Hip-Hop Turns 50, Reinventing Itself and Swaths of the World Along the Way
It was born in the break, all those decades ago — that moment when a song’s vocals dropped, instruments quieted...
World’s Largest Cruise Ship to Set Sail as Industry Rebounds
With cruise bookings seeing a resurgence after the Covid pandemic caused luxury liners to mothball, a Finnish shipyard is putting...
Turkey Is Latest Country Pushing Name Change on World
Let’s talk Turkey – or shall we say Türkiye? If the capital of China is rendered as Beijing in English,...
China’s Plan for New Embassy Near Tower of London Stalls Amid Local Opposition
China’s plans to build a new embassy near the Tower of London have stalled following local opposition to what would...
Q&A: Lithuania, Eyeing Wagner Forces, Boosts Readiness at Belarus Border
Since Russia’s Wagner Group paramilitary forces moved to Belarus after their failed mutiny in July, that country’s three NATO neighbors...
Chinese Surveillance Firm Selling Cameras With ‘Skin Color Analytics’
IPVM, a U.S.-based security and surveillance industry research group, says the Chinese surveillance equipment maker Dahua is selling cameras with...
More US-Bound Migrants From Former Soviet Republics Arrive in Mexico
Despite U.S. efforts to curb migration, the flow of migrants at Mexico’s northern border continues. But it’s not just people...
VOA Immigration Weekly Recap, Aug. 6-12
Editor’s note: Here is a look at immigration-related news around the U.S. this week. Questions? Tips? Comments? Email the VOA...
China, Russia and Iran are Engaged in Foreign Interference in New Zealand, Intelligence Agency Says
China, Iran and Russia are engaged in foreign interference in New Zealand, the nation’s domestic intelligence agency said Friday after...
Kyiv Residents Urged to go to Air Raid Shelters as Explosions Heard in Capital
Several explosions were heard across Kyiv early Friday. Earlier, Mayor Vitali Klitschko had urged residents to go to air raid...
Putin Profits Off US, European Reliance on Russian Nuclear Fuel
The U.S. and its European allies are importing vast amounts of nuclear fuel and compounds from Russia, providing Moscow with...
Biden Asks Congress for More Than $21 Billion to Support Ukraine
The Biden administration on Thursday asked Congress to provide more than $13 billion in emergency defense aid to Ukraine and...
Group Helps Ukrainian Students Get Into Top US Schools
They are talented, smart, and ambitious, and live in the middle of a war. But 84 Ukrainian high school students...
Caicedo, James, Fowler Among Rising Stars of Women’s World Cup
A new generation of stars has emerged at the Women’s World Cup. While the likes of Brazil’s Marta, Canada’s Christine...
Data on Online Hate Directed at BBC Journalists Mirrors Global Trend
A journalist who reports on disinformation for the British broadcaster BBC has spoken out about the level of online harassment...
China and Wagner in Africa: Friends or Foes?
China’s “friendship without limits” with Russia may be tested in Africa, where Beijing’s long-established economic interests are at risk of...
Virgin Galactic Flies Its First Tourists to the Edge of Space
Virgin Galactic rocketed to the edge of space with its first tourists Thursday, including a former British Olympian who bought...
Paris Plans Dramatic Facelift to Cope With Rising Temperatures
Paris has recently been shivering under the kind of summer for which it was once infamous — before climate change...
Paris Plans Dramatic Transformation to Cope With Warming Temperatures
Paris’ escape from record temperatures gripping parts of Europe this summer could be a short-term reprieve. A study finds the...
China to Require all Apps to Share Business Details in New Oversight Push
China will require all mobile app providers in the country to file business details with the government, its information ministry...
Three Years on From Contested Election, Belarus at New Low for Free Press, Speech
Wednesday marks three years since the contested elections in Belarus that resulted in a widescale crackdown on dissent and opposition...
US to Provide up to $200 Million in New Aid for Ukraine
The United States is providing up to $200 million in additional military aid for Ukraine, two U.S. officials told VOA,...
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