Turkey Threatens New Attack Against Kurdish Fighters in Syria
Turkey is threatening to launch a new military operation against Syrian Kurdish forces after a deadly attack in Syrian territory...
German Parliament Elects New Speaker as Merkel Steps Aside
For the first time since last month’s elections, Germany’s lower house of parliament, the Bundestag, met Tuesday and elected a...
Artificial Intelligence-Powered App Helps Musicians Learn to Play
A popular new music app uses artificial intelligence to “democratize” how musicians of all skill levels learn and play music....
UK’s Queen Elizabeth Pulls Out of COP26 Following Advice to Rest
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth has pulled out of the COP26 conference in Glasgow next week after she was advised by doctors...
Parts of Russia’s Space Agency Off Limits in New Security Order
Journalists who cover Russia’s space program say they may adopt a more cautious approach to their reporting after several aspects...
Orthodox Patriarch Released from Hospital, Set to Meet Biden
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christians, was released from a Washington hospital Monday morning after an...
Rental Car Company Hertz Announces Purchase of 100,000 Teslas
Car rental company Hertz says it will buy 100,000 electric cars from Tesla. Hertz interim CEO Mark Fields said the...
In Face of Hack Attacks, US State Department to Set Up Cyber Bureau
The U.S. State Department plans to establish a bureau of cyberspace and digital policy in the face of a growing...
German Court Sentences Islamic State Member to 10 Years in Prison
A German woman received a 10-year prison sentence Monday for allowing a young Yazidi girl, who was being kept as...
Facebook Whistleblower Presses Case with British Lawmakers
Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen told British lawmakers Monday that the social media giant “unquestionably” amplifies online hate. In testimony to...
Microsoft Discloses New Russian Hacking Effort
The U.S. technology giant Microsoft says that the same Russia-backed hackers responsible for the 2020 SolarWinds breach of corporate computer...
Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast Explores Political Polarization, Social Divisiveness
“Belfast”, a film drama by acclaimed actor and director Kenneth Branagh, chronicles the beginnings, in 1969, of the thirty-year political...
Noted Russian Investigative Journalist Added to ‘Wanted List’
For the world watch section of VOA’s Press Freedom page. Noted Russian journalist Sergei Reznik, who specializes in anti-corruption investigations,...
Facebook’s Language Gaps Weaken Screening of Hate, Terrorism
In Gaza and Syria, journalists and activists feel Facebook censors their speech, flagging inoffensive Arabic posts as terrorist content. In...
France’s Far-Right Zemmour Shakes Up Presidential Race, But Likely to Macron’s Favor
The followers of French television talk-show provocateur Eric Zemmour like to compare him to America’s former President Donald Trump, believing...
Whistleblower Haugen to Testify as UK Scrutinizes Facebook
Former Facebook data scientist turned whistleblower Frances Haugen plans to answer questions Monday from lawmakers in the United Kingdom who...
UK Plans $8 Billion Package to Boost Health Service Capacity
British finance minister Rishi Sunak’s budget this week will include an extra $8.1 billion of spending for the health service...
Russians now Must Travel to Warsaw for US Immigrant Visas
Russians hoping to apply for an immigrant visa to the United States are now required to travel to the U.S....
Orthodox Patriarch Hospitalized at Start of 12-day US Visit
The spiritual leader of the world’s 200 million Eastern Orthodox Christians was hospitalized Sunday in Washington on the first full...
Pope: Don’t Send Migrants Back to Libya and ‘Inhumane’ Camps
Pope Francis on Sunday made an impassioned plea to end the practice of returning migrants rescued at sea to Libya...
Italian Lab Creates Extreme Weather; Could Predict Climate Change Effects
Researchers at a specialized lab in Italy say understanding climate change effects requires recreating them in a controlled environment. So,...
French Sexual Abuse Victims Denounce Police Mistreatment
One rape victim was asked by Paris police what she wore that day, and why she didn’t struggle more. Another...
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