China’s decision last week to stop issuing permits for independent tourists to Taiwan applies new economic pressure to their already strained relations, and analysts see three underlying reasons behind Beijing’s …
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Colombia Gives Citizenship to Children of Venezuelan Parents
Colombia will grant citizenship to at least 24,000 children born to Venezuelan parents and at risk of statelessness. President Ivan Duque announced Monday that in a gesture of solidarity his …
your ads here!France, Germany Condemn Russia Protest Crackdown
France and Germany on Sunday condemned a Russian police crackdown on a banned opposition rally that saw hundreds detained, with Paris criticizing an “excessive use of force” after a second …
your ads here!Bus Carrying Afghan Journalists Attacked in Kabul
VOA’s Ibrahim Rahimi contributed to this report from Paktia, Afghanistan. A mini-bus carrying the employees of a private television station in Afghanistan has been struck by a magnetic bomb pasted …
your ads here!Two Mass Shootings Renew Focus on Gun Violence in US
After two mass shootings in a span of 13 hours, there have now been more than 250 such events this year in which at least four people were shot or …
your ads here!Erdogan: Turkey Readying Offensive in Kurdish Area in Northern Syria
Turkey will carry out a military operation in a Kurdish-controlled area east of the Euphrates in northern Syria, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday, its third offensive to dislodge …
your ads here!Trump Remained Out of Sight for Hours After Mass Shootings
Updated Aug. 4, 7:00PM BRIDGEWATER, NEW JERSEY — As the nation reeled from two mass shootings in less than a day, President Donald Trump spent the first hours after the …
your ads here!He Made It! Frenchman Crosses Channel on ‘Flyboard’
A daredevil French inventor succeeded Sunday in his second attempt to cross the English Channel on a jet-powered hoverboard, taking off from the northern French coast amid a crowd of …
your ads here!African Teens Inspired, Motivated by Basketball Without Borders
For one intense week, 40 boys and 20 girls from 29 African countries were chosen for a highly selective program to train with current and former players from the National …
your ads here!Texas Walmart Shooting Investigated as Hate Crime
White House Bureau Chief Steve Herman contributed to this report. Police officials in El Paso, Texas, say they are investigating as a possible hate crime the mass shooting Saturday at …
your ads here!Ending Homelessness in Seattle, One Family at a Time
There are an estimated 12,000 homeless people living in Seattle, in the Northwest U.S. state of Washington, according to the U.S. government. Among those homeless, a significant but difficult to …
your ads here!Basketball Without Borders: WNBA Champions Coach Young African Players
The NBA’s Basketball Without Borders program has been scouting and training girls and boys across the African continent for 17 years. Teenage girls taking part in the program say working …
your ads here!US Defense Secretary Wants INF-range Missiles in Asia
U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper says he wants to see American ground-based intermediate-range conventional missiles deployed to Asia. Speaking to reporters on his first international trip as head of …
your ads here!Pakistan Alleges India Used ‘Cluster Munitions’ in Cross-Border Fire
Pakistan has accused rival India of breaching international humanitarian laws by using “cluster munitions” in the latest cross-border skirmishes in Kashmir, saying the weapons killed at least two civilians and …
your ads here!Fate of Refugees and Migrants in Recently Shut Libyan Detention Centers of Concern
The U.N. refugee agency welcomes the closure of three detention centers in Libya but voices concern about the whereabouts and fate of the refugees, asylum seekers and migrants who were …
your ads here!Hong Kong Weekend Protests Push Democratic Reform
Hong Kong is experiencing another round of anti-government weekend protests. The demonstrations were first staged to protest against an extradition law that would send criminal suspects to mainland China for …
your ads here!UN: Monthly Afghan Casualties Highest Since 2017
July saw the highest number of civilian casualties in Afghanistan in a single month since 2017, the U.N. mission said Saturday. Its preliminary findings indicate more than 1,500 civilians …
your ads here!Florida Latest Place to Declare Emergency Over Hepatitis A
Officials have declared a public health emergency over the rising number of hepatitis A cases in Florida, the latest part of the country dealing with outbreaks of the liver disease. …
your ads here!Sources: Boeing Changing Max Software to Use 2 Computers
Boeing is working on new software for the 737 Max that will use a second flight control computer to make the system more reliable, solving a problem that surfaced in …
your ads here!Trump’s Pick for National Intelligence Director Withdraws
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says his pick for national intelligence director has decided to withdraw from the running, citing unfair media coverage. In a tweet Friday, Trump said …
your ads here!Plastic Bottles Sales Banned at San Francisco Airport
San Francisco International Airport is banning the sale of single-use plastic water bottles. The San Francisco Chronicle reports Friday that the unprecedented move at one of the major airports …
your ads here!Swedish Judge Orders A$AP Rocky, 2 Others Freed Pending Verdict
A Swedish judge has ordered U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky and two other men released from custody pending a verdict later this month in the entertainer’s assault trial. The judge said …
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