VOA — The U.S House committee on China said Tuesday that the Chinese government is seeking to fuel the fentanyl epidemic in the United States by subsidizing precursors, or substances necessary to... Read more »
VOA — WASHINGTON — Tax Day reveals a major split in how Joe Biden and Donald Trump would govern: The presidential candidates have conflicting ideas about how much to reveal about their... Read more »
VOA — The Group of Seven leading industrial countries, or G7, met Sunday and “unequivocally” condemned Iran’s overnight attack on Israel. Read more »
BBC — The White House has warned Israel that the US will not participate in any retaliatory strikes on Iran, senior administration officials have said. Read more »
VOA — DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — Commandos from Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard rappelled from a helicopter onto an Israeli-affiliated container ship near the Strait of Hormuz and seized the vessel Saturday,... Read more »
BBC — US President Joe Biden says he expects Iran to attack Israel “sooner than later”, as fears grow of Iranian retaliation over an air strike that killed top commanders early this... Read more »
BBC — Iran has vowed to respond to Monday’s air strike on its consulate in Damascus – but what capacity does Iran have to hurt Israel and what form might retaliation take?... Read more »
VOA — Warning: contains upsetting material. Katherine and Tony Salas had no idea their son, Ben, was leading a double life. “In one, he was planning his suicide,” Tony says. “And in... Read more »
VOA — WASHINGTON — A surge of confidence by supporters of the Islamic State terror group — reflected in a series of online threats against Europe combined with its deadly attack on... Read more »
VOA — THE WHITE HOUSE — Preparations take months. No detail is overlooked, for this is perhaps the most evolved form of diplomacy: the state dinner. As first lady Jill Biden prepared... Read more »