Protesters in Paris take stand against racism, Islamophobia, violence
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US House approves aid to Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan
Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelming passed a $95 billion foreign aid bill on Saturday. The measure now heads to the U.S. Senate, which is expected to take up a vote early this week. VOA’s Arash Arabasadi reports. …
Residents of 4 Serb-majority municipalities vote on Albanian mayors’ fates
PRISTINA, Kosovo — Residents of four Serb-majority municipalities are casting their votes Sunday on removing their ethnic Albanian mayors from office following last year’s mayoral elections, overwhelmingly boycotted by the Serb minority. The referendum — supported by the West — is an attempt to diffuse tensions between Kosovo and its neighboring Serbia as both countries vie …
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Polish voters choose mayors in hundreds of cities in runoff election
WARSAW — Polish voters are casting ballots Sunday to choose mayors in hundreds of cities and towns where no candidate won outright in the first round of local election voting two weeks ago. Mayors will be chosen in 748 places, including Krakow, Poznan, Rzeszow and Wroclaw. Those are places where no single candidate won at least …
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Zelenskyy: More US weapons gives Ukraine ‘a chance’ to defeat Russia
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Mutiso Munyao gives Kenya another London Marathon win after tribute to Kiptum
London — Alexander Mutiso Munyao delivered another win for Kenya on a day the London Marathon remembered last year’s champion Kelvin Kiptum. A race that started with a period of applause for Kiptum, who was killed in a car crash in Kenya in February, ended with his countryman and friend running alone down the final straight …
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US House speaker, who strongly opposed Ukraine aid, ushers it through
Washington — Republican Mike Johnson came out of nowhere six months ago to become speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, before emerging as an ardent defender of military aid to Ukraine, which the chamber approved Saturday. The evolution of this 52-year-old Southerner with carefully coiffed hair has been stunning. An arch-conservative Christian from …
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Once foreign aid bill signed, this is how US can rush weapons to Ukraine
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon could get weapons moving to Ukraine within days once Congress passes a long-delayed aid bill. That’s because it has a network of storage sites in the U.S. and Europe that hold the ammunition and air defense components that Kyiv desperately needs. Moving fast is critical, CIA Director Bill Burns said this past …
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EU politicians embrace TikTok despite data security concerns
Sundsvall, Sweden — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s short videos of his three-day trip to China this week proved popular in posts on Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok, which the European Union, Canada, Taiwan and the United States banned on official devices more than a year ago, citing security concerns. By Friday, one video showing highlights of …
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US House passes $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan
Washington — The U.S. House of Representatives on Saturday passed with bipartisan support a four-part, $95 billion foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, putting the long-beleaguered legislation on track for enactment following a long, difficult path through Congress. The legislation includes $60 billion for Kyiv’s ongoing war against Moscow’s invasion, as well as $26 …
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China’s imports of Russian oil near record high in March
BEIJING — Russia remained China’s top oil supplier in March, data showed Saturday, as refiners snapped up stranded Sokol crude shipments. China’s imports from Russia, including supplies via pipelines and sea-borne shipments, jumped 12.5% on the year to 10.81 million metric tons, or 2.55 million barrels per day (bpd) last month, according to data from …
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Ukraine shoots down 2 of 7 Russian missiles as Russia says it downs 50 Ukrainian drones
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French police detain intruder at Iranian consulate in Paris
Paris, France — French authorities Friday detained a man suspected of entering the Iranian consulate in Paris and falsely claiming to be armed with an explosive vest, police and prosecutors said. No explosives or arms were found on the man or the premises after he surrendered to police following the incident. The man, born in 1963 …
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While under Russian attack, Ukraine pleads to West for more military aid
Ukraine has appealed for its European allies to urgently step up weapons supplies as it struggles to hold ground against invading Russian forces. As Henry Ridgwell reports, Germany has called for allies to provide more air defense systems, as Russian drones and missiles rain down on Ukrainian cities. …
Librarians in Ukraine and their wartime struggle to save libraries
In Ukraine, more than 200 libraries have been destroyed and about 400 damaged since Russia launched its war, say Ukrainian officials. Lesia Bakalets reports from Kyiv on how librarians are trying to ensure libraries survive the war. Camera: Vladyslav Smilianets …
Ukraine, Israel aid advances in rare House vote as Democrats help Republicans push it forward
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Europe falters on boosting weapons supplies to Ukraine, as US military aid held up
london — European nations are struggling to agree on providing urgently needed weapons to Ukraine as Kyiv’s forces struggle to hold ground against invading Russian forces. Ukrainian cities and critical infrastructure faced waves of drone and missile attacks from Russia again on Friday, with at least eight people killed, including two children, in an attack in …
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US secretary of state: China is main supplier to Russia’s military industry
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VR exhibition walks viewers through war-torn Ukraine
“War up Close” is a 360-degree virtual reality exhibition in Los Angeles that takes visitors through the streets of Ukraine and lets them see the devastation inflicted by the war. Angelina Bagdasaryan has the story, narrated by Anna Rice. …
UN resolution recognizing Srebrenica killings as genocide inflames tensions
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CIA director: Ukraine could lose war against Russia without US aid
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Whereabouts of Ukrainian journalists held by Russia are unknown
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In Corsica, autonomy measure stirs debate and doubt
CORTE, CORSICA — The colorful graffiti sprinkled across this mountain town offers one clue about some political sentiments here. “Liberty for Stephanu Ori,” is plastered on one peeling wall, referring to a Corsican militant arrested last month. Another pays tribute to nationalist Yvan Colonna, killed in jail where he was serving time for the assassination of …
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Turkey’s leader to visit Iraq in bid for support against Kurdish rebels
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan travels to Iraq next week for the first time in 12 years. Erdogan is looking for Iraqi support in his war on Kurdish rebels based in Iraq and as Dorian Jones reports from Istanbul, the visit also aims to counter Iran’s influence. …