US Senate to Vote on Ukraine Aid
The U.S. Senate is set to vote Thursday on a $40 billion aid package for Ukraine. The measure includes money for military equipment, training and weapons for Ukraine, replenishing stocks…
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Latest Developments in Ukraine: May 19
For full coverage of the crisis in Ukraine, visit Flashpoint Ukraine. The latest developments in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. All times EDT: 12:50 a.m.: RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty shares an interview…
continue readingUS Warns North Korea Could Greet Biden With Nuclear, Missile Tests
U.S. intelligence shows there could be a North Korean nuclear test, or a long-range missile test, or both, before, during or after President Joe Biden’s trip to South Korea and…
continue readingBiden Invokes Defense Production Act for Infant Formula Shortage
President Joe Biden on Wednesday invoked the Defense Production Act to speed production of infant formula and authorized flights to import supply from overseas, as he faces mounting political pressure…
continue readingJailing of Georgian Media Owner Sends ‘Bad Message’
The jailing of a politician turned media owner sends a “bad message” from Georgia about the country’s commitment to press freedom and Western ideals, international bodies and rights groups say.…
continue readingRussian Soldier Pleads Guilty to Killing Ukrainian Civilian
A 21-year-old Russian soldier pleaded guilty Wednesday to killing an unarmed Ukrainian civilian in the first war crimes case Kyiv has brought since the Russian invasion three months ago. Sergeant…
continue readingFamilies Scattered as Mariupol Falls to Russian Forces
After months of siege, Russia is taking control of Ukraine’s strategic port city, Mariupol, and aid workers say they do not know how many civilians remain. VOA’s Heather Murdock reports…
continue readingWill Biden Visit Ukraine?
A slew of top U.S. officials have made the dangerous voyage into Ukraine since the war began in February, raising the question: When will President Joe Biden make the trip?…
continue readingUS President Joe Biden Honors Victims of Saturday’s Mass Shooting in Buffalo
President Biden and first lady Jill Biden traveled to Buffalo, New York, Tuesday to pay respects to the families of the 10 Black victims of a shooting rampage by a…
continue readingAre Americans Purposely Moving Next to People Who Share Their Politics?
Democrats and Republicans are less likely to live near each other than they were a generation ago. This political segregation is a phenomenon journalist Bill Bishop wrote about in his…
continue readingGerman Ex-Leader Schroeder Loses Privileges Over Russia Ties
Germany’s three governing parties plan to strip former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder of his office and staff after he maintained and defended his long-standing ties with Russia despite the war in…
continue readingTrump’s Republican Political Clout Yields Split Results in Primary Test
The political sway of former U.S. President Donald Trump over Republican Party politics 16 months after he left office was tested again Tuesday as his preferred candidates face off with…
continue readingFinland and Sweden Formally Submit Application to Join NATO
Finland and Sweden have officially applied for membership in the NATO military alliance, spurred by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg made the announcement Wednesday at the alliance’s…
continue readingCalifornia Church Shooting Reveals Little-Known Tension Between 2 Groups of Taiwanese
Hilary Wu of Orange County, California, comes from a family who lived in Taiwan for hundreds of years. Her boyfriend identifies as a descendent of a wave of people from…
continue readingRussia on Verge of Controlling Mariupol
The fall of the Ukrainian port of Mariupol to Russia appeared imminent Tuesday as Ukraine moved to abandon the city’s sprawling steel plant, and hundreds of Kyiv fighters who had…
continue readingLatest Developments in Ukraine: May 18
For full coverage of the crisis in Ukraine, visit Flashpoint Ukraine. The latest developments in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. All times EDT: 2:17 a.m.: NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg…
continue readingDallas Hair Salon Shooting Suspect Arrested, FBI opens hate crime investigation
Police in Dallas arrested a suspect early Tuesday who is linked to a shooting last week at a hair salon that left three women of Korean descent wounded. An FBI…
continue readingNearly 43,000 People Died on US Roads Last Year, Agency Says
Nearly 43,000 people were killed on U.S. roads last year, the highest number in 16 years as Americans returned to the roads after the coronavirus pandemic forced many to stay…
continue readingFall of Ukraine’s Port of Mariupol to Russians Appears Imminent
The fall of the Ukrainian port of Mariupol to Russia appeared imminent Tuesday as Ukraine moved to abandon the city’s sprawling steel plant, and hundreds of Kyiv fighters who had…
continue readingNestlé Ships Baby Formula From Switzerland, Netherlands Amid US Shortages
Swiss food giant Nestlé is to fly baby formula from Switzerland and the Netherlands to the United States amid shortages there, a group spokeswoman said Tuesday. The Swiss group will…
continue readingUS Launches Program to Capture, Analyze Evidence of Russian War Crimes in Ukraine
The U.S. State Department on Tuesday announced the launch of a new program to capture and analyze evidence of war crimes and other atrocities perpetuated by Russia in Ukraine, as…
continue readingEntrepreneurs From Ukraine’s Kharkiv Relocate, Become Volunteers in Lviv
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February, millions of people have left their hometowns to move to safety — either to western Ukraine or to neighboring countries like Poland.…
continue readingTurkish Foreign Minister Faces Tough Questions in Washington
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu is due to meet Wednesday in Washington with Secretary of State Antony Blinken — the latest step in the process of repairing ties between the…
continue readingNew Somali President Welcomes Return of US Troops
Somalia’s newly elected president is welcoming word that U.S. special operation forces will again be based in Somalia to help in the fight against the al-Shabab terror group. Hassan Sheikh…
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