U.S. journalist Danny Fenster was imprisoned in Yangon on Monday. His family has been given no information as to why the editor of Frontier Myanmar was detained. Fenster is one…
more ...Ageless Wonder Mickelson Wins PGA to Be Oldest Major Champ
Phil Mickelson has delivered so many thrills and spills over 30 years of pure theater that no one ever knows what he will do next.His latest act was a real…
more ...Nigerians React to Loss of Nation’s Military Chief
Nigerians reacted Saturday to the sudden death of the country’s military chief and other officers in a plane crash Friday in central Kaduna state.The military Beechcraft 350 aircraft was carrying Ibrahim…
more ...Debate Over DC Statehood
More than 700,000 citizens living in the capital of the United States do not have full representation in Congress. Once a fringe issue, a bill for DC statehood recently passed…
more ...Israeli/Palestinian Ceasefire
Issues in the News moderator Kim Lewis discusses with VOA senior TV correspondent Chris Simkins and VOA executive editor Steve Redisch the top stories of the week including the conflict…
more ...Kenyan Court Slams Brakes on President’s Constitutional Changes
Kenya’s High Court ruled Thursday that a drive by President Uhuru Kenyatta to change the constitution was illegal, stopping what his critics have called a political move designed to check…
more ...Iran’s Former Firebrand President to Run Again for Office
Iran’s former firebrand president will run again for office in upcoming elections in June, raising the possibility of a bolstered hardline leadership at a time of tense negotiations with the…
more ...Protests Erupt in Iraqi City After Killing of Activist
Protesters set fire to trailers belonging to Iran’s consulate in Karbala on Sunday amid widespread anger over the killing of a prominent activist in the Iraqi city. Ehab Wazni, who was active…
more ...Israel Won’t Permit Jerusalem Violence, Netanyahu Warns
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that authorities “will not allow any extremists to destabilize the calm,” after several days of clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israel police outside the Old City…
more ...Chinese Rocket Reentry Predictions Narrow
An out-of-control Chinese rocket is expected to reenter Earth’s atmosphere between 1:00 and 5:00 UTC Sunday, but experts do not know where debris from the craft will land or exactly when it…
more ...Blinken/Ukraine-Russia Tensions
Will Pomeranz, deputy director of the Kennan Institute at the Wilson Center, and Andrea Kendall-Taylor, senior fellow and director of the Transatlantic Security Program at the Center for a New…
more ...Biden Pushes New Vaccination Goal
Issues in the News moderator Kim Lewis discusses with VOA congressional correspondent Katherine Gypson and senior reporter for Marketplace, Nancy Marshall-Genzer, US President Joe Biden’s new vaccination goal and push…
more ...Mosques Full Despite Pakistan’s Covid Third Wave
Schools and restaurants have closed, shops pull down their shutters early every evening, and the military has been mobilized to combat the spread of coronavirus — but night after night…
more ...US Support of Vaccine Patent Waiver is Only the First Step
World leaders welcomed the Biden administration’s announced support for waiving patent restrictions on COVID-19 vaccines, the so-called TRIPS waiver, at the World Trade Organization. While this could be a breakthrough in the…
more ...Rome Jury Convicts 2 US Youths in Slaying of Police Officer
A jury in Rome on Wednesday convicted two American friends in the 2019 slaying of a police officer in a tragic unraveling of a small-time drug deal gone bad, sentencing them…
more ...Spreading Joy: Collection of Photos Features Babies Born During Pandemic
While the pandemic has been a source of grief, it has not stopped joyful events from happening – including thousands of babies being born in this difficult time. Photographer Annе Geddes, creator of the Joy project, is encouraging women from around the…
more ...New Zealand’s Ardern Says Differences With China Becoming Harder to Reconcile
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday that differences between New Zealand and China are becoming harder to reconcile as Beijing’s role in the world grows and changes. In…
more ...New Portuguese Bridge Not for the Faint-hearted
It’s probably best if you prepare yourself before you look down from the Arouca Bridge.The narrow footbridge suspended across a river canyon in northern Portugal claims to be the world’s…
more ...Eli Broad, Billionaire Entrepreneur who Reshaped LA, Dies
Eli Broad, the billionaire philanthropist, contemporary art collector and entrepreneur who co-founded homebuilding pioneer Kaufman and Broad Inc. and launched financial services giant SunAmerica Inc., died Friday in Los Angeles.…
more ...US Formally Begins Afghanistan Troop Pullout
The U.S. and NATO formally began withdrawing their last troops from Afghanistan Saturday, according to White House and military officials, bringing America’s longest war closer to an end. …
more ...US Politics Update: Biden’s Speech to Congress
John Fortier, resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and Jim Kessler, senior vice president for policy at Third Way, spar over US President Joe Biden’s 100 days in office…
more ...Biden Pushes for More Government Spending
Issues in the News moderator Kim Lewis discusses with Dan Raviv, columnist for Newsday and Steve Redisch, VOA executive editor the highlights of President Joe Biden’s first address to a…
more ...India’s Daily COVID Count Is Almost 400,000
The daily tally of COVID-19 cases in India continues to climb toward the 400,000 mark. Friday, the health ministry reported 386,693 new infections. The daily toll of new cases has…
more ...Clashes in Jerusalem, Gaza Suggest Peace Still a Dream
It’s been a tense few days in Jerusalem and along the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip. In Jerusalem, Israeli police and Palestinians have clashed repeatedly, and in Gaza,…
more ...China Christens 3 Warships to Tighten Control in Disputed Sea, Warn US: Experts
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s in-person commissioning of three major warships on Friday represents a bold step toward tightening naval control over contested Asian seas and another pushback against growing U.S.…
more ...Mariners Learn How Not to Get Stuck in the Suez Canal
In March, one of the world’s biggest container ships became stuck in Egypt’s Suez Canal, creating a commercial logjam and spikes in the cost of oil. At a training facility…
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