Headlines- While Iran's economy, military, and leadership have all significantly deteriorated, US President Donald Trump claims that the Strait of Hormuz is in "extremely good shape," adding that "it doesn't mean we won't smack them to see what happens."
- An apparent mentally unstable woman was shot and killed by New York City police after allegedly stabbing two people in Times Square.
- Leaders from more than a dozen countries, including Iran's Masoud Pezeshkian, China's Xi Jinping, India's Narendra Modi, and Russia's Vladimir Putin, gathered in Kyrgyzstan on Monday for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit.
- On Monday, Pedro Sanchez, the prime minister of Spain, accused Russian and Israeli-linked social media platforms of spreading disinformation regarding the July refugee crisis in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta.
- On Monday, US President Donald Trump's administration was given permission by the US Supreme Court to proceed with the $400 million White House ballroom construction project.
- At least 750 people killed and another 3000 went missing on Wednesday after landslides caused by a glacial collapse unleashed a torrent of mud and water across Nepal and China's autonomous region of Tibet.
Year: 2022
Volunteers Help Evacuation of Bedridden People...
Over the past few months, a small group of volunteers were able to evacuate more than 600 bedridden people from the front lines of fierce fighting in eastern Ukraine
COVID-19 Infections Rise in Xinjiang,Said to...
Authorities in Xinjiang are implementing new lockdowns in response to a coronavirus outbreak thought to have originated with Chinese tourists who visited the western region’s Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, local officials said
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
The United Nations Security Council meeting on threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist activities is presided over by Zhang Jun, the Permanent Representative of the People’s Republic of China to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of August
Afghan Uzbek Refugees in America
Following the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan last year, Sayed Kabir and his family were among the thousands of Afghans who were resettled in the United States. In this story narrated by Umid Uzokov, VOA’s Soleh Yahyoyev follows the ethnic Uzbek family and their adjustment to life in the United States
China Begins Shipping Trains for Indonesian...
The first trains for Indonesia’s Beijing-backed high-speed rail line are being shipped from China, the Ministry of Transportation said Friday as questions linger about who should pay for a U.S. $2 billion cost overrun that has beset the controversial project
Uyghur Who Studied in Turkey Arrested...
A Uyghur scholar who studied in Turkey and worked for an international company in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou was arrested by authorities from his hometown Urumqi, a local police officer and Uyghurs with knowledge of the situation said
Californian Friends Organise Food Festivals to...
A group of friends in California are hosting food festivals to help Ukraine; volunteers prepare Ukrainian food and teach anyone interested in learning
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Priyanka Chopra Jonas...
Priyanka Chopra Jonas, the UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, visited with refugee families who had left the conflict in Ukraine in Poland and urged for increased aid for refugee kids.Chopra Jonas spoke with mothers and kids from Ukraine who are currently residing at the centre, the largest in the nation, while visiting a “Blue Dot” space at the Refugee Accommodation
Nigerian Artist Ekele Joins Denver Portrait...
The Western American state of Colorado is exhibiting a portrait show that includes works by Nigerian artist Isaac Ekele. Scott Stearns of the VOA reports on his extremely realistic drawings
Ukrainian Refugees Face New Challeges in...
Some Ukrainian refugees in Los Angeles were given permission to spend the summer living in dorms. But they are unsure of what will happen to them with the start of the school year only a few weeks away.