Hobbit-Style Bomb Shelter Helps Ease Stress for Ukrainian Children
contact@hellonews.website School volunteers in the Kyiv region of Ukraine constructed a bomb shelter resembling a house straight out of “The Hobbit” films. The school had been destroyed at the beginning of…
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Ukrainian Soldiers Share Experiences Battling Russian Tanks
The Ukrainian 80th Separate Galician Air Assault Brigade have been using Ukrainian equipment to take out Russian armored vehicles since the start of the war. Anna Kosstutschenko talked with some…
Russia Launches Deadly Missile Barrage at Ukraine’s Capital and Kharkiv
Ukrainian officials said Russia launched a barrage of missiles at Tuesday that killed at least four people and wounded more than 60 others while damaging numerous residential buildings in Kyiv…
Global Health Emergencies Top Agenda of WHO Annual Meeting
Geneva — This year’s executive board meeting at the World Health Organization opened at a time of multiplying global health emergencies, but also at a moment when the U.N. health…
Turkish Parliament to Vote Tuesday on Sweden's NATO Membership
After more than a year of delays, the Turkish parliament is set to approve on Tuesday Sweden’s entry into NATO. The decision comes after the Turkish Foreign Affairs Commission approved…
Cambodia, France Boost Relations in Hun Manet’s First Western Visit
Phnom Penh, Cambodia — France and Cambodia have signed a $235 million aid agreement for drinking water and energy infrastructure development, as well as vocational training. The deal is part…
Storm Isha Batters Britain and Ireland, Kills 2, Leaves Thousands in Dark
london — Two motorists were killed, tens of thousands of people were left without electricity and hundreds of trains were canceled Monday after the latest winter storm lashed Britain and…
EU Sanctions Six Sudanese Entities Involved in War
The European Union sanctioned six Sudanese entities Monday for their involvement in the ongoing conflict in Sudan, where the regular army (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have…
Spain High Court Rules 2021 Mass Deportation of Minors to Morocco Was Illegal
The Spanish Supreme Court ruled Monday that a 2021 mass deportation of minors from the Spanish enclave of Ceuta to Morocco was illegal. Hundreds of unaccompanied minors were part of…
Western Balkans Pledge Support for EU Growth While Seeking Bloc Membership
SKOPJE, North Macedonia — The leaders of Western Balkan countries pledged Monday to make full use of the European Union’s financial support plan of 6 billion euros ($6.5 billion) as…
US, Britain, Australia Impose New Sanctions on Hamas
The United States, Britain and Australia imposed a fifth round of sanctions against Hamas on Monday, targeting the militants’ financial exchanges in Gaza and money being sent there by Iran’s…
Russian Diasporas Protest Political Imprisonment in Russia
Russian immigrants in many countries hit the streets Sunday, protesting on the three-year anniversary of the imprisonment of Russia’s best-known opposition leader, Alexey Navalny. Richard Green narrates VOA’s report from…
Ukraine Downs Russian Drones as Russia Blames Ukraine for Attacks on Civilians
Ukraine’s military said Monday it thwarted Russian drone attacks in multiple parts of the country overnight, while Russian officials accused Ukrainian forces of carrying out a “vicious” attack in a…
North Korea Stresses Alignment With Russia Against US
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — North Korea said Sunday it has agreed to further strategic and tactical cooperation with Russia to establish a “new multi-polarized international order,” as the two countries…
Pope Francis Calls for Release of Nuns, Other Hostages Kidnapped in Haiti
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Sunday called for the release of hostages, including six nuns, who were kidnapped on a bus in Haiti on Friday, and said he was…