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Russia’s parliamentary elections next week are set to be some of the least competitive in years after a number of independent and opposition candidates were barred from running
In just under 102 minutes, the horrors of September 11th unfolded. The worst terrorist strike in modern history killed 2,996 people on that day. The following is a timeline of the events of the day
A shadowy Uyghur Islamic group that China has used as justification for increasingly harsh rule over the Muslim ethnic minority in its far-western Xinjiang region is not present in Afghanistan and won’t be allowed to return, a Taliban spokesman told Chinese state media
On September 11, 2001, almost 3,000 people were killed in the deadliest act of terrorism in history, which occurred in Manhattan, the Pentagon, and a Pennsylvania field. To commemorate the 20th anniversary of that infamous day, a survivor recalls what he saw and felt at the time, as well as what it means to him now
On September 9, members of the United Nations Security Council paid a visit to the National September 11th Memorial and Museum in New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks in New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001
On Monday, some of the final troops returned from Afghanistan. One of the most deployed divisions in the US Army was the 10th Mountain Division. This group of 140 soldiers arrived at Ft. Drum by plane after serving in Afghanistan for the previous nine months
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres attends the wreath-laying ceremony for former Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld, who died 60 years ago
A fire swept through a COVID-19 field hospital in North Macedonia, killing at least 14 people. The fire started late on September 8 in the western city of Tetovo, which has a predominantly ethnic Albanian population. A military parade in Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia, honoured the country’s 30th anniversary of independence
As the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks approaches, VOA’s Julie Taboh looks back at the special canine teams that have helped keep U.S. airports safe over the years
Terrorists rammed passenger jets into New York’s World Trade Center and Washington’s Pentagon 20 years ago. Medical innovations saved more lives in the conflicts that followed in Afghanistan and Iraq than in any previous conflict