Enraged Hong Kong protesters blocked roads and defied police orders to disperse early Monday after riot officers fired tear gas and non-lethal ammunition at fleeing crowds. Dozens of injuries …
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Providing Meals and More to Those Less Fortunate
In 1988 – sensing a need – religious leaders began delivering meals to people with HIV and AIDS who couldn’t leave their homes. From that simple idea, the non-profit Food …
your ads here!US Homeland Security Chief: Timing of Migrant Raids ‘Unfortunate’
The acting U.S. Homeland Security chief on Sunday defended raids last week on food processing plants in Mississippi searching for hundreds of undocumented migrants, but acknowledged “the timing was unfortunate,” …
your ads here!Kyiv Protests Putin’s Visit to Annexed Crimea
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has protested Russian President Vladimir Putin’s latest visit to Ukraine’s Crimea region, calling a it a “gross violation” of the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. “Attempts …
your ads here!Authorities Probe Financier Jeffrey Epstein’s Apparent Suicide
The apparent suicide while in federal custody of well-connected U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein is being investigated by the FBI and the Justice Department’s Office of the Inspector General. Epstein, who …
your ads here!Russia Warns Google over Advertising ‘Illegal Mass Events’ on YouTube
Russia’s communications regulator, Roskomnadzor, says it has asked Google to take measures to prevent the advertising of “illegal mass events” on its video-hosting site, YouTube. Roskomnadzor said on Sunday that …
your ads here!India’s Congress Party Appoints Sonia Gandhi Interim Chief
NEW DELHI — India’s main opposition Congress party on Saturday appointed Sonia Gandhi to serve as interim president until it elects a new party chief. The party accepted the …
your ads here!El Paso Crowd Decries Racism, a Week After Mass Shooting
EL PASO, TEXAS — More than 100 people marched through the Texas border city of El Paso on Saturday, denouncing racism and calling for stronger gun laws one week after 22 …
your ads here!Romanians Mark Anniversary of Protest Crackdown
Written by Eugen Tomiuc with reporting by RFE/RL’s Romanian Service, Hotnews.ro, G4media.ro, and Digi24.ro. Romanians rallied in Bucharest and other cities across the country Saturday to mark the first anniversary of a …
your ads here!Israel Army Says Troops Killed 4 Armed Palestinians on Gaza Border
JERUSALEM – The Israeli army said its troops fatally shot four heavily armed Palestinians on the Gaza border early Saturday, alleging one of them had crossed and thrown a grenade …
your ads here!Bipartisan Group of US Lawmakers Opposes Plan to Freeze Foreign Aid
Some material for this report came from RFE/RL. Republican and Democratic lawmakers joined forces to oppose moves by the White House that critics fear could lead to sharp cuts in …
your ads here!New York Artist Dresses Up Buildings
Amanda Browder works with fabrics of all kinds. But, instead of creating clothing for people, she “dresses up” buildings with her unique style of installation art. Maxim Moskalkov has the …
your ads here!Nicaraguan Journalists in Exile Send the News Back Home
More than a year has passed since protests against changes to Nicaraguas pension program turned into a full scale socio-political crisis. The government crackdown by President Daniel Ortega has resulted …
your ads here!Trump: Will ‘Reciprocate’ if Countries Issue Travel Warnings on US
For many years, the United States has been issuing advisories, warning potential travelers about countries plagued by terrorism or armed conflict. But now, Amnesty International, Japan, Uruguay and other countries …
your ads here!VOA Exclusive: Navalny Deputy Calls Assets Freeze a Predictable, ‘Psychological Projection’
This story originated in VOA’s Russian Service. Some information is from AFP. WASHINGTON — The fundraising chief for prominent Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny says a Moscow court’s decision to freeze …
your ads here!Armed Man at Walmart Testing His Right to Bear Arms
Prosecutors on Friday filed a terrorist threat charge against a 20-year-old man who said he walked into a Missouri store wearing body armor and carrying a loaded rifle and handgun …
your ads here!US Immigration Raids to Have Long-Term Effects on Poultry Towns
Effects of the largest immigration raid in at least a decade are likely to ripple for years through six Mississippi small towns that host poultry plants. A store owner who …
your ads here!Indonesia to Publish Final Report on Lion Air Crash Next Month
Indonesian investigators will give their final report next month on the crash of a Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX jet that killed 189 people last October, the country’s civil aviation …
your ads here!UNHCR Says Tripoli Fighting Displaced Over 105,000 Libyans
The U.N. refugee agency says fighting over Libya’s capital of Tripoli has displaced more than 105,000 people since April, when a Libyan commander launched an offensive to take the city …
your ads here!Equatorial Guinea’s Border Wall Plans Provoke Anger in Cameroon
Cameroon has instructed its military to be on the alert as Equatorial Guinea says it is building a border wall to stop Cameroonians and West Africans from illegally entering its …
your ads here!Thai Prime Minister Not Quitting for Botching Oath
Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said Friday he is not quitting despite facing mounting criticism for failing to properly take his oath of office. Prayuth led the inauguration of his …
your ads here!Indian PM Vows to Spur Kashmir Development After Scrapping Special Status
NEW DELHI – As Indian Kashmir remained in an unprecedented lockdown, Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised Kashmiris the beginning of a “new era” as a result of his government’s decision …
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