VOA — WASHINGTON — U.S. Homeland Security chief Alejandro Mayorkas and Texas Governor Greg Abbott clashed Sunday over enforcement of the country’s immigration laws after thousands of Haitian migrants massed – and... Read more »

RFI — In a vast and detailed report, the Strategic Research Institute of France’s renowned Military College (Irsem) describes how “Machiavellic” China has built a tentacular network to exert its influence worldwide.... Read more »

VOA — WASHINGTON — A former Afghan policeman who says he is out of work under the new Taliban government is one of thousands of Afghans who have fled over the border... Read more »

VOA — WASHINGTON — Iran is threatening to expand a bombing campaign targeting rebels in border villages of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region, saying Iraqi Kurdish authorities must expel the rebels or the... Read more »

VOA — Half a billion more doses of vaccine are headed from the U.S. to the rest of the world—or, as President Joe Biden put it Wednesday as he convened a summit... Read more »

VOA — WASHINGTON — Top U.S. officials, including Vice President Kamala Harris, on Tuesday condemned the way horse-mounted border agents have corralled Haitian migrants along the Mexican border to keep them from... Read more »

DW — While Iran continues to make progress enriching uranium, nuclear diplomacy seems to be stalled. Experts say the ball is clearly in the West’s court. Iran may now be capable of... Read more »

VOA — WASHINGTON — The top U.S. infectious disease expert said Sunday he believes millions of Americans who have already been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus will eventually need a booster shot... Read more »

VOA — SAN FRANCISCO — Despite doubts about the effectiveness of China’s COVID-19 vaccines, the global vaccine shortage is giving China an international soft power boost. Read more »