Migrant, Refugee Deaths Increasing on Dangerous Mediterranean Sea Crossing

VOA — GENEVA — The U.N. refugee agency says fatalities are rising along the Mediterranean Sea crossing to Europe, even as fewer migrants and refugees are making the dangerous journey. Migration reached... Read more »

January 6 Committee Hearings Seen as ‘Road Map’ to Prosecution of Trump

VOA — In the first of a series of public hearings held by the congressional committee investigating the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, Wyoming Representative Liz Cheney, one... Read more »

IAEA: Iran Removing Cameras From Some Nuclear Sites

VOA — Iran has removed 27 surveillance cameras from nuclear sites around the country impeding the ability to monitor the country’s nuclear activities, Rafael Mariano Grossi, the director-general of the International Atomic... Read more »

Iran Expands Advanced Centrifuge Work Underground, IAEA Finds

VOA — VIENNA — Iran has begun installing advanced IR-6 centrifuges in a cluster at an underground enrichment plant in line with a long-standing plan and now intends to add two more... Read more »

New York State Raises Age to Buy Semi-Automatic Rifles From 18 to 21

VOA — The state of New York now requires a buyer to be 21 years old before purchasing a semi-automatic rifle such as an AR-15. Previously, an 18-year-old could have purchased similar... Read more »

Gun Safety Talks in US Senate Wrestle With ‘Red Flag’ Laws, School Safety

VOA — Bipartisan U.S. Senate negotiations on how or if to respond to the latest wave of mass shootings are focused on a range of options, including improving school safety and “red... Read more »

Iran Supreme Leader Accuses ‘Enemy’ of Trying to Use Protests

VOA — TEHRAN — Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday accused the “enemy”, a reference mainly to the United States, of seeking to use protests to weaken the Islamic republic.... Read more »

Texas School Shooting Victims Signal Action Against Gunmaker

VOA — The father of a 10-year-old girl killed in the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting and a school employee have taken initial steps that could lead to lawsuits against Daniel Defense, the... Read more »

Iran Warns of Response to IAEA ‘Unconstructive Actions’

VOA — TEHRAN — Iran warned Wednesday it would respond to any “unconstructive actions” taken by the U.N. atomic watchdog after the agency reported traces of nuclear material at undeclared sites in... Read more »

Iran Protests Continue as Death Toll From Building Collapse Rises

VOA — Iranians continue to vent their anger in southwestern Iran as the death toll in the collapse of a tower in the city of Abadan rose to 31 after the bodies... Read more »