More Americans are ending up in Russian prisons — and their prospects for release are unclear

A reporter reports from a city in the Ural Mountains. A company security chief traveled to Moscow to attend a wedding. A dual national returns home to Tatarstan to visit family. All are U.S. citizens and have been jailed in Russia on varying degrees of charges. Arrests of Americans in Russia have become increasingly common … Read more

Banned from Europe: 2.4 million Britons caught in post-Brexit passport chaos

Sign up to our Brexit emails for the latest insights Post-Brexit passport rules, which ban millions of Britons from entering the EU, will cause chaos over the Easter holidays. As the holidays officially begin on Thursday, an estimated 2.4 million travelers have documents that cannot be used to travel to the EU due to changes … Read more

Blinken travels to Paris and Brussels to seek unity on Ukraine, Gaza wars

Secretary of State Antony Blinken plans to travel to France and Belgium next week to try to build unity among allies in support of Ukraine’s war against Russia and Israel’s war against Hamas. Analysts say he faces a difficult task. VOA senior diplomatic correspondent Cindy Thain reports. Follow us on Google news ,Twitter , and … Read more

Türkiye’s president and opposition have high stakes in local elections

Washington — Millions of Turkish citizens will go to the polls on Sunday to elect mayors and local administrators in their respective cities and regions. The election comes less than a year after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was reelected to a five-year term last May. Erdogan said in his victory speech: “Now that we … Read more

White House urgently warns of potential terrorist attacks in Russia

white house – Duty to warn. The United States says it has an obligation if the intelligence community can identify an imminent threat to a particular country. The U.S. fulfilled that duty just two weeks after the Islamic State claimed responsibility for a deadly attack near Moscow. U.S. officials have warned Russia that extremists are … Read more

Evan Gershkovich serves one year in Russian prison

For the past year, Evan Gershkovich has been locked up in a small cell similar in size to a prison courtyard – six steps by six – allowing him only an hour a day. To keep his mind active, he reads and meditates. His sister, Danielle Gershkovich, said he exercised to stay healthy. 32-year-old journalist’s … Read more

Russia vetoes UN oversight of North Korea sanctions

United Nations – Russia on Thursday vetoed a U.N. resolution that effectively abolished a U.N. panel of experts overseeing U.N. sanctions on North Korea. A U.S.-sponsored Security Council resolution would extend the panel’s mandate by one year, but a Russian veto would halt its operations. The vote by the 15-member council was 13 in favor, … Read more

Banned from Europe: 2.4 million Britons caught in post-Brexit passport chaos

Sign up to our Brexit emails for the latest insights Post-Brexit passport rules, which ban millions of Britons from entering the EU, will cause chaos over the Easter holidays. As the holidays officially begin on Thursday, an estimated 2.4 million travelers have documents that cannot be used to travel to the EU due to changes … Read more

Zelensky calls for strengthening Ukraine’s air defenses after Kharkiv attack

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday it was crucial to strengthen Ukraine’s air defense capabilities and speed up the delivery of F-16 fighter jets to counter a Russian invasion. “There is no reasonable explanation why the numerous Patriot aircraft around the world still do not cover the skies of Kharkiv and other cities and … Read more

New U.S. sanctions target North Korea’s military finances

The United States on Wednesday announced sanctions on six individuals and two entities based in Russia, China and the United Arab Emirates, accusing them of funding North Korea’s weapons programs. The U.S. Treasury Department said in a statement that the action was taken in coordination with South Korea. It named the six as Yu Pu … Read more