WASHINGTON — When the leaders of more than 100 countries gather virtually in a Summit for Democracy sponsored by the Biden administration next week, groups focused on human rights and civil society... Read more »
VOA — A senior U.S. State Department official on Saturday accused Iran of reneging on the compromises it made in the last round of talks to revive the 2015 nuclear agreement and... Read more »
VOA — TEHRAN, IRAN — An Iranian air defense test on Saturday in the Natanz region of central Iran caused an explosion heard as far as 20 kilometers from the Chahid Ahmadi-Rochan... Read more »
VOA — WASHINGTON — Diplomats negotiating in Vienna to revive a 2015 deal that curbed the Iranian nuclear program have paused talks until next week, with officials from the United States and... Read more »
VOA — GENEVA — The United Nations is appealing for a record $41 billion to help 183 million of the world’s most vulnerable people suffering from multiple crises, including poverty, hunger, conflict,... Read more »
VOA — WASHINGTON — The Biden administration in its new HIV/AIDS strategy calls racism “a public health threat” that must be fully recognized as the world looks to end the epidemic. The... Read more »
VOA — The first confirmed case of the new omicron coronavirus variant has been detected in the United States. It was discovered in California. Read more »
VOA — New evidence has revealed that the omicron variant of the coronavirus was already present in western Europe well before the first cases were officially identified in southern Africa. Read more »
VOA — Talks about reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal resumed Monday in Vienna after a five-month break and for the first time since a new president took office in Iran. Like... Read more »