’s fight against...
UN talks in disarray as developing nations reject climate cash rough draft
BAKU, AZERBAIJAN — As nerves frayed and the clock ticked, negotiators from rich and poor nations were huddled in one room...
Businesses in western Ukrainian city show appreciation for military
Business owners in the Ukrainian city of Khmelnytskyi wanted to find a way to say thank you to the thousands...
Ukraine has lost 40% of Russia’s Kursk region, military source says
KYIV, UKRAINE — Ukraine has lost more than 40% of the territory in Russia’s Kursk region that it rapidly seized in...
Russia’s claim of emissions in Ukraine regions draws protests at COP29
BAKU, AZERBAIJAN — Russia has included the territories it occupies in Ukraine in its recent greenhouse gas inventory report to the...
Iran protests ‘violent’ arrest of students in Russia
TEHRAN, IRAN — Iran has lodged a protest with Moscow regarding what it described as the “violent” arrest of Iranian students...
Blinken to attend G7 meeting in Italy, US State Department says
WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken will travel to Italy over the weekend to attend a meeting of the...
North Korean troops massed in Russia to enter Ukraine war ‘soon,’ Pentagon chief says
Sydney — The United States expects that thousands of North Korean troops massing in Russia will “soon” enter combat against Ukraine,...
Chinese vessel suspected in severing of Baltic submarine cables
European allies in the Baltic region are investigating how two fiber optic data cables were severed earlier this week —...
Chinese hackers preparing for conflict with US, cyber official says
Chinese hackers are positioning themselves in U.S. critical infrastructure IT networks for a potential clash with the United States, a...
From VOA Russian: Pentagon says US was notified by Moscow before it launched missile at Ukraine
Pentagon Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh confirmed that Russia had indeed launched an experimental intermediate-range ballistic missile into Ukraine on...
From VOA Russian: New US sanctions will make it harder for Russian banks to finance war against Ukraine
The United States has sanctioned Russia’s Gazprombank, the lender built around the country’s gas exporting giant, as well as dozens...
Polish foreign minister: Europe must be ready as US rethinks Ukraine strategy
Europe must be ready to fill the potential gaps in funding and weapons for Ukraine that may arise when U.S....
Chinese vessel suspected of severing submarine cables still anchored in Baltic Sea
London — European allies in the Baltic region are investigating how two fiber-optic data cables were severed earlier this week, with...
Mixed martial arts star McGregor sexually assaulted woman in 2018, jury finds
dublin — Irish mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor sexually assaulted a woman at a party in Dublin in 2018 and...
‘We have taken risks to tell the stories,’ says press freedom awardee
NEW YORK — This time last year, American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva was in a Russian prison, jailed on bogus charges. On...
