Greece Wildfires Prompt Evacuation of 4 More Villages
Two new brush fires broke out overnight on the Greek island of Evia, forcing the evacuation of four villages, authorities...
German Fire Exercise Aims to Prevent Notre Dame Tragedy
A single cigarette may have started the April fire that destroyed much of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Flames tore...
Western Balkan Nations Press EU Aspirations at Poland Summit
Government ministers from some European Union nations sought Thursday to reassure their partners in the Western Balkans during a meeting...
Eva Mozes Kor, Holocaust Survivor and Activist, Dies at 85
Eva Mozes Kor, a Romanian Holocaust survivor who spent four decades advocating forgiveness, has died at age 85 — during...
France to Fast-Track Return of Artifacts from Benin
Returning African artifacts taken by explorers and colonizers remains a hot-button issue in Europe-Africa relations — one that gained traction...
Putin Meets With Pope, Italian Leaders During Rome Visit
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Italy on Thursday for the first time in four years, at the invitation of Prime...
Sweden Wants to Detain Rapper A$AP Rocky After Street Fight
Swedish prosecutors say U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky should be formally arrested over a fight in downtown Stockholm and should be...
Britain Backs Hong Kong Protests as China Slams ‘Foreign Interference’
China has accused Britain of ‘flagrant interference’ after it voiced support for anti-government protestors in Hong Kong. Britain has warned...
New Saudi Ambassadors Take up Posts in Washington and London
Saudi Arabia’s new ambassadors to the United States and the United Kingdom have taken up their posts after several months’...
Putin Confirms Fire-Hit Submersible Was Nuclear-Powered
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday confirmed reports that the navy’s deep-sea submersible vessel that caught fire on Monday, killing...
Hot Weather in Greek Capital Shuts Down Acropolis
Greece’s most famous archaeological site, the Acropolis in Athens, has shut down to visitors for four hours because of hot...
Power Plants Create Giant Water Battery
California is a leader in renewable energy, and the state has pledged to use only clean sources for electricity, including...
Putin to Meet Pope in Shadow of Ukraine Crisis
Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold talks with Pope Francis on Thursday, a day before Ukraine’s Catholic leaders meet at...
EU’s Eastern Bloc Left Out in Top Jobs Deal
Eastern European states ended up empty-handed in the EU top jobs bonanza after they expended all their political capital in...
Ben Gurion Incident Exposes West’s Vulnerability to GPS Disruption
This story originated in VOA’s Ukrainian service. A spate of GPS disruptions at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport has confirmed...
Russian Government Mum After Deadly Sub Fire
Russian officials have come under intense public scrutiny for their response to a submarine fire that left 14 dead. Some...
Security High in Rome for Putin Visit
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in Rome on an official state visit Thursday. He will meet with the prime minister...
Volcano on The Island of Stromboli Erupted
A volcano on the island of Stromboli erupted on Wednesday, throwing ash high into the sky, the National Institute of...
Silicon Valley Puzzled as Trump Eases Restrictions on US Sales to Huawei
U.S. technology companies are struggling to determine where they stand in regards to selling products to Huawei Technologies Company, the...
A Vision of the Future of Reality, Enhanced by Technology
With cellphones becoming more sophisticated, internet becoming faster, and VR headsets becoming cheaper, we are at the precipice of a...
Tensions Over Migrants Simmer In Sweden’s Rural Far Right Stronghold
Once renowned as a tolerant and open society, Sweden has seen a marked shift to the right. The Sweden Democrats...
Tensions Simmer in Sweden’s Rural Far-Right Stronghold
The town of Hörby seems a peaceful slice of the Swedish idyll: a market square, an ornate church, a few...
