Tehran Looks to Shanghai Alliance to Aid Economy, Reduce Isolation

VOA — Iran has dialed up its diplomacy this year, hoping to improve its economy and reduce its isolation. Its president and foreign minister have traveled to Latin America, hosted diplomats from... Read more »

US Special Envoy for Iran on Leave While Security Clearance Under Review

VOA — U.S. Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley said on Thursday his security clearance is under review, saying that he expects the investigation to end “favorably and soon” and in the... Read more »

Moscow Reportedly Detains General Surovikin Over Suspected Link to Wagner Rebellion

VOA — Russian authorities appear to have detained General Sergei Surovikin over his suspected connection to the Wagner Group’s mutiny last week, according to media reports. The specific details surrounding Surovikin’s status... Read more »

Iran Takes Canada to UN Top Court in Dispute Over State Immunity

VOA — THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS – Iran has filed a case against Canada at the United Nations’ top court, accusing it of flouting state immunity in allowing relatives of victims of terrorism... Read more »

Blinken Says No Nuclear Deal on Table With Iran

VOA — NEW YORK — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that no new nuclear agreement was on the table with Iran, after quiet new diplomacy between the adversaries. “There... Read more »

Fastest Growing and Shrinking US States After COVID-19

VOA — During the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. states of Florida, Idaho and Montana grew the most in terms of population, while New York, Illinois and Louisiana suffered the most shrinkage from... Read more »

US Supreme Court to Rule On Gay Rights, Religious Freedom, Other Heated Issues

VOA — The Supreme Court is getting ready to decide some of its biggest cases of the term. The high court has 10 opinions left to release over the next week before... Read more »

Packages From China Are Surging Into US; Some Say $800 Duty-Free Limit Was Mistake

VOA — WASHINGTON — Conservatives anxious to counter America’s leading economic adversary have set their sights on a top trade priority for labor unions and progressives: cracking down on the deluge of... Read more »

Declassified US Intelligence Answers Few Questions on COVID-19 Origins

VOA — WASHINGTON — Newly declassified intelligence on the origins of the coronavirus pandemic appears to cast doubt on theories that the outbreak that killed millions around the world began at a... Read more »

In Iran, Restorer Revives Famed Cadillac Once Assembled There

VOA — TEHRAN, IRAN — The sleek, polished dark blue 1978 Cadillac Seville eased slowly out of a showroom near Iran’s capital, its driver carefully inserting the 8-track tape that came with... Read more »