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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.

The U.S. envoy for Ukraine and Russia, General Keith Kellog visited Kyiv Wednesday acknowledged Ukraine's needs for security guarantees. It comes amid rising tensions between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as the U.S. shifts its policy away from years of efforts to isolate Vladimir Putin. Top American and Russian diplomats in Saudi Arabia sidelined Ukraine and its European supporters as Trump later suggested that Kyiv was to blame for the war, Zelenskyy in...

While the U.S. is holding off on imposing 25% tariffs on Canada, a new poll shows Canadians are angered by U.S. President Donald Trump's threat of tariffs against Canada and his comments about making their nation the 51st U.S. state.   Observers believe that once the U.S. tariffs are implemented, it will hit the Canadian economy hard and may also allow China to reap the benefits. However, some Chinese American entrepreneurs in Canada say the U.S.-Canada tariff war has limited impact on...

The list includes an oil pipeline under Lake Michigan, several natural gas power plants, and liquefied natural gas export terminals

WASHINGTON — Chinese social media users are not impressed by the newly released AI model Grok 3 by Elon Musk's xAI, retaining their preference and support for DeepSeek, the free China-made AI model that rivals leading Western competitors while costing significantly less to train. Click here for the full story in Mandarin.

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.

An indictment charges first-term Democrat Eric Adams with accepting more than $100,000 in illegal campaign contributions and lavish travel perks from a Turkish official and business leaders

Trump has announced 10% tariffs on Chinese imports, prompting Beijing to respond with retaliatory tariffs and to file a WTO dispute against the US

Britain warns decisions made over coming weeks will define 'security of our world for a generation'

As Russia’s war on Ukraine enters its fourth year, Europe's leaders warn that the outcome of peace talks between Moscow and Washington will have profound implications for the continent. But as Henry Ridgwell reports, European leaders fear they are being excluded from deciding their own fate.

Study finds almost 18% higher breast cancer detection rate when doctors use artificial intelligence

The new Department of Agriculture head tells Breitbart News that seeking a federal solution to ban China from purchasing US farmland is a top priority

A recent study found doctors were able to detect breast cancer more often when they used artificial intelligence to help read mammogram results. As VOA’s Dora Mekouar reports, AI helped boost the breast cancer detection rate by more than 17%.

System has been divisive — supporters say it has cut pollution, improved safety; critics object to cost

The off-grid refrigerators can provide continuous refrigeration for up to four days

Although definitions of gain-of-function differ, investigative reports leave no question researchers manipulated coronaviruses at Wuhan lab.

Russia and its partners deploy hybrid warfare strategies, including the use of military, economic and political pressure, and aggressive social engineering to control and exploit other nations and regions. Such actions are consistent with the definition of neocolonialism.

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Inflation in the United States increased in January as prices of food, gasoline and housing, among others, continued to rise. VOA correspondent Veronica Balderas Iglesias talked to economists about what the Trump administration can do to bring prices down.