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US House speaker, who strongly opposed Ukraine aid, ushers it through
21/04/2024
Washington — Republican Mike Johnson came out of nowhere six months ago to become speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, before emerging as an ardent defender of military aid to Ukraine, which the chamber approved Saturday. The evolution of this 52-year-old Southerner with carefully coiffed hair has been stunning. An arch-conservative Christian from …
EU politicians embrace TikTok despite data security concerns
21/04/2024
Sundsvall, Sweden — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s short videos of his three-day trip to China this week proved popular in posts on Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok, which the European Union, Canada, Taiwan and the United States banned on official devices more than a year ago, citing security concerns. By Friday, one video showing highlights of …
China’s imports of Russian oil near record high in March
20/04/2024
BEIJING — Russia remained China’s top oil supplier in March, data showed Saturday, as refiners snapped up stranded Sokol crude shipments. China’s imports from Russia, including supplies via pipelines and sea-borne shipments, jumped 12.5% on the year to 10.81 million metric tons, or 2.55 million barrels per day (bpd) last month, according to data from …
US House passes $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan
20/04/2024
Washington — The U.S. House of Representatives on Saturday passed with bipartisan support a four-part, $95 billion foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, putting the long-beleaguered legislation on track for enactment following a long, difficult path through Congress. The legislation includes $60 billion for Kyiv’s ongoing war against Moscow’s invasion, as well as $26 …
Ukraine shoots down 2 of 7 Russian missiles as Russia says it downs 50 Ukrainian drones
20/04/2024
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Librarians in Ukraine and their wartime struggle to save libraries
20/04/2024
In Ukraine, more than 200 libraries have been destroyed and about 400 damaged since Russia launched its war, say Ukrainian officials. Lesia Bakalets reports from Kyiv on how librarians are trying to ensure libraries survive the war. Camera: Vladyslav Smilianets …
While under Russian attack, Ukraine pleads to West for more military aid
20/04/2024
Ukraine has appealed for its European allies to urgently step up weapons supplies as it struggles to hold ground against invading Russian forces. As Henry Ridgwell reports, Germany has called for allies to provide more air defense systems, as Russian drones and missiles rain down on Ukrainian cities. …
Ukraine, Israel aid advances in rare House vote as Democrats help Republicans push it forward
19/04/2024
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Europe falters on boosting weapons supplies to Ukraine, as US military aid held up
19/04/2024
london — European nations are struggling to agree on providing urgently needed weapons to Ukraine as Kyiv’s forces struggle to hold ground against invading Russian forces. Ukrainian cities and critical infrastructure faced waves of drone and missile attacks from Russia again on Friday, with at least eight people killed, including two children, in an attack in …
US secretary of state: China is main supplier to Russia’s military industry
19/04/2024
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VR exhibition walks viewers through war-torn Ukraine
19/04/2024
“War up Close” is a 360-degree virtual reality exhibition in Los Angeles that takes visitors through the streets of Ukraine and lets them see the devastation inflicted by the war. Angelina Bagdasaryan has the story, narrated by Anna Rice. …
UN resolution recognizing Srebrenica killings as genocide inflames tensions
19/04/2024
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CIA director: Ukraine could lose war against Russia without US aid
19/04/2024
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Whereabouts of Ukrainian journalists held by Russia are unknown
19/04/2024
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In Corsica, autonomy measure stirs debate and doubt
19/04/2024
CORTE, CORSICA — The colorful graffiti sprinkled across this mountain town offers one clue about some political sentiments here. “Liberty for Stephanu Ori,” is plastered on one peeling wall, referring to a Corsican militant arrested last month. Another pays tribute to nationalist Yvan Colonna, killed in jail where he was serving time for the assassination of …
Turkey’s leader to visit Iraq in bid for support against Kurdish rebels
18/04/2024
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan travels to Iraq next week for the first time in 12 years. Erdogan is looking for Iraqi support in his war on Kurdish rebels based in Iraq and as Dorian Jones reports from Istanbul, the visit also aims to counter Iran’s influence. …
European right-wing politicians call for ‘preserving nation-state in Europe’ and end to Ukraine aid
18/04/2024
LONDON — Right-wing politicians in Europe called for an end to Western support for Ukraine in its war against Russian invaders, as hundreds of people gathered in Brussels this week for the European National Conservatism Conference, which ended Wednesday. An effort by the Brussels mayor to shut down the conference on security grounds prompted accusations of …
Germany arrests 2 for allegedly spying for Russia, plotting sabotage to undermine Ukraine aid
18/04/2024
BERLIN — Two German-Russian men have been arrested in Germany on suspicion of espionage, one of them accused of agreeing to carry out attacks on potential targets including U.S. military facilities in hopes of sabotaging aid for Ukraine, prosecutors said Thursday. The two, identified only as Dieter S. and Alexander J. in line with German privacy …
Ukraine, Russia report downing drones from overnight attacks
18/04/2024
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Georgia presses on with ‘foreign agents’ bill opposed by EU
18/04/2024
TBILISI, GEORGIA — Georgia’s parliament gave initial approval on Wednesday to a bill on “foreign agents” that the European Union said risked blocking the country’s path to membership and triggered protests for a third straight night. The fate of the bill is widely seen as a test of whether Georgia, 33 years after the collapse of …
UK, EU face significant medicine shortages, study says
18/04/2024
LONDON — Patients in the U.K. and European Union are facing shortages of vital medicines such as antibiotics and epilepsy medication, research published Thursday found. The report by Britain’s Nuffield Trust think-tank found the situation had become a “new normal” in the U.K. and was “also having a serious impact in EU countries.” Mark Dayan, Brexit …
25 years after massacre in Kosovo, survivors appeal for justice
18/04/2024
Twenty-five years ago this week, Serbian forces killed 53 Albanians in the Kosovar village of Poklek, making it one of the worst massacres of the war in Kosovo. Today, some survivors still seek justice for their families. VOA’s Keida Kostreci reports. Camera: Burim Goxhuli, Bujar Sylejmani. …
American RFE/RL reporter marks 6 months jailed in Russia
18/04/2024
washington — An American journalist jailed in Russia will mark six months behind bars on Thursday over charges that press freedom groups have condemned as bogus and politically motivated. Alsu Kurmasheva, an editor at the Tatar-Bashkir Service of VOA’s sister outlet Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, was arrested on October 18, 2023, and has been held in …
New TikTok Lite app raises concerns in EU
17/04/2024
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Microsoft finds Russian influence operations targeting US election have begun
17/04/2024
SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft said on Wednesday that Russian online campaigns to influence the upcoming U.S. presidential election kicked into gear over the past 45 days, but at a slower pace than in past elections. Russia-linked accounts are disseminating divisive content aimed at U.S. audiences, including criticizing American support of Ukraine in its war with Russia, …
Russian shelling severely damages Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Dam
17/04/2024
In late March, Russian shelling severely damaged Ukraine’s largest hydroelectric plant. The attack on the Dnipro Hydroelectric Power Station and dam in the frontline city of Zaporizhzhia is a challenge for locals and those living both up and downstream. Eva Myronova has the story, narrated by Anna Rice. …