VOA — The U.S. Army announced Wednesday it will begin discharging soldiers who have refused to get vaccinated against COVID-19. In a news release, the Army said effective immediately, commanders are to... Read more »

VOA — WASHINGTON — Indirect talks between the United States and Iran on returning to the 2015 nuclear agreement are entering the “final stretch,” with all sides having to make tough political... Read more »

VOA — TEHRAN — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said Sunday that the country’s poor economic situation was not only due to international sanctions but also to government mismanagement. “Wrong decisions and... Read more »

VOA — WASHINGTON — A U.S. government initiative to ship half a billion free COVID-19 tests to Americans will struggle to reach one of the communities that has been hardest hit by... Read more »

VOA — NEW YORK — A powerful winter storm was forecast to hammer the U.S.’ New England and the Middle Atlantic regions this weekend with up to 60 centimeters of snow, bringing... Read more »

VOA — Traffic and drug overdose deaths have skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic, a result of extended stress that is prompting more Americans to engage in risky behavior, according to Shannon Frattaroli,... Read more »

VOA — WASHINGTON — With the United States warning that Iran is just weeks from developing the capacity to make a nuclear weapon, there is disagreement among Washington experts on the likelihood... Read more »

VOA — U.S.-based pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and its German partner, BioNTech, announced Tuesday they have begun a clinical trial of a new version of their COVID-19 vaccine specifically designed to protect against... Read more »

VOA — Some conservatives are taking aim at policies that allow doctors to consider race as a risk factor when allocating scarce COVID-19 treatments, saying the protocols discriminate against white people. The... Read more »