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The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday after having raised it 10 straight times to combat high inflation. But in a surprise move, the Fed signaled it may raise rates twice more this year, beginning as soon as…

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi makes his first state visit to Washington in nine years on June 21. The trip comes as the United States and India increase cooperation in critical emerging technologies. Matt Dibble has the story.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is traveling to China on Friday, a trip that was rescheduled from February after a suspected Chinese spy balloon flew through U.S. airspace. But expectations are low that Blinken’s trip will reset the…

In America, there are about 1,600 programs in 13 states and Washington, D.C that offer dual-language classes. Students in Vietnamese language programs in California and Virginia are ending the school year with high hopes for the future.…

Israel and China have developed close relations over more than 30 years. But American pressure on Israel has Israel pulling back from those ties. Linda Gradstein reports for VOA from Jerusalem. Camera: Ricki Rosen

Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp's co-founder, is set to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday during his visit to China, two people with knowledge of the matter said. The meeting will mark Xi's first meeting with a foreign private…

President Joe Biden is dispatching White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan to Tokyo this week for talks with his counterparts from Japan, Philippines and South Korea.  Sullivan will also take part in "the first-ever trilateral…

The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday calling for the immediate release of American reporter Evan Gershkovich, who has been detained in Russia since late March on espionage charges that he denies. The…

The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday after having raised it 10 straight times to combat high inflation. But in a surprise move, the Fed signaled it may raise rates twice more this year, beginning as soon as…

A U.S. soldier tried to provide information to the Islamic State group to help it attack American troops in the Middle East, the Justice Department said Wednesday. But 22-year-old Cole Bridges was actually communicating with an FBI…