Ukraine 'Optimistic' After Arrival of First Grain Shipment
contact@hellonews.website Kyiv, Ukraine — The first cargo ship to reach its final destination after departing from Ukraine under a deal between Moscow and Kyiv docked in Turkey on Monday, Kyiv said,…
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EU Lays Down 'Final' Text To Resurrect Iran Nuclear Deal
The European Union on Monday said it put forward a “final” text to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal as four days of indirect talks between U.S. and Iranian officials…
Kosovo Targeted by Russian Disinformation, Officials Say
The Balkan country of Kosovo has recently been at the receiving end of what its leaders say is Russian disinformation. Leonat Shehu and Artan Haraqija have more from Pristina, Kosovo.
UK Museum Agrees to Return Looted Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
London — A London museum agreed Sunday to return a collection of Benin Bronzes looted in the late 19th century from what is now Nigeria as cultural institutions throughout Britain…
Ukraine Grain Headed for Lebanon Under Wartime Deal Delayed
Beirut — The scheduled arrival Sunday of the first grain ship to leave Ukraine and cross the Black Sea under a wartime deal has been delayed, a Lebanese Cabinet minister…
Temperatures Rise as France Tackles Worst Drought on Record
Paris — France on Sunday braced for a fourth heatwave this summer as its worst drought on record left parched villages without safe drinking water and farmers warned of a…
Group in California Holds Food Festivals to Aid Ukraine
A group of friends in California is organizing food festivals to help Ukraine – volunteers cook Ukrainian food and teach everyone willing to learn. VOA Russian visited a festival in…
WW2 Bomb Revealed in Drought-Hit Waters of Italy's Po River
Borgo Virgilio, Italy — Heatwaves sweeping Europe this summer have brought not just record high temperatures and scorched fields: the drought-stricken waters of Italy’s River Po are running so low…
Ukrainian Risks Her Life To Rescue Wild Animals From War
CHUBYNSKE, UKRAINE — Natalia Popova has found a new purpose in life: Rescuing wild animals and pets from the devastation wrought by the war in Ukraine. “They are my life,”…
Tons of Grain Leaving Ukraine
Four grain ships are to sail from Ukraine’s Black Sea ports Sunday. The Joint Coordination Center, the body set up under the Black Sea Grain Initiative to monitor its implementation,…
Amnesty International Ukraine Report Sparks Furor, Resignation
KYIV, UKRAINE — The head of Amnesty International’s Ukraine chapter has resigned, saying the human rights organization shot down her opposition to publishing a report that said Ukrainian forces had…
Beluga Whale Caught in France's Seine Not Accepting Food
PARIS — French environmentalists are working around the clock to try and feed a dangerously thin Beluga whale that has strayed into the Seine River. So far, they have been…
Huge Crowds Watch Amsterdam Pride's Canal Parade Celebration
AMSTERDAM — Hundreds of thousands of spectators lined Amsterdam’s historic canals Saturday to celebrate the Canal Parade, a Pride flotilla of 80 brightly decorated boats packed with people partying, singing…
12 Poles Killed in Croatia Bus Crash
A bus with Polish license plates skidded off a highway in northern Croatia early Saturday, killing at least 12 people, according to authorities. Officials say at least 30 people were…
Spain Leads Europe in Monkeypox, Struggles to Check Spread
barcelona, spain — As a sex worker and adult film actor, Roc was relieved when he was among the first Spaniards to get a monkeypox vaccine. He knew of several…