Moscow says deployment of nuclear-capable Iskander missiles on border with Poland, Lithuania part of regular military exercise
Carmakers hope electric vehicles will offer solution
European Border and Coast Guard Agency will have rapid reaction team of 1,500; critics complain of militarized frontiers
Low interest rates hit profits across banking sector
Annual Ibrahim Index on African Governance released Monday shows overall security declined for two in three Africans in past decade
Moscow, Islamic extremists exploiting freedom of press in Western media to spread disinformation
NATO commanders are calling on the West to step up its efforts to combat and counter the information war being waged by adversaries. The commanders warn that countries like Russia are exploiting the freedom of the press in Western media to spread disinformation. Henry Ridgwell reports from London on the new age of ‘information warfare.'
The Yazidi people of Iraq who fled from Islamic State militants may never be able to return to their homeland because they feel betrayed by local Sunni tribes, according to the leader of the minority group. Yazidi leader Prince Tahseen Saeed Ali spoke to VOA during a trip to London to attend a major conference organized by the AMAR International Charitable Foundation. VOA's Henry Ridgwell reports.
The deal struck in March between Turkey and the EU to stem the flow of migrants envisages visa-free travel for Turkish citizens to Europe. Brussels has repeatedly delayed the move because of concerns over Turkey's broad anti-terrorism laws and its crackdown after the attempted coup earlier this year. But as Henry Ridgwell reports, many Turks living in the rural east of the country sense an opportunity to escape poverty and start a new life once visa free travel is allowed.
Visa deal could prompt wave of migration
Study finds same names of individuals involved when looking at al-Qaida-linked groups in early 2000s and current networks linked to Islamic State
Video footage from border area shows upturned rocks scattered across the desert landscape — makeshift graves that mark refugees' suffering
Around 75,000 refugees are stranded in a no-man's land on the Syria-Jordan border, and hundreds are dying because they are cut off from food and medical aid, Amnesty International says. VOA's Henry Ridgwell reports.
Report from British Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Select Committee says lack of planning for aftermath meant that Libya quickly descended into chaos
In his annual State of the Union speech, the president of the European Union Commission has called for setting up a European headquarters for a common EU military force. Jean-Claude Juncker said Europe’s ‘soft’ power' was no longer sufficient to meet the challenges of the modern world. Junker also expressed regret over Britain’s vote to leave the EU – but said the bloc would survive Brexit. More from Henry Ridgwell in London.
Juncker warns Britain can’t have ‘A la carte’ single market
Public mistrust of vaccines highest in France, while southeast Asia showed highest level of confidence in vaccines
For anyone fleeing Syria’s civil war, the journey to safety is hazardous; For disabled refugees, the challenges are immense
Human rights groups are accusing Australia of condoning the severe abuse of refugees who have been deported to asylum processing centers on the tiny Pacific island of Nauru. Around 2,000 refugees from Afganistan, Iran, Iraq, Somalia and other countries were sent there after Australia struck a deal with the Nauruan government in 2012. Henry Ridgwell reports.
City could lose its right to sell services tariff-free across the bloc, risking its position as Europe’s financial headquarters
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