VOA — WASHINGTON — U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts will not testify at an upcoming Senate Judiciary Committee hearing expected to focus on judicial ethics, he said in a letter... Read more »

VOA — STOCKHOLM — Global military spending grew for the eighth consecutive year in 2022 to an all-time high of $2.24 trillion, with a sharp rise in Europe, chiefly due to Russian... Read more »

VOA — Iranian navy commander Shahram Irani told state television on Thursday that Iran’s navy forced a U.S. submarine to surface as it entered the Persian Gulf, but the United States Navy’s... Read more »

VOA — Iranian political experts and social media users have been criticizing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after he ruled out holding popular referendums on state policies this week. Iran faced massive... Read more »

VOA — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court temporarily extended women’s access to an abortion pill until Friday while the justices consider whether to allow restrictions on mifepristone to take effect as a... Read more »

VOA — DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — Iran’s supreme leader on Tuesday ruled out the holding of popular referendums on state policies. Iran faced calls for a referendum on the Islamic Republic... Read more »

VOA — PENTAGON — A spate of attacks from Iranian-backed militants last month on U.S. military personnel in Syria caused traumatic brain injuries in 23 military personnel, Defense Department officials tell VOA.... Read more »

VOA — DUBAI — An Iranian court has sentenced an air defense commander allegedly responsible for the deadly downing of a passenger plane amid Iran-U.S. tensions several years ago, a state news... Read more »

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is about to take its most daring leap yet with a round-the-world test flight of its mammoth Starship. It’s the biggest and mightiest rocket ever built, with the lofty... Read more »