s a woman and a journalist, Nafisa Sahar saw no future for herself when the Taliban took back power in Afghanistan. Now in Dusseldorf, Germany, she is picking up the pieces of her life. For Helay Asad in Dusseldorf, Bezhan Hamdard has the story for VOA News. …
За даними голови ОВА Павла Кириленка, йдеться про двох загиблих у Краматорську, по одному – в Сіверську і Ямполі …
Ukrainian officials said Wednesday that Russia damaged grain infrastructure at a port in the Odesa region in southern Ukraine as part of an overnight drone attack. Odesa’s Gov. Oleh Kiper said on Telegram the attack damaged warehouses and grain storage facilities at a port on the Danube River. Kiper said there were no reported casualties from the attack, and that Ukraine’s air force had downed 11 Russian drones over Odesa. The Ukrainian military said its air defenses destroyed 13 total drones overnight, saying Russia had used Iranian-made Shahed drones to target Odesa and Mykolaiv. In the eastern part of the …
Раніше на Харківщині оголосили повітряну тривогу. Повітряні сили ЗСУ повідомили, що в напрямку Харкова рухається група ударних БПЛА …
Пізно ввечері 15 серпня в Повітряних силах ЗСУ попередили про пуски ударних дронів з району Приморсько-Ахтарська …
Poland on Tuesday held its largest military parade in 29 years — a display of strength aimed at neighbors Belarus and Russia and a sign that Polish attitudes on defense are changing in the wake of Russian aggression in Ukraine. For VOA, Lesia Bakalets reports from Warsaw. …
Rashmin Joyenda, an Afghan woman who championed women’s freedom and education under the Taliban in Afghanistan, has found asylum in France. After being detained by the Taliban for her protests, she fled her homeland and now speaks out against the regime from Paris. VOA’s Jalal Mirzad has the story, narrated by Bezhan Hamdard. Camera: VOA Afghan. …
A former high-ranking FBI counterintelligence official pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge Tuesday, admitting that he agreed after leaving the agency to work for a Russian oligarch he had once investigated to seek dirt on the oligarch’s wealthy rival in violation of sanctions on Russia. Charles McGonigal, 55, entered the plea in federal court in Manhattan to a single count of conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and to commit money laundering, saying he was “deeply remorseful for it.” McGonigal told Judge Jennifer H. Rearden that he carried out his crime in the spring and fall of …
Володимир Зеленський подякував прем’єр-міністру Північної Македонії «за його особисті зусилля зі зміцнення партнерства» …
Міністерство освіти і науки 11 серпня повідомило, що цього року навчальний процес буде організований у трьох форматах: очному, дистанційному і змішаному …
Lithuania — a NATO member with a population of nearly 3 million — is beefing up its border security because the presence of Wagner Group mercenaries in Belarus has escalated security concerns. VOA Eastern Europe bureau chief Myroslava Gongadze reports from the Lithuania-Belarusian border. …
Приморсько-Ахтарськ – місто в Кркснодарському краї Росії, розташоване на східному узбережжі Азовського моря …
Brazil forward Neymar has signed for Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal from Paris Saint-Germain, the clubs announced on Tuesday, joining Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema as the latest big name lured to the oil-rich Gulf state. “I am here in Saudi Arabia, I am Hilali,” the 31-year-old Neymar said in a video posted to Al Hilal’s social media accounts. “It is always difficult to say goodbye to an amazing player like Neymar, one of the best players in the world,” said PSG President Nasser Al-Khelaifi in a statement from the French champions. “I will never forget the day he arrived at …
Russia and North Korea on Tuesday advocated closer collaboration including in the defense sector, the latest show of deepening ties between the countries at odds with the United States. Moscow and Pyongyang — both increasingly isolated from the West and weighted with sanctions — have drawn closer since the Kremlin deployed troops to Ukraine and commenced large-scale hostilities last year. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un “stressed the need to further develop tactical and strategic cooperation and interaction between the two countries in the fields of defense and security,” the country’s defense minister said in a statement carried by the …
Через російські обстріли залишаються знеструмленими 403 прифронтових населених пункти …
Подробиць адвокат не навів, але напередодні він заявив, що митрополита «терміново госпіталізували» до кардіологічного відділення однієї із лікарень Києва і провели оперативне втручання …
У Повітряних силах Збройних сил України кажуть про зліт із аеродрому Саваслейка російських МіГ-31, здатних нести ракети «Кинджал» …
Ukrainian officials said Tuesday a Russian air attack on the northwestern city of Lutsk killed at least three people and wounded several others. Regional governor Yuriy Poguliaiko said the Russian attack hit a business in Lutsk. Officials also reported widespread damage in the western city of Lviv after Russia targeted the area with missiles Tuesday. Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi said on Telegram there were no casualties, but that the attack damaged more than 100 apartments and destroyed a kindergarten. Ukraine’s air force said it downed 16 of 28 missiles Russia launched at the country. Presidential adviser Mikhail Podolyak said on …
Spain will play for its first Women’s World Cup championship after Olga Carmona’s goal in the 89th minute lifted La Roja to a 2-1 victory over Sweden in the Tuesday semifinal. Spain, which overcame last year’s near mutiny by its players against coach Jorge Vilda, will play the winner of tournament co-host Australia and England on Sunday in the final in Sydney. The winner Sunday will be a first-time World Cup champion. Sweden has now lost in four of five semifinals and will play for a fourth third-place finish. Carmona’s goal capped a flurry of late scoring that saw Sweden …
«Служба безпеки і БЕБ продовжують розслідувати корупційні схеми підсанкційного олігарха Дмитра Фірташа» …