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VOANews, 4 hours ago to random

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun held their first in-person meeting on the sideline of the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on Friday.

https://www.voanews.com/a/us-chinese-defense-leaders-exchange-views-over-contentious-issues-in-singapore-/7637264.html #voanews

VOANews, 21 hours ago to random

Jury finds Trump guilty on all 34 felony counts

https://www.voanews.com/a/jurors-at-trump-hush-money-trial-deliberating-for-second-day/7634861.html

VOANews, 2 days ago to random

Cape Town residents began lining up outside polling stations in the early morning hours on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, to cast their ballots in what may prove to be a sea-change general election in South Africa.

South Africans began voting Wednesday in an election seen as their country’s most important in 30 years, and one that could put their young democracy in unknown territory.

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VOANews, 2 days ago to random

North Korean balloons dropped feces and other garbage on busy streets, in front of residences, and in other areas across South Korea on Wednesday, according to local media reports and South Korea’s military, in Pyongyang’s latest escalation of tensions with its southern neighbor.

https://www.voanews.com/a/north-korea-sends-poop-filled-balloons-into-south-media-report-/7632935.html #voanews

VOANews, 2 days ago to random

15-year-old Uyghur becomes youngest in China to summit Everest. Seafood production rises in Xinjiang as Uyghur forced labor concerns continue. U.S. Senate committee finds Uyghur forced labor in supply chains of automakers.

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VOANews, 3 days ago to random

UN Security Council to discuss Rafah after deadly Israeli strike

https://www.voanews.com/a/un-security-council-to-discuss-rafah-after-deadly-israeli-strike/7629517.html

VOANews, 3 days ago to random

Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile grows, IAEA reports

https://www.voanews.com/a/iran-s-enriched-uranium-stockpile-grows-iaea-reports/7628904.html

VOANews, 5 days ago to random

Richard M. Sherman, one half of the prolific, award-winning pair of brothers who helped form millions of childhoods by penning the instantly memorable songs for Mary Poppins, The Jungle Book and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang — as well as the most-played tune on Earth, It's a Small World (After All) — has died. He was 95.

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VOANews, 6 days ago to random

The United States will provide a new $275 million military aid package for Ukraine to help the beleaguered country repel Russia’s assault on Kharkiv, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement Friday.

The package includes ammunition for HIMARS, 155 mm and 105 mm artillery rounds, missiles, anti-armor systems and precision aerial munitions, the State Department said.

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VOANews, 8 days ago to random

China accelerating forced relocation of rural Tibetans to urban areas, report says

https://www.voanews.com/a/china-accelerates-forced-relocation-of-rural-tibetans-to-urban-areas-report-says/7622395.html

VOANews, 9 days ago to random

Ireland, Norway and Spain each announced Wednesday the recognition of a Palestinian state, citing the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza and a need to achieve a two-state solution for lasting peace in the region.

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VOANews, 9 days ago to random

Russia has launched a likely space weapon and deployed it in the same orbit as a U.S. government satellite, the Pentagon said.

https://www.voanews.com/a/pentagon-says-russia-launched-space-weapon-in-path-of-us-satellite-/7622198.html #voanews

VOANews, 10 days ago to random

A large crowd of mourners gathered in the Iranian city of Tabriz Monday after a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and seven others crashed Sunday while crossing mountain terrain in heavy fog. (Reuters)

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VOANews, 11 days ago to random

Lai Ching-te was sworn in as Taiwan’s new president Monday, kicking off an unprecedented third consecutive term for the pro-sovereignty Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), which has consistently highlighted the strength of the island’s democracy over the last eight years.

https://www.voanews.com/a/taiwan-s-new-president-inherits-strong-foreign-policy-position-but-political-gridlock-at-home/7618461.html #voanews

VOANews, 11 days ago to random

▶ Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and other officials were found dead Monday at the site of a helicopter crash in northwestern Iran.

Search crews found the wreckage Monday, a day after the helicopter crashed in bad weather near Varzaqan in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province. The Iranian officials were returning to Iran after attending a dam project inauguration at the Iran-Azerbaijan border.

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VOANews, 11 days ago to random

🚨 Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and other officials were found dead Monday at the site of a helicopter crash in northwestern Iran, state media said.

Search crews found the wreckage Monday, a day after the helicopter crashed in bad weather near Varzaqan in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province. The Iranian officials were returning to Iran after attending a dam project inauguration at the Iran-Azerbaijan border.

https://www.voanews.com/a/state-media-says-iranian-president-foreign-minister-found-dead-at-helicopter-crash-site/7618194.html #voanews

VOANews, 11 days ago to random

Search crews reported finding no signs of life Monday after locating a helicopter that crashed while carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and other senior officials in the country’s northwest, according to state media.

https://www.voanews.com/a/search-crews-report-no-sign-of-life-after-locating-crashed-helicopter-carrying-iranian-president/7618194.html #voanews

VOANews, 11 days ago to random

Governments, officials react to crash of Iranian president's helicopter

https://www.voanews.com/a/governments-officials-react-to-crash-of-iranian-president-s-helicopter/7618435.html

VOANews, 12 days ago to random

A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi suffered a "hard landing" on Sunday, Iranian state media reported, without immediately elaborating.

Raisi was traveling in Iran's East Azerbaijan province. State TV said the incident happened near Jolfa, a city on the border with the nation of Azerbaijan, some 600 kilometers (375 miles) northwest of the Iranian capital, Tehran.

https://www.voanews.com/a/rescuers-in-iran-trying-to-reach-a-helicopter-involved-in-an-incident-while-accompanying-president-/7618194.html #voanews

VOANews, 12 days ago to random

Jailed Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi faces a new trial over accusations she made against security forces of sexually assaulting female prisoners, her family said Saturday.

https://www.voanews.com/a/iranian-nobel-laureate-faces-new-trial-mohammadi-family-says/7617545.html #voanews

VOANews, 13 days ago to random

▶️ While sounds of the Israel-Hamas war echo nearby, an Israeli dance group, joined by American artist and influencer Montana Tucker, performed Friday in southern Israel, in tribute to Oct. 7 Hamas attack victims.

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VOANews, 13 days ago to random

Georgia’s president on Saturday vetoed the so-called “Russian law” targeting media that has sparked weeks of mass protests.

The law would require media and nongovernmental organizations to register as “pursuing the interests of a foreign power” if they receive more than 20% of their funding from abroad. Critics of the bill say that it closely resembles legislation used by the Kremlin to silence opponents and that it will obstruct Georgia’s bid to join the EU.

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VOANews, 13 days ago to random

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in an interview with AFP on Friday warned Russia could intensify its offensive and said Kyiv would only accept a "fair peace" despite the West's calls for a quick solution.

https://www.voanews.com/a/zelenskyy-warns-russia-could-step-up-offensive-afp-interview-/7617270.html #voanews

VOANews, 14 days ago to random

📷: Fast-moving thunderstorms pummeled southeastern Texas Thursday, killing at least four people, blowing out windows in high-rise buildings, downing trees and knocking out power to more than 900,000 homes and businesses in the Houston area

https://www.voanews.com/a/deadly-texas-storms/7615841.html #voanews

📷: Fast-moving thunderstorms pummeled southeastern Texas Thursday, killing at least four people, blowing out windows in high-rise buildings, downing trees and knocking out power to more than 900,000 homes and businesses in the Houston area
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