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UN chief in Bangladesh to visit Rohingya camps as he pushes for aid
DHAKA, BANGLADESH â U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is getting a first-hand look at the situation of more than 1 million Rohingya…
VOA Kurdish: Iran arrests 4 female Kurdish activists after Womenâs Day events
Iranian security forces have arrested four female Kurdish activists in Kurdistan province following International Womens Day celebrations on March 8.…
Ukraine peace, global security top G7 agenda as diplomats convene in Canada
CHARLEVOIX, QUEBEC â Top diplomats from the Group of Seven leading industrial nations gathered Thursday in Charlevoix, Quebec, as host country…
Meta tests ‘Community Notes’ to replace fact-checkers
SAN FRANCISCO — Social media giant Meta on Thursday announced it would begin testing its new Community Notes feature across its…
VOA Kurdish: Kurdistan opposition parties remain divided after elections
In the sixth round of parliamentary elections in the Kurdistan Region, some political parties announced they would stay in opposition…
VOA Persian: Iranian American journalist ends hunger strike
Reza Valizadeh, a dual-citizen Iranian American journalist imprisoned in Iran, ended his hunger strike after six days on Thursday out…
Turkey warns Iran against hindering peace deal with Kurdish rebels
Tensions are rising between Turkey and Iran, with Ankara warning Tehran not to undermine efforts to end its war with…
VOA Mandarin: China revises PLA regulations prioritizing war readiness
Three revised regulations that dictate everything from the Chinese militarys broad mandate to soldiers day-to-day life are slated to take…
The story of Chinese Americans who call Texas home
The state of Texas has the third-largest Asian American population in the United States, according to the U.S. census, and…
Taiwan president warns of China’s ‘infiltration’ effort
TAIPEI, TAIWAN â Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on Thursday that China has deepened its influence campaigns and infiltration against the…
China accuses New Zealand’s top spy of spreading ‘false information’
BEIJING â Chinas embassy in New Zealand on Thursday accused Wellingtons top spy of lying after the intelligence chief warned of…
Japan eyes boosting rice exports eightfold by 2030
TOKYO â Japan wants to boost its rice exports almost eightfold by 2030, a ministry official said Thursday, despite currently suffering…
Children being brutalized in Sudan’s civil war, say UNICEF and MSF
UNITED NATIONS â The head of the U.N. childrens program, UNICEF, said Thursday that 16 million children in Sudan are suffering…
Cyclone Jude batters Malawi, Mozambique; no deaths reported
BLANTYRE, MALAWI â Tropical Cyclone Jude slammed into parts of southern Africa this week, causing no deaths but leaving widespread damage,…
UN judge from Uganda convicted in UK of forcing woman into slavery
LONDON â A British jury on Thursday convicted a United Nations judge of forcing a young woman to work as a…