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Dangerous confrontations between Russia and the United States in the skies over Syria point to an escalating shadow war as Russian President Vladimir Putin suffers more losses in Ukraine. Experts warn that Putin is looking to strike against the U.S. for supporting Ukraine in its defensive war, with Moscow...
As Lebanon remembered its catastrophic Beirut port blast of three years ago Friday, observers say a culture of impunity has taken hold in the country, with no one held accountable for crimes, including the banking crisis that led to the financial collapse. Improperly stored ammonium nitrate at the Beirut port...
The Biden administration is still holding back from labeling the military takeover of Niger’s government a “coup” a week after it was launched, even as Washington is reportedly set to evacuate some U.S. embassy staff from the country. The careful word choice keeps in play an estimated $200 million of...
President Biden is calling for the immediate release of Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum and his family following last week’s military takeover of the country’s democratically elected government. Military soldiers led by Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani arrested Bazoum and declared Tchiani Niger’s head of state...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly used nuclear saber-rattling to deter the West from providing military aid to Ukraine. Bill Taylor, former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, and Col. Brendan Kearney, former chief of staff of U.S. Marines stationed in Europe, join “CUOMO” to discuss the state...
Saudi Arabia is hosting an unusual gathering of top security officials from some 30 nations, including the United States, for a Ukraine-led summit this weekend to discuss potential pathways toward negotiations to end Russia’s occupation of Ukrainian territory. The catch is Russia isn’t invited to the gathering...
The Biden administration is still holding back from labeling the military takeover of Niger’s government a “coup” a week after it was launched. The careful word choice keeps in play an estimated $200 million of humanitarian and economic support to the country, largely food assistance for a country of 25...
The United States and its partners are closely watching negotiations between United Nations aid chief Martin Griffiths and the Syrian government over continued aid access, weeks after Russia blocked the renewal of a near-decade-long humanitarian operation in northwest Syria. "We are prepared...
The deadly July suicide bombing at a political rally in Pakistan’s northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa highlights a troublesome trend of violence in the region. The bombing on Sunday targeted those attending a rally for the religious political party Jamiat Uleme-e-Islam-Fazal (JUIF) in the...
On this edition of Straight Talk Africa: guest host Vincent Makori discusses the coup in Niger, where the army ousted the democratically elected president, Mohamed Bazoum. Also, in this episode, VOA’s English to Africa service celebrates 60 years of multiplatform programming to the continent. Guests include...