Headlines
  • Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps navy issues a warning that the Strait of Hormuz is "closed," citing five tankers that have been hit since Friday.
  • Four drones were intercepted and destroyed over the provinces of Riyadh, Eastern, and Southern, according to the coalition led by Saudi Arabia.
  • The Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen claims to have intercepted three drones in the southern and Riyadh regions, two cruise missiles over the Red Sea, and a ballistic missile headed for the Saudi city of Yanbu. In the
  • Police and pritesters clashed during Saturday's large-scale protests across France over social injustice, exorbitant prices, and the condition of the educational system.
  • Just two days before the new sanctions and tariffs on Russia mandated by the law named for the late Senator Lindsey Graham were scheduled to go into effect, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday waiving them.
  • On Saturday afternoon, a car drove through a soccer match in Wichita, Kansas, killing a child and an adult and injuring numerous others.

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April 24, 2023

To Save Lives,US Transplant Surgeon Heads...

A New York transplant surgeon plans his third trip to Ukraine, where he has been working with doctors to help patients affected by Russia’s war with that country. Dr. Robert Montgomery, the surgeon, is also working to raise money for the purchase of medical equipment for a hospital in Lviv.

February 19, 2023

Family Flees Putin’s Russia and Arrives...

When the White House announced its new policy in September, Russians who fear persecution because they oppose Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine continue to apply for asylum here. Many are coming through Mexico.

January 21, 2023

New Digital Generation in Chinatown,New York,...

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.

December 27, 2022

‘Little Ukraine’ in NYC Helps Recently...

Little Ukraine residents in New York City’s East Village as well as local Ukrainian Americans have been doing what they can to help war refugees from the war-torn country who have arrived in the US.Narrated by Anna Rice, Evgeny Maslov has this report VOA News

November 26, 2022

African Drumming Circle Keeps Beat in...

In order to introduce some African beat to the city and to inspire others to do the same, a circle of drummers performs on the weekends in Central Park in New York

October 26, 2022

War Art Exhibition from Ukraine Opens...

More than 150 war-themed posters created by Ukrainian artists are part of a charity art exhibition in New York City that highlights the true impact the Russian war on their country.

September 9, 2022

9/11 Museum in New York City...

Many businesses in New York City had to close due to the coronavirus pandemic’s economic impacts. A special part of American history was preserved in one of those businesses

August 22, 2022

Gun Debate Continues in New York...

Over a month after the controversial Supreme Court decision that struck down a New York gun safety law requiring a licence to carry concealed guns in public, the debate is still going on

September 19, 2021

Story of Harlem Groomer

During the outbreak, Brian Taylor, a Sierra Leonean immigrant renowned as the Harlem Groomer in New York City, lost 80% of his non-essential business. But he discovered a creative way to continue doing his work, inspiring a national movement in the process.

Return to Work Order Disappoints a...

This week, nearly all of New York City’s 300,000 employees were required to return to work after the city ended remote employment. However, not everyone is happy with how the return was handled

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