VOA — WASHINGTON – Bringing affordable and high-speed internet service to every American would be equivalent to the federal government’s rural electrification project of the 1930s, according to President Joe Biden. “It... Read more »

VOA — JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI – Never before seen case files, photographs and other records documenting the investigation into the slayings of three civil rights workers in Mississippi are now open to the... Read more »

VOA — PANAMA CITY, PANAMA – Two Iranian naval ships that entered the Atlantic earlier this month are traveling north up the west coast of Africa, a top admiral confirmed to VOA.... Read more »

VOA — The European Space Agency (ESA) reports that the first recruitment drive for astronauts since 2008 netted 22,000 applications, including an increase in female applicants and the first applications from people... Read more »

VOA — GENEVA – A new report by the U.N. secretary-general on the human rights situation in Iran condemns the widespread use of punitive measures and state-sponsored violence to keep the population... Read more »

RFI — ran’s sole nuclear power plant has suffered an unexplained temporary emergency shutdown, according to the country's Nuclear Energy Organisation. Meanwhile, diplomats in Geneva have expressed optimism over ongoing talks on... Read more »

VOA — WASHINGTON – U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Sunday downplayed the importance of the election of hardliner Ebrahim Raisi as the new Iranian president, saying that whether the United... Read more »

VOA — CAIRO – Iran’s interior minister on Saturday declared judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi the winner of the nation’s presidential election, saying he’d drawn 17 million of the 28 million votes cast.... Read more »

VOA — GENEVA – The World Food Program warns tens of millions of people, mainly in Africa, are teetering on the brink of famine because of conflict, climate shocks and economic downturn... Read more »