At the end of a dusty track in southwest England where the River Thames usually first emerges from the ground, there is scant sign of any moisture at all. The…
Wildfires Rage in France; Thousands Evacuated From Homes
Wildfires tore through the Gironde region of southwestern France on Wednesday, destroying homes and forcing the evacuation of 10,000 residents, some of whom had clambered onto rooftops as the flames…
House Speaker Pelosi: China Cannot Isolate Taiwan
China’s military drills, threats and cuts in some bilateral cooperation in reaction to U.S. lawmakers’ visit to Taiwan is an attempt to establish a “new normal” in the Taiwan Strait,…
Suspect in Albuquerque Muslim Killings Denies Involvement
After he was detained by New Mexico police, the suspect in the killings of four Muslim men in Albuquerque denied any connection to the crimes that shook the city and…
UN: Movement of Grain Ships from Ukraine ‘Encouraging’
A senior U.N. official said Wednesday that a deal to move stranded Ukrainian grain that had been blocked in silos and Black Sea ports is working well, with more than…
Russian Surveillance Aircraft Spotted Near Alaskan Air Space
The U.S. military says Russian military surveillance aircraft entered the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone on two separate occasions over the past two days. U.S. F-22 fighter jets intercepted the…
Blinken, in Kinshasa, Expresses Concern at DRC’s Arrest of Opposition Leader
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken encouraged the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to have “free, fair, and on-time elections” while expressing concern over the detention of a Congolese opposition…
US Urged to Prioritize Human Rights Ahead of Blinken’s Visit to Rwanda
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken headed for Rwanda Wednesday after meeting with Democratic Republic of Congo leaders to discuss tensions and human rights challenges in Africa’s Great Lakes region.…
Polio Spreading in London, Booster Campaign Launched for Kids Under 10
Britain is launching a polio vaccine booster campaign for children in London aged below 10, after confirming that the virus is spreading in the capital for the first time since…
Stranded Whale Euthanized After Removal From French River
A beluga whale that captured French hearts when it showed up in the Seine River had to be euthanized Wednesday after it was successfully removed from the French waterway, authorities…
Grand Jury Declines to Indict Woman in Emmett Till Killing
A Mississippi grand jury has declined to indict the white woman whose accusation set off the lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till nearly 70 years ago, most likely closing the…
US Moves Finland’s, Sweden’s Accession to NATO a Step Closer
The U.S. has completed its final step in ratifying NATO’s expansion to include Sweden and Finland. VOA Pentagon correspondent Carla Babb reports on the most significant expansion of the military…
VOA Interview: Lithuania President Gitanas Nauseda
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda discussed the challenges for his country caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine earlier this year with VOA’s Eastern Europe Bureau Chief Myroslava Gongadze on Tuesday in…
Four Key Races in Wisconsin, Minnesota Midterm Primaries
Voters in states including Wisconsin and Minnesota picked candidates for the U.S. Congress and other offices in primaries on Tuesday, in another test of former President Donald Trump’s influence in…
Afghan Man Charged in Killings of 2 Muslims in New Mexico
A 51-year-old man from Afghanistan was charged Tuesday with killing two Muslim men in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and authorities said he is suspected in the slayings of two others whose…
Lithuania President Gitanas Nauseda Speaks to VOA
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda discussed the challenges for his country caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine earlier this year with VOA’s Eastern Europe Bureau Chief Myroslava Gongadze on Tuesday in…
Trump Cries Foul After FBI Searches His Home
Former President Donald Trump claims he is being politically persecuted after the Federal Bureau of Investigation searched his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida on Monday, in what appeared to be part…
VOA Interview: Belarusian Opposition Leader Tsikhanouskaya
Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya discussed the future of the opposition movement with VOA’s Eastern Europe bureau chief Myroslava Gongadze on Monday. On August 9, 2020, Tsikhanouskaya was the opposition…
Republicans Assail US Search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Mansion
Republican colleagues of former U.S. President Donald Trump came to his defense Tuesday, demanding explanations for the FBI search at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida where agents looked for classified…
US Unveils $89 Million Package to Help Ukraine Clear Russian Mines
The United States says it will provide $89 million to help clear land mines, improvised explosive devices and unexploded ordinance planted by Russian forces as part of the Kremlin’s five-and-a-half-month-long…
Explosions Rock Russian Air Base in Crimea
Powerful explosions erupted at a Russian air base in Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula on Tuesday, killing one person and wounding five others, authorities said, but the cause of the blasts was…
Biden Signs Semiconductor Bill Boosting US Competitiveness
U.S. President Joe Biden has signed the CHIPS and Science Act, which aims to boost U.S. competitiveness against China by allocating billions of dollars toward domestic semiconductor manufacturing and scientific…
Trump Facing Major Criminal Investigations as He Considers 2024 Presidential Run
As he strongly hints at another campaign for the White House in 2024, former U.S. President Donald Trump is facing major federal and state criminal investigations into his actions in…
American Motorcyclist Rides Deep Into Russia-Ukraine War’s Heart of Darkness
In what he calls his humanitarian voyage, American Neale Bayly has been riding his motorcycle around Ukraine — not only to see the sights, but also to bring attention to its…