The annual United Nations meeting of world leaders got underway Sunday with a Summit for the Future. VOA's U.N. correspondent Margaret Besheer has more.
Move comes after violent protests broke out on the French Caribbean island last week over the high cost of living
Initiative, rejected by 63% of voters, called for setting aside more land and waterways as protected areas; critics insisted passage would cost too much
The Bektashi Order, making up about 10% of Albania's Muslims, reportedly will receive sovereignty similar to that of the Vatican, governing religious and administrative issues independently of Albania
Scranton plant is producing one of the most critically needed munitions for his country's fight to fend off Russian ground forces
Industry representatives worry imposition of duties could force French liquor from Chinese market
A business owner in Baltimore, Maryland, who was born in Kyiv has started a charity to help Ukrainian children affected by war. Andriy Borys has the story, narrated by Anna Rice. VOA footage by Viacheslav Filiushkin.
The exit poll by Infratest dimap for public broadcaster ARD projected that the Social Democrats won 31.1% of the votes and the far-right Alternative for Germany won 29.8%. The results are expected later in the evening
US officials say Ivanishvili’s alleged actions benefit Russian interests and undermine Georgia's aspirations to join the European Union and NATO
Russia has repeatedly targeted Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, near the Russian border in the country's east that counted 1.4 million inhabitants before Moscow launched its war in February 2022
Kyiv has for weeks been pressing the West to allow it to use Western-supplied long-range weapons to strike targets inside Russia
China is presumed to be behind the attacks, which Beijing denies
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