Section: Voice of America (USA)
In Now-Familiar Role, Macron Seeks to Diffuse Iran Crisis
Amid mounting tensions between the United States and Iran, French President Emmanuel Macron is assuming an increasingly familiar mantle: as Europe’s go-to leader and top interlocutor.On key international issues ranging from fighting climate change and online extremism, to pushing a Libyan cease-fire and closer European ties, France’s...
Merkel Suffers New Shaking Spell, Third in A Month
German Chancellor Angela Merkel suffered a new trembling spell on Wednesday, the third time in less than a month, which has raised questions over her health.Merkel began shaking involuntarily as national anthems were being played at the reception of Finnish Prime Minister Antti Rinne, an AFP photographer witnessed.The shaking was visible although...
Austrian Justice Minister: No Decision on Ukrainian Tycoon Extradition
This story originated in VOA’s Ukrainian Service. WASHINGTON — Austria’s acting justice minister says he has yet to decide whether to extradite Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash to face bribery charges in the United States.On June 25, Austria’s Supreme Court upheld a decision granting a U.S. request to extradite the gas tycoon,...
British Red-Faced Over Leaked Cables Criticizing Trump
Theresa May says Britain’s beleaguered ambassador in Washington still enjoys her “full support” — despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s excoriation of the envoy, Kim Darroch, whose leaked diplomatic cables describing the American leader as “inept and “incompetent” have left British officials writhing in embarrassment.Despite Downing...
Ukraine’s New President Proposes Talks With Putin
Ukraine’s new president has proposed holding talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the conflict in the east and Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea.President Volodymyr Zelenskiy suggested that he and Putin meet in Minsk, Belarus, adding he would like the leaders of the U.S., Britain, France and Germany to join the...
Prodigy and Ukrainian Immigrant Creates Unique DNA Robot
Sofia Lysenko’s parents moved to the United States from the Ukraine when she was 3 years old. Today, at 17, some of the biggest American pharmaceutical companies want to team up with this teenage science prodigy because she has created an artificial macromolecule robot that can deliver drugs directly to the brain cells of patients with...
British Seek Clues to Iranian Sanction Busting From Crew of Seized Tanker
British police on Friday were questioning the crew of an Iranian supertanker that was seized at 4 a.m. Thursday in waters near Gibraltar, and which remains anchored close to the eastern shore of what locals refer to as “the Rock.”Gibraltar’s supreme court announced it was extending the authority to hold the ship for 14 more...
Vinyl Revival
Find out why records are staging a comeback! *Insert record scratching sound effect.* VOA Ukrainian; Reporter: Alina Golinata; Camera: Konstantin Golubchik; Adapted by: Zdenko Novacki. …read more Source: Voice of...
Former Guard Commander says Iran Should Seize UK Oil Tanker
A former leader of Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard said on Friday that the Islamic Republic should consider seizing a British oil tanker in response to authorities detaining an Iranian oil tanker off the coast Gibraltar. The comments by Mohsen Rezaei came amid heightened tensions over Iran’s unraveling 2015 nuclear deal, which the...
Putin Meets With Pope, Italian Leaders During Rome Visit
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Italy on Thursday for the first time in four years, at the invitation of Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, who was in Moscow last October. Amid heavy security in Rome, Putin went from the airport to the Vatican to speak with Pope Francis, with whom he had met twice before. The Russian leader thanked the pope...
