Every great song is born in the soul of the artist” - Shawna Renee Music lover and cultural critic, Shawna Renee, introduces ...

Go beyond the headlines with VOA's Flashpoint Ukraine. Each weekday at 2105 UTC, VOA's Steve Miller puts the latest ...

With Russia and China increasingly aligned, Western policymakers and analysts are sounding the alarm over their influence in the Western Balkans. With so much focus on the wars in the Middle East and ...

China's massive movie market means the Communist Party can pressure Hollywood to produce films that will soar in the country's box office and avoid those that may displease Beijing. At a time when ...

The rioting in the U.S. city of Minneapolis after the death of a black man in police custody is just the latest incident of racially charged mayhem to mark the United States since the 1960s. 1965: Los ...

A severe drought coupled with Chinese dams blocking the Mekong River as Beijing moves to meet power demands means one of the world's mightiest rivers is likely to face severe water shortages this ...

Uighurs who were once detained in internment camps in China’s Xinjiang region say they have been sexually abused and raped during interrogations by Chinese authorities, while also witnessing other ...

The code has been copied to your clipboard. New discoveries about what is inside the body are making scientists rethink what makes a person human and what makes people sick or healthy. Less than half ...

In the days since the violent Jan. 6 rampage at the U.S. Capitol by President Donald Trump’s supporters, a fuller picture has emerged about the rioters, with researchers identifying members of more ...

U.S. President Joe Biden and the prime ministers of Japan, India, and Australia met virtually Friday for a summit of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, where they discussed strategies to counter ...

Russia says it launched massive naval and air drills Tuesday that span a huge swath of oceans and involve more than 400 naval vessels, at least 120 military aircraft and upwards of 90,000 troops. The ...

Russia's military is bigger and stronger than it was prior to invading Ukraine in February 2022, the commander of United States Air Forces in Europe and Africa cautioned Tuesday. "Russia is getting ...