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Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine are holding elections, which have been branded “illegal” by Kyiv. In the city of Donetsk, the largest urban center controlled by separatists in eastern Ukraine, street stands were selling cut-price food and offering the chance to win prizes as an apparent incentive to vote. …
Asia Bibi, the Christian woman who was acquitted of blasphemy in Pakistan last month, wants to leave the country and travel to Germany, her lawyer says. …
The latest victim of a fatal shark attack in Australia was 33-year old Daniel Christidis. He was bitten by a shark November 5 at Cid Harbour, a large and popular anchorage in the Whitsunday Islands off eastern Australia. The victim was killed on the first day of a yachting vacation with friends. In September, a …
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In the heart of India’s financial capital Mumbai, lies one of the largest slums in the world – Dharavi. A group of under privileged children from Dharavi is making their bridge to the world outside their slum. By using one of the most common items in their modest homes, the children create beautiful sounds. VOA’s …
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A university in London is looking at new ways to use technology that displays fully three-dimensional images. They’re hoping academics and experts can use the technology to deliver lectures in the classroom – remotely. VOA Correspondent Mariama Diallo reports. …
French President Emmanuel Macron is hosting some 70 world leaders in Paris to commemorate the centenary of the armistice that brought an end to World War I on the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month. …
Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk, the world cruiserweight champion, successfully defended his four titles by knocking out Britain’s Tony Bellew in the eighth round. …
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday he has shared recordings of the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi with Britain, France, Germany, Saudi Arabia and the United States. There was no immediate confirmation from the five countries that they had received the recordings. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said earlier this week his government …
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It was expected to be the war to end all wars. Instead, it created new rivalries and strife that would erupt into another global conflict just two decades later. This weekend’s gathering of world leaders in Paris for the centennial of the World War I armistice serves not only to remember the millions of dead and the …
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Representatives of six religious communities signed a Message of Peace on the premises of the Belgrade Catholic Archdiocese on November 9, marking the centenary of the end of World War I. The location once housed the embassy of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Religious representatives also planted a commemorative “burning bush” in the courtyard of Archdiocese. …
University of Pennsylvania researchers say that for the first time they have linked social media use to increases in depression and loneliness. The idea that social media is anything but social when it comes to mental health has been talked about for years, but not many studies have managed to actually link the two. To …
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Wolves have been a growing problem in remote parts of Russia’s Pskov Oblast. Already this year, dozens of dogs have been killed, and villagers are afraid to leave their homes after dark. …
The European Union has issued a statement rejecting “elections” scheduled for November 11 in the separatist-controlled parts of eastern Ukraine, saying that they are a breach of international law and undermine the Minsk agreements aimed at resolving the conflict in Ukraine. …
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U.S. President Donald Trump praised his interim replacement for ousted Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Friday, but aimed to distance himself from the controversial appointee by repeatedly saying he had only heard about Matthew Whitaker’s reputation. “I don’t know Matt Whitaker. Matt Whitaker worked for Jeff Sessions and he was always extremely highly thought of …
Leaders of the separatist regions in Ukraine’s Donetsk and Luhansk regions are trying everything to get voters to controversial polls, including offering sales on eggs and chicken, raising salaries, and issuing kitschy videos aimed at young voters. …
RFE/RL Ukrainian Service correspondent Yevhen Solonyna ventured inside Chernobyl’s radioactive ruins. …
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley told reporters North Korea hasn’t progressed enough on the denuclearization front to warrant lifting sanctions. She made the remarks prior to entering a closed-door U.N. Security Council session called by Russia to discuss the topic. “If you look at the resolutions, and the way they were set …
The EU commissioner in charge of enlargement has urged Ukraine to move forward on reforms, warning against any retreat from such efforts, especially on fighting corruption. …
The mayor of Moscow has decreed that a square near the headquarters of Russia’s SVR foreign intelligence service be named after Kim Philby, the Briton who was the most successful Soviet double agent of the Cold War period. Mayor Sergei Sobyanin signed the order Tuesday. The move came amid tensions between Russia and Britain over …
A federal appeals court is weighing whether special counsel Robert Mueller’s appointment to lead the Russia investigation was constitutional. At issue Thursday was whether Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein had the authority to appoint Mueller. The special counsel’s office says yes. But lawyers for a former aide to longtime Trump confidant Roger Stone say no. …
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Protesters gathered Thursday in cities from New York to California in a warning to the White House not to derail Robert Mueller’s probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Progressive groups hastily organized the marches after President Donald Trump fired Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday and named Matt Whitaker as his …
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A square near the Moscow headquarters of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) has been named after Kim Philby, a British spy who defected to the Soviet Union in 1963. …
U.S. peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad will visit Afghanistan, Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar this month to push for peace negotiations with the Afghan Taliban, the State Department says. …