Volcano Lava Flow Halts but Many Confined Over Toxic Gas Fears
A Canary Islands volcano that has been erupting for over a week fell silent Monday as coastal residents were confined...
Goodbye Chancellor Merkel, Hello Chancellor Merkel
The joke in Berlin before Germans went to the polls Sunday was that the country’s longstanding chancellor, Angela Merkel, would...
Social Democrats Win Most Votes in German Election
Preliminary results Monday showed Germany’s center-left Social Democrats winning the largest share of the vote in national parliamentary elections as...
Recount Finds Iceland Just Misses Female-majority Parliament
Iceland briefly celebrated electing a female-majority parliament Sunday, before a recount produced a result just short of that landmark for...
Swiss Approve Same-sex Marriage by Landslide in Referendum
Switzerland voted by a wide margin to allow same-sex couples to marry in a referendum on Sunday, bringing the Alpine...
EU-US to Seek Shared Tech Rules Despite French Anger
The EU and U.S. will this week embark on a tricky effort to deepen ties on tech regulation, but with...
La Palma’s Cumbre Vieja Volcano Still Erupting One Week Later
The Cumbre Vieja volcano in the Spanish Canary Islands continues to spew lava and debris, one week after it erupted...
Switzerland Votes on Allowing Same-Sex Marriage
A contentious campaign comes to a head Sunday as Swiss voters go to the polls to decide on whether same-sex...
Majority of Women in Iceland’s New Parliament, European First
In a first in Europe, women hold more than half of the seats in Iceland’s new parliament, final election results...
Germany Votes for New Leader
Germany’s 60 million eligible voters will set their country on a new course in Sunday’s parliamentary elections. The winning lawmakers...
Iceland Government Poised to Win Majority, but Future Uncertain
Iceland’s government was poised to win a majority in Saturday’s election, early results showed, though it remained to be seen...
World Recognition of Taliban ‘Not on Table,’ Russia Says at UN
International recognition of the Taliban “at the present juncture is not on the table,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said...
UK to Offer 10,500 Post-Brexit Visas to Counter Growing Worker Crisis
Britain will issue up to 10,500 temporary work visas to truck drivers and poultry workers to ease chronic staff shortages,...
Long Queues, Fuel Rationing Occur as Britain Faces Truck Driver Shortage
Lengthy queues of vehicles snaked their way to gas stations in Britain on Saturday where an acute shortage of truck...
Icelanders Vote in Volatile Election With Climate in Mind
Icelanders were voting Saturday in a general election dominated by climate change, with an unprecedented number of political parties likely...
Merkel Makes Final Push for Successor in Germany’s Knife-Edge Polls
Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Germans Saturday to give her would-be successor Armin Laschet their vote to shape Germany’s future, in...
Women in Turkey Take to Their Bikes to Cycle for Recognition, Equality
Women in Turkey’s Kurdish-majority province Diyarbakir cycled their well-decorated bikes to raise awareness about female cyclists in traffic. VOA’s Mahmut...
Refugees in Turkey Fearful as Sentiment Turns Against Them
Fatima Alzahra Shon thinks neighbors attacked her and her son in their Istanbul apartment building because she is Syrian. ...
‘A Lot of Impatience’: Youth Climate Protesters Return to the Streets
Young climate activists from Greta Thunberg’s Friday for Future movement resumed mass street protests on Friday for the first time...
Flights Scrapped as New Volcanic Eruptions Hit Canaries
Fresh volcanic eruptions in Spain’s Canary Islands prompted the cancellation of flights, airport authorities said Friday, the first since the...
US Cautions Mali About Using Russian Mercenaries
A potential deal to bring as many as 1,000 Russian mercenaries to Mali is likely to further destabilize the country,...
Huawei Executive Resolves Criminal Charges in Deal with US
A top executive of Chinese communications giant Huawei Technologies has resolved criminal charges against her as part of a deal...
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