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Birds flyover the city of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021. In a report released Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, the Special…
South & Central Asia

Afghan Taliban Ask Fighters Not to Harbor ‘Foreign’ Militants as US Reviews Peace Deal

A copy of the Chinese state-run Global Times newspaper with a headline about the U.S. presidential elections is displayed at a…
VOA News on China

With Chinese Media Under Control, Beijing Sets Sights on Foreign News

Telling America's Story

FILE - A portrait of former South Carolina Congressman Joseph Rainey is seen on Capitol Hill, in Washington.
USA

Former Slave Beat Odds in 1870 to Become First Black US Congressman

USA

Biden Orders Review to Shore Up US Supply Chain Resiliency

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COVID-19 Pandemic

COVID-19 Pandemic

COVAX Delivers First COVID-19 Vaccines

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This dog is training to identify the scent associated with COVID-19 in canisters at BioScent in Myakka City, Florida. (Courtesy of BioScent)
COVID-19 Pandemic

Sniffer Dogs Learn to Detect COVID-19

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Turkey Breaking the Silence
Press Freedom

New VOA Documentary - Turkey: Breaking the Silence

COVID-19 Hotspots
COVID-19 Pandemic

Tracking COVID-19 Hotspots

Headlines

Source: Iran Summons 8 Baha’is to Prison
Australia Approves Law to Make Facebook and Google Pay to Carry News Content
Gunmen Kill 36 in Attacks on Two Northern Nigerian States
Biden Revokes Trump Ban on Many Green Card Applicants
US Report on Khashoggi Death Expected to Single Out Saudi Crown Prince, Sources Say

Press Freedom

Serbia, Belgrade, Milan Jovanovic in front of his burnt home, december 2018
Press Freedom

Former Serbian Mayor Convicted in Arson Attack on Reporter

Plugged In

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

Extremism Watch

In this Feb. 12, 2020 photo, Malak Saad Dakhel, 11, is anointed by a holy man inside a Yazidi shrine as she is welcomed home by…
Extremism Watch

The Yazidi Women Who Do Not Want to Be Known

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Pakistan Government Plans New City Amid Opposition
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Pakistan Plans New City Amid Opposition

Venezuelans Barter for Food
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Venezuelans Barter for Food

‘Hug Tents’ Pop Up to Ease Prolonged COVID Isolation
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‘Hug Tents’ Pop Up to Ease Prolonged COVID Isolation

Protests Over Rapper’s Jailing Test Spain’s Democratic Principles
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Protests Over Rapper’s Jailing Test Spain’s Democratic Principles