US Risks High Stakes Public Diplomacy to Get Griner, Whelan Freed from Russian Jails

US Risks High Stakes Public Diplomacy to Get Griner, Whelan Freed from Russian Jails

Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the United States has offered Russia a “substantial proposal” to free detained American basketball...

Rehab Center in Ukraine’s Irpin Helps Military Veterans, Wounded Civilians

Rehab Center in Ukraine’s Irpin Helps Military Veterans, Wounded Civilians

The first rehabilitation center built according to U.S. standards opened in Irpin, Ukraine, three years ago. So far, it has...

US Proposes Swapping Prisoners With Russia

US Proposes Swapping Prisoners With Russia

The United States said Wednesday it has made a “substantial proposal” to Russia, which people familiar with the matter described...

Russia Captures Power Plant in Southern Ukraine

Russia Captures Power Plant in Southern Ukraine

A Ukrainian official said Wednesday that Russian forces have taken over Ukraine’s second-biggest power plant and are carrying out a...

Twitter Accepts Oct. 17 Trial but Is Concerned Musk Will Try to Delay

Twitter Accepts Oct. 17 Trial but Is Concerned Musk Will Try to Delay

 Twitter Inc. does not object to Elon Musk’s proposal to start a trial on October 17 over Musk’s bid to...

Meta Posts First Revenue Drop as Inflation Throttles Ad Sales

Meta Posts First Revenue Drop as Inflation Throttles Ad Sales

Meta Platforms Inc. issued a gloomy forecast after recording its first ever quarterly drop in revenue Wednesday, with recession fears...

Community Solar Powers New York City’s Green Grid

Community Solar Powers New York City’s Green Grid

Located on the rooftops of commercial skyscrapers, apartment buildings and warehouses, micro solar plants are starting to play a larger...

Russia Seeks Allies in Africa Amid War-Triggered Food Crisis

Russia Seeks Allies in Africa Amid War-Triggered Food Crisis

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is on a major tour of Africa, seeking allies amid global anger and isolation over...

US Senate Advances Bill to Boost Microchip Production

US Senate Advances Bill to Boost Microchip Production

The U.S. Senate has passed a $280 billion initiative that would boost domestic production of microchips and provide support for...

US Offers Russia ‘Substantial’ Deal to Bring Home 2 Detained Americans

US Offers Russia ‘Substantial’ Deal to Bring Home 2 Detained Americans

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he will speak to his Russian counterpart in the coming days about a...

Polish, Ukrainian Tennis Stars Play to Raise Aid for Ukraine

Polish, Ukrainian Tennis Stars Play to Raise Aid for Ukraine

More than five months after Russia began its attack on Ukraine, there is concern the world’s attention on the war...

WHO Chief: 18,000 Monkeypox Cases Worldwide

WHO Chief: 18,000 Monkeypox Cases Worldwide

More than 18,000 cases of monkeypox have been reported across 78 countries, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said...

From Exile, Russia’s TV Rain Seeks to Counter Kremlin Storm

From Exile, Russia’s TV Rain Seeks to Counter Kremlin Storm

In a small studio in Paris, Russian journalist Denis Kataev prepares his evening news show that he hopes will play...

EU Court Upholds Ban on Russian Broadcaster

EU Court Upholds Ban on Russian Broadcaster

A European court on Wednesday dismissed a challenge by Russia’s state-owned broadcaster RT France against a ban imposed by the...

Candidates for Next British Prime Minister Pledge Tough Stance on China 

Candidates for Next British Prime Minister Pledge Tough Stance on China 

The two remaining candidates vying to succeed Boris Johnson as British prime minister have pledged a tougher stance on China....

Ukrainian Forces Strike Key Bridge in South

Ukrainian Forces Strike Key Bridge in South

Ukrainian forces have struck a strategically important bridge in the southern part of the country, using what a Russia-appointed official...

US Senate Votes to Advance Sweeping Semiconductor Industry Bill

US Senate Votes to Advance Sweeping Semiconductor Industry Bill

The U.S. Senate voted 64-32 on Tuesday to advance legislation to dramatically boost U.S. semiconductor manufacturing in a bid to...

Britain, EU Extend Sanctions Against Russia

Britain, EU Extend Sanctions Against Russia

Britain and the European Union have extended sanctions on Russia in response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. The U.K. Foreign...

Russia Pulling Out of International Space Station

Russia Pulling Out of International Space Station

Russia said Tuesday it will pull out of the International Space Station after 2024 to build its own orbiting outpost....

Russian FM Lavrov Heads to Ethiopia, Seeking Closer Ties

Russian FM Lavrov Heads to Ethiopia, Seeking Closer Ties

Russia’s foreign minister is heading to Ethiopia Tuesday, his last stop on a four-nation tour of Africa aimed at countering...

EU Energy Ministers Agree to Reduce Gas Use

EU Energy Ministers Agree to Reduce Gas Use

European Union energy ministers approved a plan Tuesday to reduce natural gas use by 15% in order to cut dependence...

New Documentary Presents Unknown Details 1986 Chernobyl Disaster

New Documentary Presents Unknown Details 1986 Chernobyl Disaster

In late June, HBO premiered a new documentary called Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes, which features newly recovered documents about the events of 1986. VOA Ukrainian interviewed...