A Russian self-styled personal growth coach who advocates a vegan lifestyle has been arrested in connection with the death of his one-month-old son. The child died from apparent malnutrition and a lack of medical treatment.Maksim Lyutyy, a 43-year-old…
An art exhibit in Warsaw, Poland, brings together the works of Ukrainian artists who aim to document the brutality of Russian aggression. The exhibition is entitled “Ukraine. Under a Different Sky.” For VOA, Lesia Bakalets reports on the display at th…
Droughts in Somalia may have killed an estimated 43,000 people last year, a new report by the Somali government and United Nations said.The report released Monday said half of the drought-related deaths may have occurred among children under the age o…
French politicians are being threatened with the guillotine if they attempt to protect President Emmanuel Macron’s government from a pair of no-confidence votes in Parliament, according to a handful of MPs who claimed to have received death threats ov…
Lawmakers in France’s National Assembly stifled two no-confidence motions on Monday, clearing the way for President Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular pension reforms to become law.The first motion, filed by a centrist coalition with broad support on the pol…
French journalist Olivier Dubois was released from captivity in Mali on Monday, after being held hostage for 23 months by militants with ties to al-Qaeda. The release comes several months after France withdrew troops from its former colony.Photos post…
The cost of the main groceries needed to cook paella in Spain soared 19.1% in February, compared to the same period a year ago, according to Bloomberg’s monthly Paella Index, which is based on data provided by Spain’s National Statistics Institute.The…
The French government has survived two parliamentary no-confidence votes over President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to push through a controversial pension reform bill without lawmakers’ approval. The failed motions on Monday were followed by renewed v…
Oil prices slumped to their lowest levels in 15 months on Monday, as investors worry that risks in the global banking sector could accelerate a recession that will impact energy demand.Major global benchmarks were down roughly 3% on Monday. Brent crud…
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Moscow this week suggests China does not think the Kremlin should face accountability for the “numerous war crimes and other atrocities” committed by Russia’s armed fo…