Go beyond the headlines with VOA's Flashpoint Ukraine. Each weekday at 2105 UTC, VOA's Steve Miller puts the latest development into global context with interviews and analysis.

Every great song is born in the soul of the artist” - Shawna Renee Music lover and cultural critic, Shawna Renee, introduces ...

The US Constitution's framers did not design a direct democracy where all Americans would vote on all issues.

Several recent journalistic investigations have provided statistics showing that Russia’s military has suffered staggering losses since launching its February 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine ...

Freedom House reports that Nicaragua, China, and India are among 55 countries restricting freedom of movement through travel bans and revoking citizenship.

Greece urges the EU to impose sanctions on countries refusing to accept deported illegal migrants as it faces a new wave of immigration.

United Nations — The Kremlin welcomed what it described Tuesday as a “more balanced” U.S. position on Ukraine, after the United States pushed through its “Path for Peace” resolution at ...

Analysis of the military actions and relationships between China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran, described as a new ‘Axis of Evil’ by some.

On the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine earlier this week, Chinese President Xi Jinping reaffirmed Beijing's "no limits" partnership with Moscow in a call with Russian ...

A Colombian Air Force jet was expected to land back in the country early Tuesday carrying 110 Colombians deported from the United States. The flight from San Diego, along with another traveling ...

FILE - A volunteer arranges replicas of guns and helmets placed on the ground to symbolize Kenyan soldiers serving in the African Union Mission in Somalia who were killed during an attack, at a ...

Sapporo, Japan — Friction between Japan and Russia will likely escalate amidst the burgeoning Ukraine war, with the decades-long land conflicts showing no sign of thawing. The Kremlin recently ...