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U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday underscored U.S. commitment to supporting Ukraine against Russian aggression, meeting with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg and announcing $325 million more in military aid ahead of an annual…

The Las Vegas Golden Knights won the National Hockey League’s championship Tuesday with a dominating 9-3 victory over the Florida Panthers in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals.  The Golden Knights came into the game with a 3-1 lead in the…

China on Tuesday criticized new sanctions imposed by the United States on companies believed to be involved in training Chinese military pilots and aiding weapons development.  Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin urged Washington to…

The Biden administration said Tuesday it would extend through 2025 the temporary legal status of more than 300,000 immigrants from El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua who had faced the risk of deportation and loss of work permits…

In his first visit to Latin America, Iran’s hardline president met Tuesday with his Nicaraguan counterpart and railed against a theme both leaders have in common: U.S. sanctions. President Ebrahim Raisi’s visit to Nicaragua is his second…

Uruguay President Luis Lacalle Pou met with U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday, and the two leaders explored ways to expand bilateral trade and economic ties, the White House said. Lacalle Pou stopped in Washington for the previously…

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Chinese counterpart Qin Gang spoke by telephone late Tuesday ahead of an expected visit by Blinken to Beijing. Blinken tweeted that the two diplomats talked about “ongoing efforts to maintain…

Pride Month in the United States includes a parade in Los Angeles that is one of the world’s largest LGBTQ+ events. This year’s celebrations come amid protests over school curricula and consumer boycotts of businesses marketing to LGBTQ+…

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is heading to China later this week, a trip that was rescheduled from February after a suspected Chinese spy balloon flew through US airspace. VOA State Department Bureau Chief Nike Ching reports…

After arriving in the U.S., refugees face many challenges. A main one is finding jobs and building new careers. Emma’s Torch, a nonprofit organization in Brooklyn, New York and Washington D.C., is helping refugees, asylees and survivors of…