VOA State Department Correspondent Nike Ching contributed to this report. WHITE HOUSE — The trade war between Washington and Beijing further escalated Friday. The United States will additionally hike tariffs on…
more ...51 Homes, 3 Businesses Lost in Alaska Wildfire
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more ...Tanzanian Journalist Arrested for Publishing ‘False’ News: Lawyer
A Tanzanian journalist has been arrested for “publishing false information” after broadcasting a story about police brutality, his lawyer said Friday, in the latest crackdown on free press in the…
more ...Baltics Mark 30th Anniversary of Key Anti-Soviet Protest
The three Baltic countries on Friday marked the 30th anniversary of the 1989 “Baltic Way,” a historic anti-Soviet protest that involved nearly 2 million people forming a human chain more…
more ...Putin Orders ‘Symetric’ Measures After US Missile Test
President Vladimir Putin has ordered the Russian military to find a quid pro quo response after the test of a new U.S. missile banned under a now-defunct arms treaty. …
more ...Yemeni Government Forces Rout Separatists from Southern City
Forces loyal to Yemen’s internationally recognized government have taken full control of a key southern city after overnight clashes with separatists, Yemeni security officials said Friday. Clashes over Etq,…
more ...Global Worry Over Amazon Fires Escalates; Bolsonaro Defiant
Amid global concern about raging fires in the Amazon, Brazil’s government complained Thursday that it is being targeted in smear campaign by critics who contend President Jair Bolsonaro is not…
more ...Salvini Rivals Explore Options to Avoid Snap Italian Election
Italy’s center-left Democratic Party and the country’s quirky anti-establishment Five Star Movement are exploring whether they can form a new government to spare Italians an election this year. The…
more ...USAID Ends Haiti Food Insecurity Program
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more ...US Tells Canada It’s Urging China to Free Detained Canadians
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo assured Canada on Thursday that the United States was working to get China to release two Canadians it detained last year on espionage charges in…
more ...Crucial Round of US-Taliban Peace Talks Underway
The United States and the Afghan Taliban have resumed peace talks in Qatar to try to conclude an agreement that would bring an end to the longest U.S. overseas military…
more ...Mexico’s ‘Accordion Rebel,’ Celso Pina Dies at 66
Mexican musician Celso Pina, famed as “the rebel of the accordion” for mixing eclectic styles with traditional Colombian cumbia, died Wednesday of a heart attack in his hometown of Monterrey,…
more ...Death Toll in Afghan Wedding Attack Rises to 80
VOA correspondent Ayaz Gul contributed to this report from Islamabad. The death toll from a suicide bomb attack at a wedding in the Afghan capital, Kabul, last week has risen…
more ...US Charges Kansas Researcher Over Ties to Chinese University
WASHINGTON – A researcher at the University of Kansas was indicted on federal fraud charges Wednesday for allegedly concealing ties to a Chinese university while doing research funded by the U.S. government, the U.S. Justice…
more ...Doubts Hang Over Fresh Rohingya Repatriation Attempt to Myanmar
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more ...Trump Imposes Rule Allowing US to Detain Migrant Families Indefinitely
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration on Wednesday unveiled a rule that allows officials to detain migrant families indefinitely while judges consider whether to grant them asylum in the United States, abolishing a previous 20-day…
more ...Pentagon: State Dept Approves Possible $8B Fighter Jet Sale to Taiwan
The U.S. State Department has approved a possible $8 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said on Tuesday in an official notification to…
more ...Envoy Says US Ready to Restart North Korea Nuclear Talks
U.S. envoy for North Korea Stephen Biegun says the Trump administration is ready to resume stalled negotiations over North Korea’s nuclear program. Speaking Wednesday in Seoul where he was meeting…
more ...China Hopes US Will Come Back to the Table at Chile Climate Talks
China hopes to welcome the United States “back to the negotiating table” to discuss global efforts to limit climate change at a United Nations summit to be hosted by Chile…
more ...US Marines Chief Acknowledges Worries on Japan-Korean Ties
Gen. David Berger, the new U.S. Marines commandant, acknowledged Wednesday that he is concerned about deteriorating relations between Japan and South Korea, both key regional allies, but expressed hopes politicians…
more ...Argentina’s Fernandez Says Would Join Mexico, Uruguay in Promoting Talks with Venezuela’s Maduro
Argentine presidential candidate Alberto Fernandez said on Tuesday that if he wins the October election he would join Mexico and Uruguay in promoting dialogue with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. The…
more ...Taiwan’s Tsai Expresses Thanks over Approval of F-16V Sale
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen thanked the United States on Tuesdsay for approving the sale of 66 advanced F-16V fighter jets and urged rival China to respect Taiwan’s right to defend…
more ...Lufthansa Boss Sees Only ‘Dozen’ Long-Haul Airlines in Future
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more ...Unmanned Indian Probe Enters Lunar Orbit
An unmanned Indian space probe successfully entered lunar orbit Tuesday, passing a crucial step towards a historic milestone for the country’s fledgling space program. The arrival of the $141 million…
more ...Leader of Pakistan-Held Kashmir Welcomes Trump Initiative
The president of Pakistani-administered Kashmir has welcomed efforts by U.S. President Donald Trump to lower tensions between Pakistan and India over the disputed Himalayan region and warned of a humanitarian…
more ...Silence at Russian Nuclear-Monitoring Stations Fuel Fears Over Extent Of Deadly Blast
Days after a mysterious explosion at a Russian naval test site caused radiation detectors to briefly spike, several monitoring stations have gone silent, raising fears Moscow is hiding the extent…
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