The U.S. National Hurricane Center reports a storm system moving up the U.S. East Coast is likely to strengthen in the next several hours and become Tropical Storm Ophelia as it moves on to...
ACCRA, ghana — Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in the Ghanaian capital Accra on Saturday for a third day of anti-government protests linked to economic hardship that have led to dozens of arrests. Protesters, some...
HANGZHOU, CHINA — Chinese President Xi Jinping opened the COVID-19-delayed 19th Asian Games on Saturday in the city of Hangzhou during a shiny and at times raucous opening ceremony on Saturday. Spectators in the...
Editor’s note: Here is a look at immigration-related news around the U.S. this week. Questions? Tips? Comments? Email the VOA immigration team: ImmigrationUnit@voanews.com. Texas City Sees Jump in Irregular Migrant Crossings U.S. immigration authorities...
UNITED NATIONS — Pakistan’s caretaker prime minister said he expects parliamentary elections to take place in the new year, dismissing the possibility that the country’s powerful military would manipulate the results to ensure that...
After School Africa takes a look at student loans and international students. “Normally, many people do not like the idea of loans, and it is not the first option in the minds of many...
World leaders are hoping to soon send a Kenyan security force to Haiti to quell gang violence there. Meeting on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, Secretary of State Antony Blinken addressed...
BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called on the Polish government Saturday to clarify allegations about a cash-for-visas deal for migrants that has roiled Polish politics, as a debate about immigration heats up in...
BEIJING/SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — China’s President Xi Jinping on Saturday said he will seriously consider visiting South Korea, Yonhap news agency reported, as part of efforts to support peace and security on the Korean...
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Tropical Storm Ophelia made landfall in North Carolina early Saturday with estimated maximum winds of 110 kilometers per hour (68 mph), according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center. A hurricane watch...