Telling America's Story

Light illuminates the U.S. Capitol dome on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March 16, 2020. With an urgency unseen since the…
US Politics

Senate Begins Considering Democrats' $1.9 Trillion Virus Relief Bill

National Guard walk near the Capitol, Thursday, March 4, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
USA

US Capitol Police Want National Guard Troops to Extend Stay at Capitol 

World News

Demonstrators block a road during an anti-coup protest in Yangon, Myanmar, March 4, 2021.
East Asia Pacific

Myanmar Protests Resume After 'Bloodiest Day' Since Military Coup

People walk past damaged buildings at the Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp on the southern outskirts of Damascus, Syria…
Middle East

Humanitarian Crisis Worsens in Syria After Decade of War

COVID-19 Pandemic

An elderly woman receives the COVID-19 vaccine at a private hospital in Gauhati, India, March 4, 2021.
COVID-19 Pandemic

Enthusiastic Seniors Rush to Get COVID-19 Shots as India Expands Vaccination

Chief coordinator Glenda Andrew, centre and volunteer Dave Williams prepare West Indian meals with members of the Preston…
Europe

A Taste of The Islands Makes COVID Lockdown Easier

Special Projects

Illustration of protesters in Turkey carrying Uighur and Turkish flags
East Asia Pacific

A Uighur Man’s Journey from a Chinese Prison to Turkey

Turkey Breaking the Silence
Press Freedom

New VOA Documentary - Turkey: Breaking the Silence

Headlines

New Zealanders Urged to Evacuate After Earthquakes Trigger Tsunami Warnings
Hong Kong Court Orders 47 Pro-Democracy Activists Held
US, Britain Suspend Tariffs in Bid to Settle Aircraft Row
Myanmar Embassy Staffers in US Join Country's Anti-Coup Movement
UN Calls On Ethiopia to Allow Probe Into Alleged Mass Killings in Tigray 

Press Freedom

Protesters face off against police in Mandalay, a city in Myanmar, March 3, 2021. (Htet Aung Khant/VOA Burmese)
Press Freedom

Journalists Become Targets in Myanmar Violence   

Plugged In

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Plugged In with Greta Van Susteren-Exploring Mars and Beyond

Extremism Watch

Syrian Democratic Forces female fighters run with children in the town of Tabqa, Syria, after SDF captured it from Islamic State militants this week, May 12, 2017.
Extremism Watch

Rebuilding Efforts Continue in Syria’s Former IS Stronghold

Video

SpaceX Takes Flight With and Without Success
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SpaceX Takes Flight With and Without Success

Kenyan Women's Rights Groups Hail Lifting of US Abortion Funding 'Gag Rule'
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Kenyan Women's Rights Groups Hail Lifting of US Abortion Funding 'Gag Rule'

US Police Step Up Drone Use, Putting Eyes in the Skies
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US Police Step Up Drone Use, Putting Eyes in Skies

US Part of Global Trend of Democratic Backsliding
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US Part of Global Trend of Democratic Backsliding