59 Cuban Protesters Prosecuted So Far; Hundreds Were Arrested
Fifty-nine Cubans have been prosecuted so far for participating in unprecedented demonstrations against the government earlier this month, a senior...
US Infrastructure Proposal May Move Forward Despite Senate Stall
Issues in the News moderator Kim Lewis talks with VOA senior diplomatic correspondent, Cindy Saine, and senior reporter for Marketplace,...
US Infrastructure Proposal May Move Forward Despite Senate Stall
Issues in the News moderator Kim Lewis talks with VOA senior diplomatic correspondent, Cindy Saine, and senior reporter for Marketplace,...
UN Experts: Africa Became Hardest Hit by Terrorism This Year
Africa became the region hardest hit by terrorism in the first half of 2021 as the Islamic State and al-Qaida...
Reporter’s Notebook: When the Taliban First Came to Kabul
Editor’s note: The U.S. departure from Afghanistan marks another major turning point for the Taliban, the militant group with a...
China Rejects Second Probe Into Coronavirus Origin
China has rejected the World Health Organization’s proposal for a second phase of its investigation into the origin of the...
Is Polarized America Primed for a Breakout Third Party?
The ouster of Republican Liz Cheney from her leadership position in the House of Representatives could provide fertile ground for the emergence...
Tanzania’s Main Opposition Leader Freeman Mbowe Arrested
Tanzania’s main opposition party, the Party for Democracy and Progress, also known as Chadema, says police have detained their leader...
Hong Kong Police Arrest Another Apple Daily Editor Under Security Law
A former senior editor of Hong Kong’s shuttered pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily was arrested by national security police on Wednesday morning. A...
Thai Government’s Bungled Vaccine Rollout Unites Historically Divided Public in Anger
Anger is building at the administration of Thailand Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-O-Cha for a slow COVID-19 vaccine rollout, which has...
California Fire Prompts Evacuations; Oregon Blaze Balloons
A rapidly growing wildfire south of Lake Tahoe jumped a highway, prompting more evacuation orders and the cancellation of an...
Chaos in the Caribbean: Roots of Haitian and Cuban Crises
Professor William LeoGrande, Associate Vice Provost for Academic Affairs in the Department of Government at the American University, and Professor...
Director Lee Jumps Gun at Cannes, Says ‘Titane’ Wins Cannes Prize
Titane, a wildly imaginative film about a serial killer by French director Julia Ducournau, won the top Palme d’Or prize at...
Death Toll Rises to 168 in Germany, Belgium Floods
The death toll in devastating flooding in western Germany and Belgium rose to at least 168 on Saturday after burst...
Gunmen Kidnap Dozens of Villagers in Northwestern Nigeria
Gunmen abducted at least 60 people in northwestern Nigeria after riding motorbikes into five villages and firing sporadically into the...
US Politicians Battle over Voting Rights Legislation
Issues in the News moderator Kim Lewis talks with VOA Congressional correspondent Katherine Gypson and correspondent for Marketplace Kimberly Adams...
Australia Called ‘Easy’ Target for Hackers
Australian cybersecurity experts are calling for more aggressive government action to protect businesses from ransomware attacks. Experts have warned a...
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