Month: June 2017

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani says that more than 150 people have died as a result of the massive tanker-truck bomb that struck a busy Kabul neighborhood during rush hour on May 31. …

The head of NATO says members of the alliance are united in their stance toward Russia in a way they have not been for many years. Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Monday in an interview with VOA’s Serbian Service that NATO is committed to stepping up its defense while at the same time continuing dialogue with …

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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Tuesday that President Donald Trump has asked him to rebuild the U.S. relationship with Russia and not allow the political turmoil over possible Russian ties to the Trump campaign to impede him. Tillerson said relations with Russia are at a low point and deteriorating, and Trump asked him to …

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U.S. President Donald Trump faced criticism and claims that he undercut his own stalled travel order pending before the Supreme Court by saying it is “watered down” and “politically correct” and should have been “tougher.” …

The United States and Kuwait are seeking to bridge a diplomatic split that opened up between Qatar and several Arab states over allegations that Doha supports extremism. …

It might seem like an oxymoron to some: A college fraternity where drinking is not allowed. But Alpha Lambda Mu, a fraternity active at seven U.S. universities, is comprised of Muslim members and non-Muslims who share Muslim ideals. And that means no drinking. “We have fun, but we don’t have the drinking and the drugs …

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Terror attacks have killed dozens of Europeans over the past few years. …

A team of open-source researchers investigating the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 has published reports linking the movements of Russian military equipment to the plane’s downing. …

Portland, Oregon, reeling from a stabbing attack by a white nationalist that left two victims dead last month, was the scene of violent clashes with police on Sunday, after competing rallies faced off in the city center, leading to 14 arrests. Ramon Taylor reports from Portland. …

Having predicted the last British election wrong, as well as June’s referendum on European Union membership, the country’s pollsters are understandably nervous about Thursday’s vote — even more so after Saturday’s terror attack in the heart of London. Before the attack, several opinion polls suggested a shift in public sentiment. Prime Minister Theresa May, who …

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Turkey says it will maintain a ban on visits by German politicians to the Incirlik air base, which has been at the center of a dispute between NATO allies since Ankara blocked a visit last month by German lawmakers. …

For the second time in a month Britain’s security services are facing awkward questions about their surveillance policies, after it emerged the ringleader of Saturday’s terror attack in the heart of London was known to them and had been interrogated in the past. The British-Pakistani, who police are not naming for operational reasons, was also …

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Facebook said it wanted to make its social media platform a “hostile environment” for terrorists in a statement issued after attackers killed seven people in London and prompted Prime Minister Theresa May to demand action from internet firms. Three attackers rammed a rental van into pedestrians on London Bridge and stabbed others nearby on Saturday …

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In April, Rospotrebnadzor, the Russian consumer rights and protection agency, said it was banning imports of Plantaze wine because of elevated levels of metalaxyl, a pesticide, and particle plastic diphtalata in some vintages. …

Voters in Mexico’s most populous state on Sunday could hand the ruling party a much-needed boost ahead of next year’s presidential elections or a potentially devastating blow by throwing off its uninterrupted 88-year local rule.   Voting centers opened in the morning amid complaints that some voters had received intimidating telephone calls warning them not …

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A look at the best news photos from around the world. …

Pakistani investigators say the mob lynching of a university student accused of blasphemy was premeditated. …