World News

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives at a polling station with his partner Carrie Symonds to cast his vote in local council elections, in London, May 6, 2021.
Europe

UK's Boris Johnson Celebrates Local Election Wins Thanks to 'Vaccine Bounce'

FILE - Jestina Mukoko, a director of rights group Zimbabwe Peace Project, is one of the organizers of the #ResistDictatorshipConstitution online rally, pictured in Harare, Dec. 2020. (Columbus Mavhunga/VOA)
Africa

Zimbabwe Rights Groups, Opposition Stage Online Protest Against Constitutional Amendments

Telling America's Story

President Joe Biden speaks with the Interstate 10 Calcasieu River Bridge behind him, Thursday, May 6, 2021, in Lake Charles, La…
US Politics

In Louisiana, Biden Tries to Bridge Troubled Waters

Villagers hold placards featuring US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris outside a Hindu temple in Thulasendrapuram, the hometown of Harris' maternal grandfather, south of Chennai, Tamil Nadu state, India, Jan. 20, 2021.
COVID-19 Pandemic

Vice President Harris' Family in India Where COVID Rages

COVID-19 Pandemic

In this picture taken on May 5, 2021, devotees offer 'Taraweeh' evening prayer at the Markazi Jamia mosque
COVID-19 Pandemic

Pakistan's Mosques Full Despite Country's Third COVID Wave

Dr. Michelle Lee, left, a radiology resident, and Ida Chen, right, a physician assistant student, prepare posters
Race in America

Asian American Health Workers Fight Virus And Racist Attacks

Special Projects

FILE - Afghan journalists attend a meeting in the Tolo newsroom, in Kabul, Afghanistan September 7, 2018.
Archive

Can Afghanistan's Free Press Survive?

Ethiopia's Tigray Region Conflict Unpacked
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Tigray, Ethiopia: From Conflict to Humanitarian Crisis

Headlines

US Jobless Rate Rises While Job Growth Slows
US Says Fate of Nuclear Pact Up to Iran as Talks Resume
With Ambassador Picks, Biden Faces Donor vs. Diversity Test
Mexico Subway Crash Survivor Reflects on Decision to Change Cars
China Says Rocket Debris Unlikely to Cause Damage

Press Freedom

This screen capture from "VOA Our Voices 319: Three Decade Quest for Press Freedom" shows Gwen Lister, who co-chaired a 1991 journalism seminar in Windhoek, Namibia, whose participants produced a declaration that led to World Press Freedom Day.
Press Freedom

Press Freedom Advocates Update Charter to Address New Challenges  

Plugged In

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Plugged In-The Global Climate Crisis - Episode 169

Extremism Watch

FILE - A Turkish army tank is positioned at a military post by the Euphrates river on the Turkish-Syrian border, in Karkamis, Gaziantep province, Turkey, Dec. 13, 2017. 
Extremism Watch

Water Drop in Euphrates River Increases Tensions Between Syrian Kurds, Turkey 

Video

Tensions Ease Over Britain-France Fishing Spat
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Tensions Ease Over Britain-France Fishing Spat

This Week's Space News
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NASA Celebrates 60th Anniversary of Allan Shepard's Historic Space Flight

Self-Defense Classes Aim to Protect Against Anti-Asian Violence
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Self Defense Classes Take Aim at Anti-Asian Violence

With Trump Decision, Facebook Pushed to Make Better Rules for World Leaders
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With Trump Decision, Facebook Pushed to Make Better Rules for World Leaders