Michael Abramowitz will be the next director of the federally funded broadcaster Voice of America, its parent, the U.S. Agency for Global Media, announced on Friday. Mr. Abramowitz, 60, is currently the president of Freedom House, a pro-democracy nonprofit organization, a role he has held since 2017. He was previously a director at the U.S.…
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On the occasion of the Passover holiday, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with representatives of Jewish religious organizations and talked with students of the specialized school No. 325 Happiness (Schastia), his press service has reported. The Head of State attended one of the lessons and thanked for the invitation to a landmark holiday for…
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Uri Berliner, the NPR editor who accused the broadcaster of liberal bias in an online essay last week, prompting criticism from conservatives and recrimination from many of his co-workers, has resigned from the nonprofit. Mr. Berliner said in a social media post on Wednesday that he was resigning because of criticism from the network’s chief…
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Deputy Head of the President’s Office of Ukraine Yulia Sokolovska met with the Ambassador of Switzerland to Ukraine Félix Baumann, Head of the Office of Peace and Human Rights, Ambassador of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland Simon Geissbüller and their colleagues. As reported on the president’s website on Wednesday, Sokolovska thanked her…
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When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, newsrooms across the world scrambled to send their reporters to the front lines. Journalists gave the international public firsthand experience of the conflict. Air raid sirens blared during live on-air reports. Reporters flinched at nearby explosions. They brought the world to the heart of the fighting: “20 Days in…
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Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk held a meeting with Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Michael O’Flaherty, during which he paid special attention to the issue of the return of illegally deported children to Ukraine. “Another meeting – with the Commissioner of the Council of Europe for Human Rights, Michael O’Flaherty. I…
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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the priority in working with partners in the coming weeks will be air defense and weapons for the front line. “Today I held meetings on our work with partners in the coming weeks. As before, the first priority will be air defense and weapons for our soldiers on the…
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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy congratulated employees of the military-industrial complex of Ukraine on their professional holiday. “Today is the professional day of everyone who organizes, designs and builds the Ukrainian force – the Day of Employees of the Military-Industrial Complex of Ukraine. Now there are 500 enterprises of the military-industrial complex operating in Ukraine.…
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Germany has decided to transfer to Ukraine another additional Patriot system and missiles to complement its existing air defense systems, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said following a conversation with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. “I am grateful to the Chancellor for the decision to supply another additional Patriot system to Ukraine and missiles to complement the…
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The OPEC+ countries produced 500,000 barrels of oil per day more in March than planned, accounting for all voluntary cuts, analysts at the International Energy Agency (IEA) calculated. The IEA analysts have also calculated that OPEC+ needs to produce 200,000 bpd more in the second half of the year than the organization produced in March…
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