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Biden to Host Japan PM Kishida, Philippines President Marcos
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will host Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for a White House summit next month amid growing concerns about North Korea’s…
Q&A: TikTok Owner Is Essentially ‘Subsidiary’ of China’s Communist Party, US Lawmaker Says
washington — The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill March 13 that, if enacted into law, would give ByteDance, the Chinese owner of the TikTok social media app, 180 days…
US Says NKorea Shipped 10,000 Containers of Munitions to Russia
Jung Pak, the U.S. Senior Official for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, told VOA on Monday that there have been at least 10 instances where North Korean missiles have…
VOA Interview | US Says NKorea Shipped 10,000 Containers of Munitions to Russia
STATE DEPARTMENT — The United States disclosed Monday that North Korea has dispatched at least 10,000 containers loaded with military munitions to Russia in support of its war in Ukraine. This…
US Bans Last Form of Asbestos in Use
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VOA Interview: Latvia’s Defense Minister Offers Support to Ukraine for ‘As Long as it Takes’
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EU Adopts Act to Safeguard Media
washington — The European Parliament has adopted a media freedom act designed to protect journalists and their work from political and economic interference. The idea for the European Media Freedom Act…
US, Japan Urge Nations Not to Deploy Nuclear Weapons in Orbit
WASHINGTON — The United States and Japan on Monday proposed a U.N. Security Council resolution stressing that nations should comply with a treaty that bars putting nuclear weapons in space, a…
US Supreme Court Weighs NRA Free Speech Fight With New York Official
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday grappled with whether a New York state official can be sued for violating the National Rifle Association’s constitutional free speech rights by allegedly…
NATO Chief Visits Georgia to Discuss Cooperation, Path to Membership
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Iceland Volcano Continues Spewing Lava for Third Day
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Trump’s Lawyers Say Impossible for Him to Post Bond Covering $454 Million Civil Fraud Judgment
New York — Donald Trump’s lawyers told a New York appellate court Monday that it’s impossible for him to post a bond covering the full amount of his $454 million civil…
US Supreme Court Examines Government Efforts to Curb Online Misinformation
Washington — The US Supreme Court was hearing arguments on Monday in a social media case involving free speech rights and government efforts to curb misinformation online. The case stems from…
Russian Opposition Activists in Seattle Remember Navalny as Putin Claims Victory
In Seattle, there were no polling stations for Russian citizens to join the worldwide movement known as “Noon Against Putin,” a symbolic protest of the re-election of Russian President Vladimir…
Ukraine Reports Downing 17 of 22 Russian Drones
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First Charter Flight With US Citizens Fleeing Haiti Lands in Miami
MIAMI — A charter flight carrying dozens of U.S. citizens fleeing spiraling gang violence in Haiti landed Sunday in Miami, U.S. State Department officials said. More than 30 U.S. citizens were…
Putin Wins Election with No Effective Opposition
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Putin Says He Supported Prisoner Swap for Opposition Leader Navalny
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European Far-Right Firebrand Prevented From Speaking at Swiss Event
Berlin — A prominent European far-right figure was prevented from giving a speech at an event in Switzerland and thrown out of the region where it was taking place. Martin Sellner…
‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ No. 1 at Box Office for Second Week
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AFP Journalist Among 50 Detained at Kurdish Event in Turkey
Istanbul — Around 50 people including an AFP journalist were detained by police Sunday in Istanbul on the sidelines of the Kurdish New Year celebrations, witnesses said. AFP video journalist…
Blinken Arrives in South Korea to Attend Democracy Summit
Seoul, South Korea — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived Sunday in South Korea on the first stop of a brief Asia tour also including the Philippines, as Washington moves…
As Trump Remarks Ignite New Controversy, Biden Reaches Fundraising Milestone
U.S. lawmakers reacted to a series of controversial remarks made by Republican presidential Candidate Donald Trump on Saturday. And while Democratic President Joe Biden wasn’t on the campaign trail over…