Headlines- Two days after catastrophic flash flood struck the border between China and Nepal, rescue workers have resumed searching for hundreds of people who are still missing.
- At least 538 people killed and another 1,300 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.
- Iran's President Pezeshkian and Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf met with Qatar's prime minister and foreign minister to discuss ongoing efforts to defuse the situation in the region.
- According to Iran's security chief, Moshen Rezaei, his country is preparing together a list of conditions to submit to the United States in order to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
- In an attempt to rename Lake Ontario as "Lake America," US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday, further escalating his conflict with Canada and its prime minister.
- Mazloum Abdi, the leader of the now-dissolved Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), has been named presidential advisor by Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa.
Category: Feature Story
Portland Protests:A Year After
VOA talks to people in Portland who have different perspectives on how the protests have impacted their city a year after they became a protest hotspot
The Inside Story: The United States’...
President Joe Biden announced the withdrawal of all 2,500 US troops from the nation on May 1 and ending on Sept. 11, the war’s 20th anniversary.Biden stated that he would not hand over the nation’s longest conflict to another president. He stated that he inherited the year-end drawdown date and that he intended to retain the US-Taliban deal that was formed during the previous Trump administration.An Inside story the consequences and effects of US Military withdrawal from Afghanistan
Unpacking Refugee Life
The United Nations signed the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees in 1951 to define who a refugee is. Its initial goal was to protect millions of European refugees fleeing World War II. It changed the treaty to apply to refugees “without regard to geography.”
As Garbage from Ukraine Flows Down...
The Tisza River, A Major Tributary Of The Danube, Flows From Ukraine Into Hungary, Bringing Hundreds Of Tonnes Of Trash With It Every Year. Hungary Has Encouraged Ukraine To Deal With Its Garbage Before It Becomes A Global Problem, But There Is No Simple Answer In Sight
“Together We Heal, Learn, and Shine”...
“Together We Heal, Learn, And Shine” Is Not Just The Slogan Of This Year’s World Refugee Day, But It Also Offers A Lot Of Inspiration For The Hundreds Of Thousands Of People Who Have Fled Their Homes
Documentary The Lakota Daughters
“The Lakota Daughters” Is A Documentary About The Struggles And Successes Of Oglala Lakota Women And Girls On The Pine Ridge Reservation In South Dakota. In The Original Online Programming – News/Documentary Category
North Macedonia’s UNESCO World Heritage Site...
New Hotels, Apartment Buildings, And Restaurants Have Been Built Hastily, And Often Illegally, On North Macedonia’s Side Of Lake Ohrid, With Little Concern For The Region’s Historical Character
Green-Wood Cemetery
Green-Wood Cemetery in New York – one of the oldest and largest American cemeteries – now has its own artist-in-resident
Parade of Lights
We meet the man behind a spectacular bike parade that takes place every Sunday at sunset in Venice, California
Ice For Sale: Siberian Tatars Carry...
In an ethnic Tatar village in Russia’s Omsk region, drinking water comes from the ice of a local lake, which is cut in winter, carried, and stored for year-round use. It’s a good business for those who do the hard work of collecting the ice, and locals claim the clean water contributes to their longevity