Europe

Former Spanish football chief guilty of sexual harassment

Luis Rubiales is fined more than $10K but acquitted on coercion charges

Ivory Coast takes control of last remaining French base

French troops leave another African country

EU approves $960 million in German aid for Infineon chips plant

Chipmakers across the globe are pouring billions of dollars into new plants

China says it’s 'doing its best' to push for tariff negotiations with EU

EU has tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles

Crews in Ukraine’s Odesa region work to restore power after Russian attacks

Russia says it shot down 4 Ukrainian drones

Kazakh officials voice support for US-Russia talks

Thousands without power, heat in Odesa

Guided bombs kill 1 in Kupiansk, injure 3 in Kherson

Trump's comments on Ukraine draw mixed reaction from US lawmakers

Democratic lawmakers and some Republican senators push back on Trump's claims Ukraine started war with Russia

US figures do not support Trump claims on Ukraine spending

Trump’s claim of $350 billion in Ukraine aid wildly off, say government agencies tasked with keeping track of fiscal expenditures

Experts say US-Russia talks start of long process

Program helps Ukrainians displaced by war find new homes

Many Ukrainians are dealing with the reality of starting over after losing their homes in the war with Russia. One project helps them find new homes and jobs while assisting in the development of small villages. Lesia Bakalets reports from the Kyiv region. Camera: Vladyslav Smilianets.

US envoy visits Kyiv as Trump, Zelenskyy trade barbs

President Donald Trump’s special envoy to Ukraine and Russia visited Kyiv Wednesday, a day after U.S.-Russian talks in Saudi Arabia. The diplomatic moves come as Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart lash out at each other over the war’s origins and plans to end it. VOA’s Arash Arabasadi has more.