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2024-09-18 12:16:21

Hezbollah and the Lebanese government are blaming Israel for the explosions of pagers used by Hezbollah members, which killed at least 12 people and wounded about 2,800 others Tuesday.
https://www.voanews.com/a/hezbollah-vows-response-after-deadly-pager-explosions-in-lebanon/7788682.html

2024-09-15 19:15:42

Houthi airstrike hits Israel; Netanyahu vows retaliation
https://www.voanews.com/a/missile-fired-from-yemen-lands-in-open-area-in-israel-sets-off-air-raid-sirens/7784874.html

2024-09-13 20:07:34

China tries to reshape Tibet, Xinjiang narratives with new propaganda efforts
https://www.voanews.com/a/china-tries-to-reshape-tibet-xinjiang-narratives-with-new-propaganda-efforts/7781836.html

2024-09-10 20:17:05

The United States and Britain formally accused Iran on Tuesday of supplying short-range ballistic missiles to Russia to use in the war in Ukraine, and said they will take measures to punish those involved.
https://www.voanews.com/a/us-britain-accuse-iran-of-sending-russia-missiles-to-use-in-ukraine/7778666.html
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2024-09-08 19:48:24

📷: Damage is seen after Super Typhoon Yagi hit Ha Long Bay, in Quang Ninh province, Vietnam, Sept. 8, 2024.
https://www.voanews.com/a/typhoon-yagi-weakens-after-killing-dozens-in-vietnam-china-philippines/7775815.html
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2024-09-06 02:48:44

The father of a 14-year-old boy accused of fatally shooting four people at a Georgia high school and wounding nine others was arrested Thursday and faces charges including second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter for allowing his son to possess a weapon, authorities said.
https://www.voanews.com/a/father-of-georgia-school-shooting-suspect-arrested-on-murder-manslaughter-charges-/7773628.html #voanews

2024-09-04 18:20:53

US accuses Russia of using state media to spread disinformation ahead of November election
https://www.voanews.com/a/us-accuses-russia-of-using-state-media-to-spread-disinformation-ahead-of-november-election/7771404.html
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2024-09-01 16:26:54

Health authorities begin large-scale polio vaccinations in war-ravaged Gaza
https://www.voanews.com/a/health-authorities-begin-large-scale-polio-vaccinations-in-war-ravaged-gaza/7767120.html
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2024-08-30 14:23:15

Afghan women activists inside and outside the country have published videos of themselves on social media singing revolutionary songs against the strict laws of the Taliban government.
In one song, the singer sings, "You silenced my voice until ‘the second order,’” referring a supposed future Taliban order lifting restrictions. #voanews
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFHTbPNPZ1o

2024-08-29 11:47:25

Russia bans 92 Americans
https://www.voanews.com/a/russia-bans-92-americans/7763564.html

2024-08-28 02:58:37

Special counsel Jack Smith filed a new indictment Tuesday against Donald Trump over his efforts to undo the 2020 presidential election. The indictment keeps the same criminal charges but narrows the allegations against him following a Supreme Court opinion that conferred broad immunity on former presidents.
https://www.voanews.com/a/special-counsel-files-new-indictment-in-trump-january-6-case/7759296.html #voanews

2024-08-18 14:13:29

📷: Thailand's new Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra talks to reporters after receiving a royal letter of endorsement for the post at the Pheu Thai party headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand, Aug. 18, 2024.
https://www.voanews.com/a/thai-king-appoints-shinawatra-heiress-as-new-pm/7747033.html
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2024-08-17 17:47:54

Harris rolls out populist proposals in first economic speech
https://www.voanews.com/a/harris-to-roll-out-populist-proposals-in-first-economic-speech/7745013.html

2024-08-17 00:31:43

Gaza cease-fire mediators announce new plan
https://www.voanews.com/a/gaza-cease-fire-negotiations-extend-to-another-day-as-death-toll-exceeds-40-000-/7745031.html

2024-08-15 00:08:23

WHO declares mpox a global public health emergency
https://www.voanews.com/a/who-declares-mpox-a-global-public-health-emergency/7742820.html

2024-08-14 13:56:24

📷: Mohammed Abu Al-Qumsan, whose wife Jumann, and newborn twins Asser and Ayssel were killed in an Israeli strike while he was at a local government office to register their birth.
https://www.voanews.com/a/fighting-continues-as-negotiators-approach-cease-fire-talks-/7742134.html
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2024-08-10 15:18:48

Refugee breaker Manizha Talash, or “b-girl Talash,” was disqualified from the first-ever Olympic breaking competition Friday, after she wore a cape that said, “Free Afghan Women" during her pre-qualifier battle against India Sardjoe — known as “b-girl India."
https://www.voanews.com/a/afghan-refugee-breaker-disqualified-for-wearing-free-afghan-women-cape/7737457.html
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2024-08-06 19:32:42

Bangladesh’s Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus will head the country’s interim government after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stepped down and fled the country amid a mass uprising against her rule led mostly by students.
https://www.voanews.com/a/bangladesh-protesters-want-nobel-laureate-muhammad-yunus-to-lead/7731543.html
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2024-08-06 14:42:53

📷: Photos taken from northern Israel show smoke billowing during Israeli bombardment of the southern Lebanese border village of Khiam on Aug. 6, 2024, amid continuing cross-border clashes between Israeli troops and Lebanon's Hezbollah fighters.
https://www.voanews.com/a/israeli-airstrike-targeting-hezbollah-kills-4-in-southern-lebanon-/7731605.html
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2024-08-05 11:37:16

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned on Monday and fled the country, multiple sources said, as more people were killed in some of the worst violence since the birth of the South Asian nation more than five decades ago.
https://www.voanews.com/a/bangladesh-pm-sheikh-hasina-resigns-interim-government-to-be-formed-/7730098.html #voanews

2024-08-02 17:56:51

US millennials look for bigger role in 2024 election
https://www.voanews.com/a/us-millennials-look-for-bigger-role-in-2024-election/7727658.html

2024-08-01 17:14:12

The U.S. on Thursday confirmed a historic prisoner swap with Russia that included the release of American journalists Evan Gershkovich and Alsu Kurmasheva, former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, and permanent resident Vladimir Kara-Murza.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fhaJnFgcQ0 #voanews

2024-07-31 12:23:43

US carries out strike in Iraq as regional tensions worsen
https://www.voanews.com/a/us-carries-out-strike-in-iraq-as-regional-tensions-worsen/7719828.html #voanews

2024-07-31 11:28:49

Hamas, Hezbollah face dilemmas in hitting back at Israel after assassinations of key leaders
https://www.voanews.com/a/hamas-hezbollah-face-dilemmas-in-hitting-back-at-israel-after-assassinations-of-key-leaders/7723918.html #voanews

2024-07-25 02:23:26

In a rare Oval Office address to the nation explaining why he stepped down from the 2024 presidential race, President Joe Biden said it's time for "fresh voices, yes, younger voices" in politics.
"I revere this office," Biden said. "But I love my country more."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZG7pDfBxzVI

2024-07-21 19:06:06

President Biden endorsed Kamala Harris as nominee for the party this year; after announcing he would drop out of the presidential race.
https://www.voanews.com/a/president-joe-biden-drops-out-of-the-2024-race/7706933.html
#voanews
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2024-07-17 17:34:20

Israeli airstrikes target Hezbollah in southern Lebanon
https://www.voanews.com/a/israeli-airstrikes-target-hezbollah-in-southern-lebanon/7701418.html
#voanews

2024-07-16 18:01:56

Sen. Bob Menendez convicted of all charges, including accepting bribes
https://www.voanews.com/a/sen-bob-menendez-convicted-of-all-charges-including-accepting-bribes/7700525.html
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2024-07-14 12:07:01

FBI identifies suspect in Trump assassination attempt
https://www.voanews.com/a/fbi-identifies-suspect-in-trump-assassination-attempt/7697400.html

2024-07-10 19:48:40

📷: NATO leaders pose for a photo during the NATO 75th anniversary summit at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, July 10, 2024.
https://www.voanews.com/a/nato-heads-of-state-to-meet-tuesday-at-washington-summit/7692051.html
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2024-07-10 01:54:02

🚀 Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket successfully blasted off for the first time on Tuesday, releasing satellites into orbit and restoring the continent's independent access to space.
"It's a historic day for Europe," European Space Agency head Josef Aschbacher said.
https://www.voanews.com/a/europe-s-ariane-6-rocket-successfully-launches-for-first-time-/7691622.html #voanews
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2024-07-05 21:09:36

US to complete withdrawal from Niger base Sunday
https://www.voanews.com/a/us-to-complete-withdrawal-from-niger-base-sunday-/7686934.html

2024-07-04 11:52:27

Israel approves largest West Bank land seizure in decades
https://www.voanews.com/a/israel-approves-largest-west-bank-land-seizure-in-decades/7684661.html

2024-07-02 13:05:11

Deadly Israeli attacks hit Khan Younis
https://www.voanews.com/a/deadly-israeli-attacks-hit-khan-younis/7681834.html
#voanews

2024-06-26 13:23:44

Russia reports Ukrainian drone attack targeting military sites
https://www.voanews.com/a/russia-reports-ukrainian-drone-attack-targeting-military-sites/7674254.html
#voanews

2024-06-23 18:59:20

Thousands of Iran-backed fighters offer to join Hezbollah in its fight against Israel
https://www.voanews.com/a/thousands-of-iran-backed-fighters-offer-to-join-hezbollah-in-its-fight-against-israel/7666758.html
#voanews

2024-06-22 12:17:03

Armenia recognizes a Palestinian state
https://www.voanews.com/a/armenia-recognizes-a-palestinian-state/7665598.html

2024-06-19 13:00:36

UN human rights office: Israeli airstrikes in Gaza may have violated ‘laws of war’
https://www.voanews.com/a/un-human-rights-office-israeli-airstrikes-in-gaza-may-have-violated-laws-of-war-/7661768.html
#voanews

2024-06-17 23:48:33

State Department condemns China's sentencing of 2 activists
https://www.voanews.com/a/state-department-condemns-china-s-sentencing-of-2-activists/7659273.html

2024-06-16 22:44:48

📷: Firefighters work against the advancing Post Fire in Gorman, California, June 16, 2024. (AP)
https://www.voanews.com/a/wildfire-north-of-los-angeles-spreads-to-over-40-square-kilometers/7658179.html
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2024-06-14 00:32:20

During the G7 summit in Italy, U.S. President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sign a landmark U.S.-Ukraine security deal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Iel_6B2-KI

2024-06-13 03:24:32

Inter-Korean relations have sunk to their lowest level in years as both countries intensify cross-border psychological warfare. The developments began with North Korea sending waste-filled balloons into the South. VOA’s William Gallo has more details from near the Korean border.
https://youtu.be/bYPGb99A9QY?si=p58jKDsg33XhJmCI #voanews

2024-06-12 18:12:01

Georgia’s protesters vow to stay on streets until government falls
https://www.voanews.com/a/georgia-s-protesters-vow-to-stay-on-streets-until-government-falls/7652879.html
#voanews

2024-06-10 12:25:40

Switzerland said Monday 90 countries and organizations will attend the two-day Ukraine peace conference it is hosting beginning Saturday.
https://www.voanews.com/a/switzerland-90-countries-groups-to-attend-ukraine-peace-conference/7649511.html #voanews

2024-06-02 22:08:36

Israeli security forces dispersed Ultra-Orthodox Jews who were blocking roads in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv Sunday in a protest against a possible change to exemptions from military conscription.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/U1EirQJ0fgE

2024-05-31 01:11:27

VOA’s Tina Trinh is in New York, where a jury convicted former U.S. President Donald Trump Thursday of illegally trying to influence the outcome of the 2016 election that sent him to the White House, unanimously finding him guilty on all of the 34 felony charges he faced.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2bGLdAhU5KE

2024-05-28 19:58:04

Health care under attack as conflict escalates in Gaza
https://www.voanews.com/a/health-care-under-attack-as-conflict-escalates-in-gaza/7630302.html

2024-05-26 02:47:17

Richard M. Sherman, one half of the prolific, award-winning pair of brothers who helped form millions of childhoods by penning the instantly memorable songs for Mary Poppins, The Jungle Book and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang — as well as the most-played tune on Earth, It's a Small World (After All) — has died. He was 95.
https://www.voanews.com/a/richard-sherman-who-with-his-brother-penned-classic-disney-tunes-dies/7627301.html #voanews

2024-05-23 14:56:24

Humanitarian aid is beginning to enter Gaza through a U.S.-built pier, according to U.S. officials.
"Aid is flowing," national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Wednesday at the White House. "It’s not flowing at the rate that any of us would be happy with, because we always want more."
https://www.voanews.com/a/humanitarian-aid-arrives-in-gaza-/7623629.html #voanews

2024-05-22 14:01:52

Russia has launched a likely space weapon and deployed it in the same orbit as a U.S. government satellite, the Pentagon said.
https://www.voanews.com/a/pentagon-says-russia-launched-space-weapon-in-path-of-us-satellite-/7622198.html #voanews

2024-05-18 04:36:57

The man convicted of attempting to kidnap then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and attacking her husband with a hammer was sentenced Friday to 30 years in prison.
https://www.voanews.com/a/man-convicted-of-attacking-pelosi-s-husband-sentenced-to-30-years-/7616807.html #voanews

2024-05-17 13:33:56

Trucks carrying badly needed aid for the Gaza Strip rolled across a newly built U.S. floating pier into the besieged enclave for the first time Friday as Israeli restrictions on border crossings and heavy fighting hinder food and other supplies reaching people there.
https://www.voanews.com/a/us-says-first-aid-shipment-crosses-new-pier-into-gaza/7615877.html #voanews

2024-05-14 23:36:24

In a bid to revive domestic manufacturing, President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that he is imposing a drastic tariff increase on Chinese electric vehicles and new levies on computer chips, solar cells and lithium-ion batteries.
https://www.voanews.com/a/biden-sharply-hikes-us-tariffs-on-billions-in-chinese-chips-cars/7610326.html #voanews

2024-05-13 19:05:11

Jury selection began on Monday in the corruption trial of U.S. Senator Robert Menendez, a case that could affect the Democrat's political future and help determine which party controls the Senate next year.
https://www.voanews.com/a/us-senator-robert-menendez-s-corruption-trial-gets-underway/7609180.html #voanews

2024-05-12 19:25:35

Heavy rains and torrents of cold lava and mud flowing down a volcano's slopes on Indonesia's Sumatra island triggered flash floods that killed at least 37 people; more than a dozen others were missing, officials said Sunday.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1KF-Ri7MSVc

2024-05-09 16:24:17

The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, known as UNRWA, said Thursday that around 80,000 people have fled Rafah since Monday, when Israel intensified its operations in the southern Gaza Strip city.
https://www.voanews.com/a/un-agency-says-80-000-people-have-fled-rafah-since-monday/7604435.html #voanews

2024-05-09 15:20:31

A Boeing 737 plane carrying 85 people skidded off a runway at the airport in Dakar, Senegal's capital, injuring 10 people, the transport minister said Thursday.
https://www.voanews.com/a/boeing-737-skids-off-runway-in-senegal-airport-injuring-10-people-/7604230.html #voanews
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2024-05-08 14:12:56

⬅️ ➡️ Why do left and right have political meaning? The divide between left and right is one of the most fundamental markers in politics. But have you ever stopped to think about why we use those directional terms to describe ideological camps? It may surprise you to learn that this terminology traces back to the seating arrangements of French revolutionaries over 200 years ago.⁠
Do you view politics from the left or the right? WATCH https://youtu.be/EXKpJULPZ2M?si=TV8VF37kgwZehvw7 #voanews

2024-05-07 16:56:24

Porn film actress Stormy Daniels came face to face with former U.S. president Donald Trump on Tuesday, testifying against him at his New York trial 18 years after she says they had a one-night sexual encounter. Prosecutors say Trump acted to keep the alleged tryst from voters just ahead of the 2016 election he won.
https://www.voanews.com/a/porn-actress-stormy-daniels-face-to-face-with-trump-at-new-york-trial/7601408.html #voanews

2024-05-07 11:21:22

Bernie Sanders, the U.S. senator from the northeastern state of Vermont, said Monday that he will run for a fourth term.
Sanders said in a video announcement that the upcoming 2024 election may well be the most important election of our lifetime.
https://www.voanews.com/a/us-senator-bernie-sanders-82-to-run-for-reelection-/7600391.html #voanews

2024-05-06 22:15:19

UN atomic watchdog chief seeks tougher nuclear checks in Iran
https://www.voanews.com/a/un-atomic-watchdog-chief-seeks-tougher-nuclear-checks-in-iran-/7599777.html

2024-05-05 21:14:58

Israeli police raid Al Jazeera office in east Jerusalem, confiscate equipment
https://www.voanews.com/a/netanyahu-s-cabinet-votes-to-close-al-jazeera-offices-in-israel-after-rising-tensions-/7598524.html

2024-05-02 14:34:52

More than 800 mine action leaders attending a U.N.-sponsored conference in Geneva this week are warning of the ongoing dangers from unexploded ordnance and landmines in countries affected by conflict.
https://www.voanews.com/a/explosives-clearance-enables-aid-to-reach-victims-of-war-in-gaza/7594015.html #voanews

2024-05-01 03:47:58

New York City Police equipped with helmets and riot shields entered the campus of Columbia University late Tuesday and detained pro-Palestinian protesters who had occupied a building.
A university spokesman said in a statement the administration decided to call in police in order to “restore safety and order to our community.”
https://www.voanews.com/a/police-detain-pro-palestinian-protesters-after-takeover-of-columbia-university-building/7593069.html #voanews

2024-04-30 00:58:34

Columbia University on Monday began suspending pro-Palestinian activists who refused to dismantle a tent encampment on its New York City campus after the Ivy League school declared a stalemate in talks seeking to end the polarizing protest.
https://www.voanews.com/a/columbia-suspends-pro-palestinian-protesters-after-encampment-talks-stall/7590389.html #voanews

2024-04-27 20:03:34

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Tel Aviv Saturday, protesting the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/pbqi_eKXsdE

2024-04-27 13:21:36

As student protests against Israel's war on Hamas in Gaza continue at more than three dozen American universities, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the demonstrations were "a hallmark" of American democracy. At the same time, he criticized the students for their “silence" on Hamas.
https://www.voanews.com/a/blinken-criticizes-protesting-students-silence-on-hamas/7587018.html
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2024-04-26 11:45:35

What began last week at Columbia University, where students refused to end their protests against Israel’s war in Gaza despite pushback from the New York school and arrests by police, has spread across the country. Students at various college campuses are staging similar demonstrations that are also being met with police response.
https://www.voanews.com/a/anti-gaza-war-protests-spread-to-universities-across-us-/7585423.html #voanews

2024-04-24 00:23:15

The U.S. Senate voted Tuesday to advance a bill providing $95 billion in aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. The test vote comes after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the legislation over the weekend after months of delays as lawmakers disagreed over U.S. involvement abroad.
https://www.voanews.com/a/us-senate-to-vote-on-aid-for-ukraine-israel-and-taiwan-/7582221.html #voanews

2024-04-23 17:06:17

Germany is the top-rated country for global leadership, according to a new Gallup poll released today based on surveys in 133 countries.
Germany's approval rating stood at 46% in 2023, while the U.S. followed closely behind with 41%.
https://www.voanews.com/a/poll-germany-gets-top-approval-ratings-russia-the-lowest/7581586.html #voanews

2024-04-23 11:39:29

Ukraine’s military reported Tuesday destroying 15 of 16 Russian drones from the latest wave of aerial attacks, hours ahead of a U.S. Senate vote on a security package that includes $61 billion in new aid for Ukraine.
https://www.voanews.com/a/ukraine-reports-downing-russian-drones-as-white-house-pledges-quick-aid-delivery/7581131.html #voanews

2024-04-19 19:36:11

With rare bipartisan momentum, the House pushed ahead Friday on a foreign aid package of $95 billion for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and humanitarian support as a robust coalition of lawmakers helped it clear a procedural hurdle to reach final votes this weekend.
https://www.voanews.com/a/ukraine-israel-aid-advances-in-rare-house-vote-as-democrats-help-republicans-push-it-forward/7577174.html #voanews

2024-04-19 12:56:42

From remote states tucked in the Himalayan mountains in the north to the deep south, millions of Indians lined up at polling booths Friday at the start of a phased election in which the country’s populist prime minister, Narendra Modi, is widely seen as the frontrunner.
https://www.voanews.com/a/with-modi-as-frontrunner-india-s-mammoth-election-gets-underway/7576688.html #voanews

2024-04-19 03:40:40

Israel carried out a predawn missile strike inside Iran on Friday local time, U.S. media reported, citing unnamed U.S. officials.
The reports by networks ABC, CBS and NPR did not provide further detail about the location or target of the apparent missile strike.
A spokesperson for the Israeli military told VOA he had no comment "at the moment" on the U.S. media reports, about an hour after the reports emerged.
https://www.voanews.com/a/7576451.html #voanews

2024-04-19 00:52:13

A 12-member jury was seated Thursday in the New York hush money trial of Donald Trump, the first criminal case brought against a former U.S. president.
Seven men and five women were picked to consider allegations that the 45th president schemed in 2016 — just ahead of his successful White House campaign — to hide hush money payments to two women to cover up their claims of alleged extramarital affairs with him.
https://www.voanews.com/a/more-jurors-could-be-picked-thursday-to-hear-criminal-case-against-trump/7575509.html?323 #voanews

2024-04-17 19:13:59

Microsoft said on Wednesday that Russian online campaigns to influence the upcoming U.S. presidential election kicked into gear over the past 45 days, but at a slower pace than in past elections.
https://www.voanews.com/a/microsoft-finds-russian-influence-operations-targeting-us-election-have-begun-/7574036.html #voanews

2024-04-17 03:04:13

The U.S House committee on China said Tuesday that the Chinese government is seeking to fuel the fentanyl epidemic in the United States by subsidizing precursors, or substances necessary to make the drug and other synthetic opioids.
https://www.voanews.com/a/china-facilitating-subsidizing-us-fentanyl-crisis-says-house-committee/7573166.html #voanews

2024-04-15 23:38:51

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on Western allies Monday to display the same "unity" toward Ukraine as they did toward Israel when they thwarted an Iranian aerial assault against the Israeli skies over this past weekend.
"By defending Israel, the free world has demonstrated that such unity is not only possible, but also 100% effective," he said.
https://www.voanews.com/a/zelenskyy-calls-for-same-defense-from-allies-as-for-israel-/7571223.html #voanews

2024-04-11 21:29:32

FBI fears 'coordinated attack' on US homeland
https://www.voanews.com/a/fbi-fears-coordinated-attack-on-us-homeland/7565964.html

2024-04-11 15:41:29

O.J. Simpson, the American football star and actor who was acquitted in a sensational 1995 trial of murdering his former wife but was found responsible for her death in a civil lawsuit and was later imprisoned for armed robbery and kidnapping, has died at the age of 76.
https://www.voanews.com/a/o-j-simpson-football-star-turned-celebrity-murder-defendant-dies-at-76/7565971.html?123 #voanews

2024-04-10 23:14:21

VOA's Anita Powell reports at the White House, where the arrival of spring is marked by a state dinner hosted by First Lady Jill Biden, featuring Washington's cherry blossoms to honor Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his wife.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXr9haqIo7s

2024-04-09 20:22:47

A New York appeals court judge Tuesday rejected former President Donald Trump's latest bid to delay his hush money criminal trial while he fights a gag order. Barring further court action, the ruling clears the way for jury selection to begin next week.
https://www.voanews.com/a/trump-seeks-delay-in-stormy-daniels-hush-money-trial-as-he-appeals-gag-order-/7562941.html #voanews

2024-04-09 00:07:54

A timelapse shared on social media Monday captured the solar eclipse in Ashtabula, Ohio.
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2024-04-06 13:39:26

American and Israeli negotiators were expected in Cairo over the weekend for a renewed push to reach a cease-fire-hostage deal in a war that has raged for nearly half a year.
Ahead of the talks, U.S. President Joe Biden wrote to the leaders of Egypt and Qatar urging them to dial up pressure on Hamas to "agree to and abide by a deal," a senior administration official told AFP on Friday night.
https://www.voanews.com/a/negotiators-expected-in-cairo-as-israel-hamas-war-nears-6-month-mark-/7559320.html #voanews

2024-04-05 18:00:49

An independent with no political experience but a very famous name has mounted a long-shot independent bid for the White House and has gathered some support from Americans unhappy with the presumptive major party nominees.
https://www.voanews.com/a/rfk-jr-s-independent-presidential-run-could-have-impact-in-november/7557805.html #voanews

2024-04-03 18:49:13

Israel war cabinet member Benny Gantz on Wednesday called for national elections in September, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government faces pressure at home and abroad over the war in Gaza.
https://www.voanews.com/a/israeli-war-cabinet-member-calls-for-september-elections-amid-gaza-war/7555370.html #voanews

2024-04-02 19:23:21

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that the United States has urged Israel to promptly investigate an Israeli airstrike in Gaza that resulted in the deaths of seven humanitarian workers. Blinken reiterated the call for Israel to prioritize the protection of civilian lives.
https://www.voanews.com/a/blinken-urges-swift-impartial-investigation-into-israeli-strike-that-killed-aid-workers-in-gaza-/7553711.html #voanews

2024-04-02 11:49:51

A person in Texas has been diagnosed with bird flu, an infection tied to the recent discovery of the virus in dairy cows, health officials said Monday.
The patient was being treated with an antiviral drug and their only reported symptom was eye redness, Texas health officials said. Health officials say the person had been in contact with cows presumed to be infected, and the risk to the public remains low.
https://www.voanews.com/a/person-is-diagnosed-with-bird-flu-after-being-in-contact-with-cows-in-texas/7552958.html #voanews

2024-03-29 11:35:05

Russian media and analysts are reporting a spike in hate crimes and violence against migrants from Central Asia following last week’s terror attack on a Moscow concert hall, which has led to the arrests of seven people of Tajik origin.
https://www.voanews.com/a/central-asians-in-russia-face-backlash-after-is-k-terror-attack/7546209.html #voanews
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2024-03-28 22:58:19

Civil Rights Icon Malcolm X Gets Day of Recognition in Home State of Nebraska
https://www.voanews.com/a/civil-rights-icon-malcolm-x-gets-day-of-recognition-in-home-state-of-nebraska-/7547823.html

2024-03-28 20:40:12

A vigil was held in Baltimore, March 28, 2024, for the victims of the Baltimore bridge collapse. VOA’s Celia Mendoza has more.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/e_ktiOhBN6s

2024-03-27 21:05:00

UN: Gaza Crisis Reaches Unprecedented Level of Devastation, Despair
https://www.voanews.com/a/un-gaza-crisis-reaches-unprecedented-level-of-devastation-despair/7545539.html

2024-03-26 18:03:55

The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments Tuesday on access to the medication mifepristone, which was used in nearly two-thirds of the country’s abortions last year.
This is the court's first abortion case since it overturned the constitutional right to an abortion two years ago, after which many Republican-led states banned or restricted abortion access.
https://www.voanews.com/a/supreme-court-hears-arguments-on-medicated-abortion-restriction/7543378.html #voanews

2024-03-26 16:17:54

A Russian court has extended the pre-trial detention of U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested nearly a year ago on espionage charges widely viewed as bogus.
The court Tuesday ordered Gershkovich held until at least June 30, a three-month extension of an earlier order.
https://www.voanews.com/a/russia-extends-detention-of-us-journalist-gershkovich/7542787.html #voanews

2024-03-26 10:35:02

🚨 Search and rescue crews are searching for 20 people missing after a major bridge collapse in the eastern U.S. city of Baltimore, Maryland.
Cellphone video showed several sections of the Francis Scott Key Bridge falling into the waters of the Patapsco River after a Singapore-flagged container ship named Dali collided with a support column around 05:30 UTC Tuesday.
https://www.voanews.com/a/francis-scott-key-bridge-in-baltimore-collapses-vehicles-fall-into-water/7542751.html?123 #voanews

2024-03-25 16:20:08

▶️ The indictment of former U.S. President Donald Trump includes alleged hush money payments to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. But buying someone’s silence is not a crime, so why is Trump facing possible jail time? VOA’s Tina Trinh explains.
https://www.facebook.com/reel/428491616235836 #voanews

2024-03-25 12:07:57

TikTok Bill Faces Uncertain Fate in Senate
https://www.voanews.com/a/tiktok-bill-faces-uncertain-fate-in-senate/7541221.html #voanews

2024-03-22 18:50:01

🚨 Kate, the Princess of Wales, said Friday she has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy. Her condition was disclosed in a video message recorded on Wednesday and broadcast Friday, coming after weeks of speculation on social media about her whereabouts and health since she was hospitalized in January for unspecified abdominal surgery.
https://www.voanews.com/a/princess-of-wales-says-she-has-cancer-is-undergoing-chemotherapy/7538893.html #voanews
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2024-03-21 17:17:51

📷: Russian aerial attacks targeted Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, Thursday, with the Ukrainian air force saying it shot down all 31 Russian missiles involved.
https://www.voanews.com/a/russia-targets-kyiv-in-aerial-attack/7536547.html #voanews
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2024-03-20 18:44:29

The U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions Wednesday against two people and their Russia-based companies it accused of supporting a Kremlin-directed disinformation campaign involving the impersonation of legitimate news websites.
https://www.voanews.com/a/us-sanctions-russian-firms-over-fake-websites-/7535593.html #voanews

2023-10-06 02:16:15

Biden Says He Can’t Stop New Border Barrier Plan https://www.voanews.com/a/biden-says-he-can-t-stop-new-border-barrier-plan-/7299238.html #voanews

2023-04-12 22:19:09

In US, National Public Radio Abandons Twitter https://www.voanews.com/a/in-us-national-public-radio-abandons-twitter-/7047593.html #[0] #[1]