New Report: Millions of Lives at Risk from Surging HIV/AIDS Epidemic

VOA — GENEVA — The United Nations AIDS program says progress is stalling on ending HIV/AIDS as a public health crisis by 2030 and action is needed to get it back on... Read more »

Senate Report Alleges Chinese Effort to Infiltrate Federal Reserve

VOA — Fed Chair Jerome Powell and a senior member of Congress are at odds over a report issued Tuesday by Senate Republicans alleging that China is trying to infiltrate the Federal... Read more »

Iran Says It Won’t Be Rushed Into ‘Quick’ Nuclear Deal

VOA — TEHRAN — Iran said Monday it will not be rushed into a “quick” deal reviving its faltering 2015 nuclear accord with world powers, as negotiations remain deadlocked. “They demand that... Read more »

US Treasury Chief Downplays Recession as Wave of Economic Data Looms

VOA — WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Sunday said the U.S. economy is slowing but pointed to healthy hiring as proof that it is not yet in recession. Yellen spoke... Read more »

Macron Says Iran Nuclear Deal ‘Still Possible’

VOA — PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday told his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi that reviving the landmark 2015 deal on Tehran’s nuclear capabilities was “still possible” but must happen... Read more »

California Enacts Gun Control Law Inspired by Texas Abortion Ban

VOA — LOS ANGELES — California’s governor signed into law Friday new gun control legislation modeled on a legal approach used in Texas to curb access to abortions. Last year, well before... Read more »

Iran Doesn’t Want Nuclear Deal, British Intelligence Chief Says

VOA — ASPEN, COLORADO — Britain’s intelligence chief said Thursday that he was skeptical that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei wants to revive a nuclear deal with world powers but that... Read more »

Strengthening Dollar Presents Challenges for Global Markets

VOA — The U.S. dollar is demonstrating extraordinary strength against other global currencies this summer, touching highs against the euro, the Japanese yen and others, with broad effects globally and within the... Read more »

Russian President Putin in Iran for trilateral talks

DW — The meeting between the leaders of the three regional powers Russia, Iran and Turkey aims at bolstering their relations. The summit comes shortly after Russian gas giant Gazprom announced a... Read more »

Putin Visits Iran for First Trip Outside Russia Since Ukraine War

VOA — LONDON/DUBAI — Russian President Vladimir Putin visits Tehran on Tuesday for a meeting with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the first trip by the Kremlin chief outside Russia since the... Read more »