Donald Trump became the first sitting U.S. president to visit North Korea, stepping across the border during a meeting at the demilitarized zone with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.…
more ...Schumer: ATF Should Investigate Dominican Republic Deaths
The Senate’s top Democrat called on the U.S. government Sunday to step up its efforts to investigate the deaths of Americans who traveled to the Dominican Republic and is asking…
more ...Israeli PM: Palestinians Are Determined to Continue Conflict
Israel’s prime minister says the Palestinians are “determined to continue the conflict at any price.” Speaking at his weekly Cabinet meeting Sunday, Benjamin Netanyahu was referring to the Palestinian leadership’s…
more ...Montagnards’ Deportation Sparks Fears about Safety
Cambodia’s recent deportation of four indigenous Montagnard asylum-seekers back to their home country has raised concerns about the safety of returnees and the plight of the indigenous group in Vietnam.…
more ...Trump Appeals US Judge’s Border Wall Funding Ruling
U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday appealed a U.S. judge’s ruling that blocked his administration from using $2.5 billion in funds intended for anti-drug activities to construct a wall along the southern…
more ...9/11 First Responder Advocate Dies at 53
A leader in the fight for health benefits for emergency personnel who responded to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the U.S. has died. Former New York City Police…
more ...Hong Kong Protests Stir Questions in Macau
Since Portugal’s colony of Macau reverted to Chinese control in 1999, it has become known for operating the world’s most profitable gaming industry and a go-along, get-along attitude toward Beijing.…
more ...Female Candidates Challenge Electability Question in Debates
For months, the names of white men have sat at the top of early Democratic presidential primary polls. On the debate stage this week, the half-dozen women in the field…
more ...Village Benefits as India Links Welfare, Digital Economy
Biru Devi is relaxed about getting paid for her labor as she toils on the picturesque hill slopes in Tanda village with a group of other women. She is working…
more ...Trump to Kim: Let’s Shake Hands at the DMZ
U.S. President Donald Trump says he is willing to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, “just to shake his hand and…
more ...Trump Praises Saudi Crown Prince at G-20 Meeting
VOA’s White House Bureau Chief Steve Herman in Osaka, Japan, and Dorian Jones in Istanbul contributed to this report. U.S. President Donald Trump praised Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin…
more ...Senate Fails to Limit Trump War Powers
Political unease over the White House’s tough talk against Iran is reviving questions about President Donald Trump’s ability to order military strikes without approval from Congress. The Senate fell short…
more ...Charlottesville Neo-Nazi Sentenced to Life in Prison
A federal judge imposed a life sentence on the self-described neo-Nazi who killed Heather Heyer by crashing his car into a crowd of counterprotesters in Charlottesville, Va., after a white supremacist rally, saying release would…
more ...Putin Says Liberalism ‘obsolete’; Elton John Disagrees
Elton John on Friday called out Russian President Vladimir Putin for saying that liberalism is “obsolete” and conflicts with the “overwhelming majority” in many countries. In a story published by…
more ...Russians Have Low Expectations of Latest Putin-Trump Encounter
The scheduled meeting Friday between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Osaka, Japan, on the sidelines of the G-20 summit comes as tensions between the two…
more ...Renewable Energy Powers Up Costa Rica
According to the Energy Information Administration, the United States gets about 11 percent of its electric energy from renewable sources. On the other hand, since 2015 Costa Rica has gotten…
more ...Biden Faces Tough Sledding in His First Democratic Debate
In a sea of more than 20 candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination, former vice president Joe Biden entered the second of two nights of early Democratic primary debates Thursday…
more ...Former US VP Joe Biden, Sen. Kamala Harris Clash Over Racial Issues
Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden was at center stage Thursday on the second night of Democratic presidential debates, but one of his main challengers, Sen. Kamala Harris, sharply questioned…
more ...Key Quotes From Second Democratic Presidential Debate
The second set of 10 Democrats took the stage Thursday night for the second Democratic primary debate of the 2020 U.S. election cycle in the race to try to oust…
more ...Tunisia’s Aging President Hospitalized With Serious Illness
Tunisia’s 92-year-old president has been taken to a military hospital after falling seriously ill. President Beji Caid Essebsi’s office announced the hospitalization on Thursday. Essebsi had been briefly hospitalized…
more ...Key Quotes From the First Democratic Presidential Debate
The first group of 10 Democratic candidates running for the party’s 2020 presidential nomination gathered on stage in Miami, Florida for a two hour debate Wednesday. As is typical in…
more ...Twin Suicide Attacks Targeting Security Forces Strike Tunisia’s Capital
Twin suicide attacks targeting security forces struck Tunisia’s capital on Thursday, killing a patrol officer and injuring at least eight people. One attacker detonated explosives in a busy commercial district…
more ...Germany’s Merkel Seen Shaking Again at Berlin Event
German Chancellor Angela Merkel appeared unsteady and was seen shaking for the second time in just over a week at a ceremony in Berlin on Thursday. Merkel, 64, folded her…
more ...Trial Opens over Bangladesh Teen’s Grisly Murder
At least sixteen people were facing the death penalty in a trial that started Thursday over the gruesome death of a young Bangladeshi woman that sparked protests and government promises…
more ...Palestinians Reject Economic Solutions From ‘Punitive’ US
Palestinian leaders accused the Trump administration of punishing them with one hand and offering to reward them with the other, as protesters turned out in the West Bank and Gaza…
more ...Trump Heads to Japan for G-20 Summit
Just a month after a state visit to Japan, U.S. President Donald Trump is heading to the East Asian country again. In Osaka, Trump will attend the Group of 20…
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