Poland marks 85 years since WWII outbreak
Warsaw — Poland on Sunday marked 85 years since the outbreak of World War II during annual commemoration ceremony held at dawn to remember Nazi Germany’s first attacks that triggered the…
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Moscow accuses Kyiv of launching massive drone strike on Russia
Russia pounds Kharkiv, Donetsk regions
Tourist helicopter carrying 22 goes missing in Russia’s Kamchatka
Moscow, Russia — A helicopter with 22 people aboard, most of them tourists, has gone missing in Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula in the far east, regional authorities said Saturday. “Today at about…
continue reading‘Renaissance of illegals’: Since its war in Ukraine, Russia is relying more on bargain basement spies
Madrid/Washington — They are known as “illegals” — spies who operate under the guise of normal jobs. Since Russia lost many of its valuable spy assets when dozens of diplomats were…
continue readingUkrainian air defense downs 24 Russian drones, Kyiv says
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian air defenses shot down 24 out of 52 drones launched by Russia during overnight attacks on eight regions across Ukraine, the air force said Saturday. It said…
continue readingUkraine’s incursion into Russia’s Kursk region is legitimate, says NATO’s Stoltenberg
BERLIN — Ukraine’s incursion into Russia’s Kursk region is legitimate and covered by Kyiv’s right to self-defense, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg told German weekly Welt am Sonntag in his first reaction…
continue readingWith men at front lines, women watch Ukraine’s night sky for Russian drones
KYIV, Ukraine — When the air raid siren bellows in the dead of night, the women in arms rush to duty. Barely two months since joining the mobile air-defense unit, 27-year-old…
continue readingMoscow accuses Europe of ‘theft’ as frozen Russian assets fund Ukraine defense
london — Russia has accused the European Union of “theft” after the bloc transferred the first tranche of profits from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine to boost its military capabilities in…
continue readingMoscow accuses Europe of ‘theft’ as frozen Russian assets fund Ukraine defense
Russia on Thursday accused the European Union of “theft” after the bloc transferred the first tranche of profits from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine to boost Kyiv’s military capabilities. But…
continue readingKremlin has ‘no worries’ about Putin visit to Mongolia despite ICC warrant for his arrest
Georgian law threatens independent reporting, critics say
Media rights are at risk in Georgia as the country once seen as a safe haven for journalists implements a new law. For VOA News, Liam Scott has the story.…
continue readingLowest euro zone inflation in 3 years sets up ECB for cut
FRANKFURT/TALLINN — Inflation in the euro zone fell to its lowest level in three years in August, setting the stage for a further cut in the European Central Bank’s interest rates…
continue readingRussia’s attack kills 1, injures 8 in Ukraine’s Sumy, authorities say
Kyiv, Ukraine — A Russian attack overnight damaged a factory in Ukraine’s northeastern city of Sumy, killing a 48-year-old woman and injuring at least eight people, local authorities said on Friday.…
continue readingFrance charges Telegram boss over illegal content, prompting warnings from Russia
The arrest in France last Saturday of Pavel Durov, the billionaire boss of the social media platform Telegram, is reverberating around the world as Russia urges France not to turn…
continue readingAlleging illegal content, France charges Telegram boss; Russia gives warning
London — Russia on Thursday warned France not to turn the investigation of Pavel Durov, the boss of Telegram, into a “political persecution” after the billionaire 39-year-old CEO was put under…
continue readingBritain resumes bid for tougher police powers over street protests
LONDON — Britain has revived its attempt to give police wider powers to impose conditions on street protests, a decision that a civil rights group said showed a worrying disregard for…
continue readingGermany expels head of banned Muslim association
FRANKFURT, Germany — Germany has told the Iranian head of the recently banned Islamic Center Hamburg (IZH) that he is being expelled from the country and has two weeks to leave,…
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French authorities issue preliminary charges against Telegram messaging app CEO
PARIS — French authorities handed preliminary charges to Telegram CEO Pavel Durov on Wednesday for allowing alleged criminal activity on his messaging app and barred him from leaving France pending further…
continue readingRussian media ‘in survival mode,’ says recently freed American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva
Following more than nine months of unjust detention, American-Russian journalist Alsu Kurmasheva is adjusting to life in freedom with her family in Prague. While in Washington this week to receive…
continue readingRussian hacker attacks target former US ambassadors, reveal prior penetration
Washington — Russian opposition politician Ilya Ponomarev says he saw no reason to be suspicious when he received what appeared to be an email from former U.S. ambassador to Russia Michael…
continue readingUkraine’s first lady wants country’s kids to see themselves as ‘generation of winners,’ not war victims
Uzhhorod, Ukraine — Ukraine’s first lady wants her country’s children to view themselves not as a generation enduring a grinding war but rather as “a generation of winners.” On the sidelines…
continue readingPoland’s government plans record defense spending in 2025 budget
WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s budget proposal for 2025 includes record defense spending of 187 billion zlotys ($48.7 billion), officials said Wednesday. Prime Minister Donald Tusk presented the main points of next…
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