VOA — The U.S. has launched its next-generation Mars rover in search of potential signs of life on the red planet. NASA’s latest rover, Perseverance, launched at 11:50 GMT Thursday from Cape... Read more »

VOA — The total number of COVID-19 cases around the world has now topped 17 million, with nearly 670,000 deaths — and the United States is leading the world in both categories.... Read more »

VOA — TEHRAN, IRAN – Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard launched underground ballistic missiles as part of an exercise involving a mock-up aircraft carrier in the Strait of Hormuz, state television reported Wednesday.... Read more »

VOA — DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard launched missiles Tuesday targeting a mock aircraft carrier in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a drill that included such a barrage... Read more »

VOA — MORRISVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA – For the second time, U.S. President Donald Trump has been photographed wearing a mask amid the coronavirus pandemic.   Trump wore the face covering as he toured a North... Read more »

VOA — TEHRAN – Iran reported 216 new deaths from the novel coronavirus on Sunday, calling on its citizens to observe health protocols more closely to ease the burden on exhausted medical... Read more »

VOA — New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is blaming the surge in coronavirus cases in Arizona, Florida and Texas on two conservative-leaning newspapers – The Wall Street Journal and The New York Post.  Cuomo... Read more »

DW — Violence has flared in cities around the US as protesters clash with officers over issues of racial injustice and policing tactics. A car drove into a crowd in Denver and... Read more »

VOA — WASHINGTON – Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Saturday that Republicans were set to roll out the next COVID-19 aid package Monday and assured there was backing from the White House... Read more »