People Evacuated as New Wildfire Hits Greek Island

People Evacuated as New Wildfire Hits Greek Island

Scores of firefighters backed by water-dropping aircraft battled a forest fire that broke out early Monday on the southern part...

Josephine Baker to be First Black Woman in France’s Pantheon

Josephine Baker to be First Black Woman in France’s Pantheon

Josephine Baker, the famed French American dancer, singer and actress who fought in the French resistance during WWII and later...

For France’s Sahel Mission, Echoes of Afghanistan  

For France’s Sahel Mission, Echoes of Afghanistan  

 The chaotic aftermath of Washington’s troop withdrawal from Afghanistan is being followed with a mix of trepidation and glee thousands...

UK Military: 7 People Killed in Chaos at Kabul Airport 

UK Military: 7 People Killed in Chaos at Kabul Airport 

Seven people were killed near Kabul’s airport Saturday as thousands gathered in a desperate effort to leave the country as...

Greece: Forest Fire Destroys Jobs of Pine Resin Collectors

Greece: Forest Fire Destroys Jobs of Pine Resin Collectors

For generations, residents in the north of the Greek island of Evia have made their living from the dense pine...

Russian Police Detain Journalists Who Back Media Freedom

Russian Police Detain Journalists Who Back Media Freedom

Russian police on Saturday detained several journalists who protested authorities’ decision to label a top independent TV channel as a...

Afghan Refugees in Eastern Turkey Hope for Better Future

Afghan Refugees in Eastern Turkey Hope for Better Future

Thousands of Afghans, hoping for a better future, are trying to escape the country as the Taliban seize control. VOA’s...

Greece Builds 25-mile Fence to Fend Off Afghan Refugees

Greece Builds 25-mile Fence to Fend Off Afghan Refugees

Greece has erected a 25-mile fence and installed a new surveillance system on its border with Turkey as fears mount...

Why the EU Sides with Southeast Asia in the South China Sea Dispute

Why the EU Sides with Southeast Asia in the South China Sea Dispute

European Union members will step up their advocacy of open access to the disputed South China Sea, a key world...

Erdogan Reiterates Interest in Securing Kabul Airport, Faces Criticism

Erdogan Reiterates Interest in Securing Kabul Airport, Faces Criticism

Despite earlier reports that Turkey had dropped plans to secure Kabul’s international airport, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday...

Arson Attack Hits Home of Journalist in Netherlands

Arson Attack Hits Home of Journalist in Netherlands

Unidentified attackers on Thursday threw Molotov cocktails into the Netherlands home of journalist Willem Groeneveld.The motive for the attack, which...

Britain, US Sanction Russian Intelligence Agents Over Navalny Poisoning

Britain, US Sanction Russian Intelligence Agents Over Navalny Poisoning

Britain and the United States imposed sanctions Friday on men they said were Russian intelligence operatives responsible for the poisoning...

Merkel Makes Final Visit to Russia as German Chancellor

Merkel Makes Final Visit to Russia as German Chancellor

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, scheduled to leave office later this year after nearly 16 years, is in Moscow for one...

Covering Italian Mafia a Risky, Dangerous Beat

Covering Italian Mafia a Risky, Dangerous Beat

For Italy’s journalists, covering the mafia has always been dangerous. There have been attacks recently against some reporters and almost...

Afghan Refugees in Turkey Terrified at Taliban Takeover

Afghan Refugees in Turkey Terrified at Taliban Takeover

Afghan refugees in Turkey say they made the dangerous journey to escape living again under Taliban rule. VOA’s Arif Aslan...

Why Russia Backs China in Disputes with Third Countries

Why Russia Backs China in Disputes with Third Countries

Russia, once a thorn in China’s side, is backing Beijing in its disputes with third countries, including a maritime sovereignty...

US Ships Pfizer Vaccine to Kosovo Amid Delta Variant Surge

US Ships Pfizer Vaccine to Kosovo Amid Delta Variant Surge

Thursday, the United States plans to ship 35,100 doses of Pfizer vaccine to Kosovo through COVAX, the United Nations vaccine-sharing...

Top Businessman to Face Trial for Malta Journalist’s Murder 

Top Businessman to Face Trial for Malta Journalist’s Murder 

One of Malta’s wealthiest businessmen, Yorgen Fenech, has been indicted for the murder of anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, prosecutors...

Europe Braces for Fleeing Afghans, But Fearful, Reluctant to Accept Many

Europe Braces for Fleeing Afghans, But Fearful, Reluctant to Accept Many

The interior ministers from the Five Eyes intelligence alliance, comprising the U.S., Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, held a...

Taliban Violently Disperse Protest After Vowing No Retribution 

Taliban Violently Disperse Protest After Vowing No Retribution 

The Taliban are continuing to consolidate power in Afghanistan amid reports of violence against protesters in the eastern part of...

Pope Francis Makes Urgent Appeal on Behalf of COVID-19 Vaccination

Pope Francis Makes Urgent Appeal on Behalf of COVID-19 Vaccination

Pope Francis says people who get the coronavirus vaccine would be committing “an act of love” towards their fellow men...

Frustration, Fear Among US Allies Scrambling to Leave Afghanistan

Frustration, Fear Among US Allies Scrambling to Leave Afghanistan

America’s NATO allies are scrambling to evacuate their citizens from Afghanistan amid the U.S. military withdrawal from the country and...