Georgian journalists allege brutal beatings; protests rage against ending EU talks
TBILISI, Georgia — Tens of thousands of people joined an 11th straight day of protests inmore
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IZIUM, Ukraine — Hopes for victory, a swift end to the war and prayers for theirmore
Leave a commentFrom VOA Turkish: Turkey’s opposition reacts to the fall of Assad in Syria
Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Ozgur Ozel said his party supports themore
Leave a commentSumo wrestlers bring 1,500 years of tradition to London as sport has international moment
LONDON — London’s Royal Albert Hall, the gilded concert venue known for an annual Rule Britanniamore
Leave a commentNotre Dame reopens with music, prayers, heads of state
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and first lady Jill Biden join dozens of heads of statemore
Leave a commentNorth Macedonian political party calls for ban on social media content that incites ‘self-destructive behavior’
SKOPJE, North Macedonia — A political party in North Macedonia on Saturday demanded authorities ban socialmore
Leave a commentUkraine confirms Danish delivery of F-16s as Zelenskyy seeks support in Paris
KYIV, UKRAINE — Denmark has delivered a second batch of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, Presidentmore
Leave a commentRussian LGBTQ+ activists describe a climate of fear amid new laws, court rulings
TALLINN, Estonia — In the year since Russia’s Supreme Court effectively outlawed any promotion of LGBTQ+more
Leave a commentIrish YouTuber moves millions of followers to donate millions for charity
NEW YORK — Sean McLoughlin wears a lot of hats: YouTuber. Voice actor. Coffee entrepreneur. Butmore
Leave a commentNotre Dame cathedral in Paris to reopen Saturday evening
The iconic Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is reopening Saturday evening, more than five yearsmore
Leave a commentRomanian top court annuls presidential election result
BUCHAREST — Romania’s top court annulled the result of the first round of the country’s presidentialmore
Leave a commentRussia takes villages in key areas of east Ukraine front
Moscow — Russia said Friday its forces had captured a village near the embattled supply hubmore
Leave a commentSudan’s ambassador to Russia praises Moscow for vetoing UN resolution that would have halted violent war in Sudan
The Russian veto blocked a U.N. resolution calling for a halt to hostilities in Sudan,more
Leave a commentGeorgian opposition leader arrested, beaten unconscious as Tbilisi protests continue
Prominent Georgian opposition leader and former journalist Nika Gvaramia is recovering after being beaten unconsciousmore
Leave a commentFrance’s Macron to serve out office term, name new prime minister soon
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron vowed Thursday to stay in office until the end ofmore
Leave a commentUkraine looks back with regret at 1994 deal requiring it to give up nukes
This month marks 30 years since Ukraine signed an agreement to give up its nuclearmore
Leave a commentWith another government collapsing, France faces uncertain future
Paris — French President Emmanuel Macron was set to address his nation later Thursday (19:00 UTC),more
Leave a commentSyrian rebel gains threaten to raise tensions among Turkey, Iran, Russia
Turkish-backed Syrian rebels’ lightning victories are threatening to stoke tensions among Turkey, Iran and Russiamore
Leave a commentPrime Minister Barnier to resign as France’s political crisis deepens
PARIS — French Prime Minister Michel Barnier will resign on Thursday after far-right and leftist lawmakersmore
Leave a commentAzerbaijan denounces diplomatic criticism of human rights
Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry denounced on Wednesday criticism by Western ambassadors of the country’s human rightsmore
Leave a commentFrom VOA Russian: Experts address strategic context of situation in Kursk region
An operation by Ukraine launched on August 6 captured dozens of towns and villages andmore
Leave a commentFrom VOA Russian: How sanctions could affect China’s support for Russia
The U.S. and EU are urging Beijing to stop supporting Russia’s war machine. German Foreignmore
Leave a commentFrench lawmakers oust PM in first successful no-confidence vote since 1962
PARIS — France’s far-right and left-wing lawmakers joined together Wednesday to pass a no-confidence motion promptedmore
Leave a commentNotre Dame reopens amid French political turmoil
PARIS — U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and U.S. first lady Jill Biden are among global dignitariesmore
Leave a commentPolice in Georgia arrest opposition leader as mass protests continue
TBILISI, GEORGIA — Georgian police on Wednesday raided the offices of an opposition party and arrestedmore
Leave a commentGerman firms’ China market sentiment falls to record low, survey shows
Beijing — Business sentiment among German companies in China is at an all-time low, a Germanmore
Leave a commentNATO chief says Russia weaponizing winter in its war in Ukraine
NATO chief Mark Rutte said Tuesday he is confident that whatever military aid allies canmore
Leave a commentDemonstrators converge on Georgia’s parliament, protest EU bid delay
TBILISI, Georgia — Thousands of demonstrators in the Georgian capital converged on parliament again on Tuesday,more
Leave a commentFrench no-confidence vote could topple prime minister’s government
The government of France faces a no-confidence vote Wednesday, a move that could topple themore
Leave a commentFrom VOA Mandarin: How Beijing is reacting to European criticism over Ukraine
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock this week repeatedly criticized China’s economic and military support formore
Leave a commentRegional analysts suggest caution as Nigeria signs new deals with France
ABUJA, NIGERIA — Political analysts in Nigeria say the country needs to be careful after signingmore
Leave a commentSpain to offer visas to 900,000 undocumented migrants amid surge
LONDON/LAS PALMAS, SPAIN — Record numbers of migrants arrived on Spain’s Canary Islands from West Africamore
Leave a commentAmid war, Ukrainian children learn how to fly drones
In Ukraine, a music teacher is teaching children how to fly drones. While it grewmore
Leave a commentRomanian hard-right says it wants to be part of new government
BUCHAREST — Romania’s hard-right Alliance for Uniting Romanians (AUR) party wants to be part of amore
Leave a commentTurkish court jails protesters over Erdogan speech disruption
A Turkish court has jailed pending trial nine protesters who disrupted President Tayyip Erdogan’s speechmore
Leave a commentAirlines not switching quickly enough to green jet fuel, study says
Most of the world’s airlines are not doing enough to switch to sustainable jet fuel,more
Leave a commentFrom VOA Russian: Polish broadcasting seeking audiences in Russia, Belarus, Ukraine
The new head of the International Broadcasting department at Polish Television tells VOA Russian aboutmore
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