NATO Summit concludes with security guarantees for Ukraine
The NATO alliance completed its annual summit this week in Washington, celebrating its 75th anniversary and making long-term commitments of military support for Ukraine. It promised the country’s future is in NATO, while calling out China, Iran and North Korea…
Former US ambassador discusses NATO summit
The 2024 NATO Summit hosted all 32 international allies in Washington this week, from Tuesday to Thursday. Former U.S. Ambassador Kurt Volker spoke with VOA regarding the summit, noting that while he found it to be predictable, with no major…
Ukrainian displaced persons open businesses after relocation
Nearly 4 million Ukrainians are internally displaced since Russia’s invasion. As of early May, nearly 150,000 of them were living in the Khmelnytskyi region, west of Kyiv. Some of them say they aren’t waiting for the war to end and…
NATO summit concludes with security guarantees for Ukraine
NATO leaders headed home Friday after a three-day summit in which they celebrated the alliance’s 75th anniversary and made long-term commitments of military support for Ukraine, promising its future is in NATO. The leaders also called out China, Iran and…
NATO summit highlights stakes of US elections
U.S. lawmakers meeting with NATO allies in Washington this week are looking at how the U.S. presidential election in November may affect support for Ukraine’s defense against Russia. VOA’s Congressional Correspondent Katherine Gypson has more from Capitol Hill. Source: voanews.com
Kremlin calls talk of long-range missiles in Ukraine ‘dangerous escalation’
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Friday statements by NATO members this week regarding the possible use of long-range weapons systems in Ukraine represent a “dangerous escalation.” During a joint news conference Thursday with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, Ukrainian President Volodymyr…
Groups try save Africa’s only penguin species
Experts warn that the African penguin could be extinct in the wild by 2035. That’s why two environmental groups are taking legal action against the South African government to help save the species. Reporter Vicky Stark in Cape Town, South…
Poll: 60% of US adults support protection of access to in vitro fertilization
WASHINGTON — Relatively few Americans fully endorse the idea that a fertilized egg should have the same rights as a pregnant woman. But a significant share say it describes their views at least somewhat well, according to a new poll…
EU: X’s blue checks are deceptive ‘dark patterns’ that breach social media laws
The European Union said Friday that blue checkmarks from Elon Musk’s X are deceptive and that the online platform falls short on transparency and accountability requirements, the first charges against a tech company since the bloc’s new social media regulations…
Germany: We will not be intimidated after report on alleged Russian assassination plot
BERLIN — The German government said Friday that it “won’t be intimidated” by Russian attempts to undermine the country’s support of Ukraine but refused to comment on a report that Moscow planned to assassinate the chief executive of a leading…