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U.S. prosecutors went to federal court in New York on Friday to seek forfeiture of about $75 million in luxury real estate owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg, saying the assets are proceeds from sanctions violations.…
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A Chinese diplomat accused the U.S. consul general in Hong Kong of interfering in its affairs after he said the city's freedoms were eroding and warned the American not to cross political "red lines." Consul General Gregory May gave a…
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VOA State Department Bureau Chief Nike Ching interviews US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman on Feb. 23, 2023
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Three mystery objects shot down by the U.S. military this month again compelled government officials to tamp down speculation of extraterrestrial connections. Military and civilian sightings of unidentified flying objects have generated…
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Russia's blunders on the battlefield in Ukraine are scaring away longtime partners and other countries that have come to depend on Moscow for weapons systems, munitions and maintenance, according to a key State Department official. Far…
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With former U.S. President Jimmy Carter in hospice care at home, people around the world are reflecting on the 98-year-old's achievements and failures. Outside of the U.S., historians say one place where Carter paid close attention was…
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Fresh from a meeting with China’s top diplomat and a U.N. Security Council session regarding Ukraine, Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Central and South Asia next week for international talks that will put him in the same…
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North Korea said it fired four strategic cruise missiles Thursday, continuing its rapid pace of launches, as it blasted the United States and its allies for escalating military tensions. The four Hwasal-2 cruise missiles flew 2,000…
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There are fears of a new global nuclear arms race after Russia’s president announced this week that he would suspend the country's participation in the New START treaty, which limits the number of warheads deployed by Russia and the United…
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Not all branches of the U.S. military are equally worried about keeping pace with China’s military expansion. While U.S. Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro warned earlier this week that he needed more ships to meet the threat posed by China’s…
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