World News

Foreign ministers and representatives of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are seen on a screen.
East Asia Pacific

ASEAN to Hold Talks on Myanmar Political Crisis

Kidnapped schoolgirls released, in Zamfara
Africa

279 Kidnapped Nigerian Schoolgirls Released by Their Captors

Telling America's Story

U.S. President Joe Biden and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas listen during a virtual bilateral meeting with…
The Americas

Biden Begins Fence-Mending with Mexico  

Christopher Wray, as FBI Director, testifying during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on …
USA

FBI Chief to Face Questions About Extremism, Capitol Riot

COVID-19 Pandemic

An employee with the McKesson Corporation places a package of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine into a transport container…
USA

Third Vaccine Arrives as Another COVID Surge Looms 

Israelis show their "green pass" (proof of being fully vaccinated against the coronavirus) before entering the Green Pass…
COVID-19 Pandemic

EU Commission to Propose Vaccine Passports for Travel in Europe

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

US to Impose Sanctions Punishing Russia for Navalny's Poisoning
Court Hearing for 47 Hong Kong Activists Adjourned as Protesters Gather
One Year After Closing, US-Canada Border Remains Closed
Hate Crimes Targeting Asian Americans Spiked by 150% in Major US Cities
Biden’s Iran Travel Ban Repeal Reignites Debate About Whether US Can Effectively Vet Iranians

Press Freedom

Kenneth Nixon gestures after being released from prison in Ionia, Michigan. (Courtesy of WMU-Cooley Law School)
Press Freedom

Detroit Man Freed From Prison With Help of Student Reporters

Plugged In

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Plugged In with Greta Van Susteren-Social Media: Who Decides?

Extremism Watch

US Envoy in Kabul Plans Trip to Doha to Discuss Peace Process
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US Envoy in Kabul Plans Trip to Doha to Discuss Peace Process

Video

Deadly Drug Overdoses Epidemic Rages On
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Deadly Drug Overdoses Epidemic Rages On

Peace Corps Marks 60 Years Promoting Peace, Friendship
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Peace Corps Marks 60 Years Promoting Peace, Friendship

Sahel Child Marriage is Growing Rapidly
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Sahel Child Marriage is Growing Rapidly

Lonnie Bunch, founding director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture, poses for a photograph at the Smithsonian Castle in Washington, May 28, 2019.
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First African American to Head Smithsonian Shares Highlights, Challenges