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Brazil imposes new fine, demands payments before letting X resume
SAO PAULO/BRASILIA BRAZIL — Brazil’s Supreme Court said on Friday that social platform X still needs to pay just over $5 million in pending fines, including a new one, before it…
continue readingTaliban push back against allegations of gender bias, rights abuses
Islamabad — Taliban leaders in Afghanistan have defended their Islamist rule amid intensified accusations of “gender-based” discrimination against women and girls at this week’s U.N. General Assembly. “The situation is not…
continue readingUS-led coalition ending operations against Islamic State in Iraq
The global coalition to ensure the defeat of Islamic State group terrorists is ending its military mission in Iraq. U.S. officials said a two-phased plan would not hinder counter-IS operations…
continue reading‘Downton Abbey’ colleagues, fellow actors mourn death of Maggie Smith
Harris, Trump vie for battleground state Michigan
Michigan is one of the key swing states that may decide November’s presidential election between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. VOA White House Bureau Chief Patsy Widakuswara went to Michigan…
continue readingExiled opposition leader: ‘We want Belarus to return to family of European countries’
New York — Among those in New York City for the 79th United Nations General Assembly is exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya. On Monday, Tsikhanouskaya and Evgenia Kara-Murza, the Russian…
continue readingAdoption applications in Ukraine soar since Russian invasion
The number of Ukrainian citizens seeking to adopt children has increased dramatically since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Lesia Bakalets reports from Kyiv, Ukraine. Camera:…
continue readingUS-led coalition to wrap up operations vs. Islamic State in Iraq
Trump meets Zelenskyy amid tension, Republican criticism of Kyiv
Former U.S. President Donald Trump met Friday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in New York, where Trump repeated claims that he would be able to end the war in Ukraine…
continue readingUkraine authorities report 8 killed, 49 injured in Russian attacks
New York City mayor charged with bribery, wire fraud
The mayor of New York City, Eric Adams, has been indicted on multiple corruption charges by the U.S. government. Aron Ranen has the story from the Big Apple. …
continue readingAs Ukraine war enters a critical period, the EU moves ahead without the US
BRUSSELS — s the war in Ukraine enters a critical period, the European Union has decided that it must take responsibility for what it sees as an existential threat to security…
continue readingTrump and Zelenskyy will meet as tensions rise over US backing for Ukraine
NEW YORK — Donald Trump is set to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as public tensions have been rising between the two over Ukraine’s defense against Russia’s invasion. Trump said…
continue readingHurricane Helene makes landfall in northwestern Florida
Blinken to meet Chinese counterpart amid concerns over China’s drone supply to Russia
New York — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is scheduled to meet with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in…
continue readingFormer Trump adviser describes China’s ideology as ‘danger to all of us’
US offers $20M for details about Iranian allegedly behind plot to kill official
Washington — The U.S. State Department announced a $20 million reward on Thursday for information leading to the arrest of the alleged Iranian mastermind behind a plot to assassinate former White…
continue readingPush for renewable energy sparks new environmental worries
According to the International Energy Agency, the world now invests almost twice as much in clean energy as it does in fossil fuels. But with that shift comes environmental risks…
continue readingCryptocurrency exchange network accused of helping Russia hit with sanctions
WASHINGTON — A network of people and virtual currency exchanges associated with harboring Russian cybercrime were hit with sanctions on Thursday, in a government-wide crackdown on cybercrime that could assist Russia…
continue readingOxfam: ‘Oligarchy’ of super-rich undermining cooperation to tackle poverty, climate change
London — As world leaders gather for the annual United Nations General Assembly in New York this week, the charity Oxfam says they are being undermined by what it calls a…
continue readingUS announces $8 billion in Ukraine aid as Zelenskyy, Biden to meet
Pope Francis heads for Luxembourg and Belgium on a trip to a dwindling flock
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis is traveling to once-strong bastions of Christianity in the heart of Europe to try to reinvigorate a Catholic flock that is dwindling in the face of…
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