‘Miracle’ Woman Says El Salvador’s Oscar Romero a Saint

A Salvadoran woman whose unexpected recovery from a life-threatening condition was deemed a miracle, paving the way for the upcoming canonization of the late Roman Catholic Archbishop Oscar Romero, said Friday she’s convinced he is a saint. Speaking days before a planned pilgrimage to the Vatican along with her husband and thousands of others, Cecilia …

VOA Interview: Pantho Rahaman, Channel i TV

VOA’s Greta Van Susteren interviews Pantho Rahaman, who traveled to the U.S. from Bangladesh to cover the United Nations General Assembly’s high-level week. Pantho and Greta go in-depth on the impact of the Rohingya refugee crisis on Bangladesh, the importance of human rights for the Rohingya people and Bangladeshi feelings toward the government of Myanmar. …

US General Says Afghan Battlefield Losses Are Rising

Afghan military and police forces had higher numbers of battlefield casualties in a “difficult and bloody summer” of fighting the Taliban insurgency, the American general overseeing the war said Thursday. Army Gen. Joseph Votel, the commander of U.S. Central Command, told reporters at the Pentagon that the Afghan losses were “an area of important focus” …

Britain: Russian Military Intelligence Behind Cyberattacks

British officials say the Russian military intelligence unit GRU is behind a fresh wave of global cyberattacks. Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said Thursday the GRU is responsible for “indiscriminate and reckless” attacks against political institutions, businesses, media and sports. Britain’s National Cyber Security Center has concluded that hackers behind numerous attacks have been identified as …

US Defense Chief’s ‘Iron-Clad’ Support of Georgia Goes Beyond NATO  

U.S. and Georgian defense ministers met in Brussels Wednesday to reaffirm the long-standing defense relationship between the countries. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis was in Brussels to reassure European allies of America’s “iron-clad” commitment to NATO, as the trans-Atlantic alliance prepares for its biggest military exercises since the Cold War. Meeting with Georgian Defense Minister Levan …

Both Sides of House Battle on Stage in Trump’s Minnesota Visits

President Donald Trump’s appearance Thursday at a rally in Rochester, Minnesota, marks his second stop to friendly territory in the otherwise traditionally blue state, where other Republicans in competitive congressional races aren’t as eager to receive him. Trump’s Minnesota visits aim to bolster GOP efforts in two of their top targeted Democratic districts, critical seats …