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Asian communities in California are reeling from two mass shootings that happened within days in gathering and workplaces. After three years of the pandemic,a period when Asian hate crimes increased, the shootings took place as residents celebrated the Lunar New Year.
At the Geneva ceremony commemorating the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, Holocaust survivor Avraham Roet delivers a speech
After the government lifted a ban on such rallies,Tanzania’s opposition Chadema party held its first protest in six years this week. Despite the restored right to protest, critics doubt whether Tanzania’s Party of the Revolution, the second-longest-ruling party in Africa, will stop suppressing rivals and argue that a law is needed.
Kherson, a city in southern Ukraine, was retaken by Ukrainian forces from Russian forces in November, but the city is still at war, with attacks forcing families to relocate again. VOA’s Heather Murdock reports from Kherson, Ukraine
Al-Harith Idriss Al-Harith Mohamed,Republic of Sudan’s Permanent Representative, addresses United Nations Security Council about the situation in South Sudan and Sudan on January
The Taliban government limited Afghan women’s rights after coming to power in August 2021 with a number of decrees.These include ban of women working or going to school.
The number of boys and girls attending school in Pakistan’s Sindh region continues to be unequal, but one young girl is determined to overcome the challenges.Uneven enrollment of males and girls in schools persists in Pakistan’s
The Taliban’s decision to ban women from universities has an effect on Pakistani women studying medicine in Afghanistan.
The European Union says it faced “unprecedented challenges” at its borders last year as a result of a substantial increase in the number of asylum seekers arriving on Europe’s southern shores and millions of Ukrainians escaping Russia’s invasion by fleeing to Europe.
One of the country’s oldest Asian communities, Chinatown in Manhattan, is experiencing a rebirth. A new generation of social media-savvy Asian Americans is reviving their family businesses and drawing new visitors to the distinctive neighborhood.