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
Ukrainian High Schools Hold Graduations Despite...
Students are celebrating their graduations all over the world, including in Ukraine. Graduations, however, look and feel different now that the nation is entangled in a waru
Ukrainian Filmmaker Joins in Armed Forces...
Since the beginning of the war, several well-known Ukrainians have joined forces with their lesser-known comrades to defend their country from Russian aggression.VOA’s Russian service spoke with film maker Alisa Kovalenko about her work and advocacy for Ukraine
Tibetan Former Political Prisoner Jigme Gyatso...
Prominent Tibetan monk Jigme Gyatso, who was frequently jailed for protests against Chinese rule, died at his home in northwestern China’s Gansu province at the weekend
Chinese Researchers Develop Device They Say...
Researchers in the eastern Chinese province of Anhui say they have developed a device that can determine loyalty to the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) using facial scans
Congressional Candidate Says US Hasn’t Done...
Karina Lipsman is running for a seat in US House,born in Ukraine.She doesn’t hesitate in criticising President Biden for high rates of crime, increased gas prices, and high inflation. She also feels that his administration hasn’t done everything possible to stop the conflict in her native Ukraine
Bitcoin Boom:Small Texas Town Welcomes Bitcoin...
The largest bitcoin mining operation in North America is located in a small rural town in central Texas, giving much-needed jobs and vitality to the area. The operations, however, are a part of a new, volatile industry,critics warn
Landmines Further Worsen Ethiopian Herders’ Record...
Landmines from the 19-month Tigray conflict are making the record-breaking drought that herders are facing in Ethiopia’s Afar region’s northwest even deadlier. Despite the drought, people are reluctant to go fetch water because of the deaths of children and livestock caused by landmines
Kenyan Groups Call For Peace Before...
Many fear that the deadly violence seen in previous elections may repeat as Kenya prepares for a highly contested presidential election in August. All parties are urged to uphold peace during this year’s elections by the Kenyan organisation Mothers of Victims and Survivors
Volunteers Help Displaced People and Pets...
Both inside and outside of Ukraine, Ukrainians are seeking refuge in any way they can, and many of them take their pets with them
Nobel Laureate Yunus Denies Bangladesh Allegation...
Eighty-year-old Nobel Prize winner and Grameen Bank founder Muhammad Yunus has issued a comprehensive rebuttal of years of criticism from the Bangladesh government, stating, among other points, that he had no involvement in the World Bank’s cancellation of financing ten years ago for the Padma Bridge