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Russia’s central bank said on August 29 that it was stepping in to save the country’s eighth largest lender, Otkritie, after it suffered a sustained run on its deposits amid worries about its loan portfolio. …
Germany’s foreign minister says that Washington and its European partners should ensure that new U.S. sanctions targeting Russia do not lead to a “new ice age” between Moscow and the West. …
German prosecutors have charged a German-Russian dual citizen suspected of bombing the Borussia Dortmund soccer team’s bus with attempted murder. …
Waters have continued to rise in the flooded areas of Texas and Louisiana, causing what the National Weather Service calls an “unprecedented” crisis. At least six people have died and an estimated 30,000 have been evacuated. VOA’s Zlatica Hoke reports. …
Heavy rain continued to pour Tuesday on southeastern Texas where Tropical Storm Harvey has already caused catastrophic flooding in one of the largest cities in the United States. The National Weather Service expected the storm to drop 25 to 50 centimeters of rain before it finally moved out of the region Thursday. That is in …
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Afghan officials say an explosion has hit a bank in the center of Kabul, killing at least one person. …
A United Nations human rights panel called on the Russian Federation on Monday to step up prosecutions of racist attacks by ultra-nationalists and neo-Nazis and of hate speech by politicians. Russian authorities must intensify measures to “vigorously combat racist behavior in sports, particularly in football, and ensure that sports regulatory bodies investigate manifestations of racism, …
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U.S. President Donald Trump has repeated his arguments that Washington should have a better relationship with Moscow as he declined to describe Russia’s actions in Europe in recent years as a threat. …
Russian authorities say three law enforcement officers were killed in two separate incidents in the southern Daghestan region on August 28, including an attack claimed by the Islamic State (IS) group’s propaganda agency. …
Rescue efforts are under way in Houston, Texas after Hurricane Harvey came ashore Friday night, dropping as much as 25 centimeters of new rainfall around Houston overnight. The region has already seen more than 60 centimeters of rain in some places. VOA Spanish service reporter Celia Mendoza is there and snapped these photos. …
A car bomb has killed at least eight people and wounded more than 25 others at a vegetable market in a predominantly Shi’ite neighborhood of the Iraqi capital, officials say. …
Country music star Chris Young is donating $100,000 for disaster relief efforts in Texas. Nashville-based Monarch Publicity says in a news release that Young lived in Arlington, Texas, before signing with RCA records and has family and close friends in Hurricane Harvey’s path. Young says in the statement that communities in Texas “are …
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Kenya’s Supreme Court Monday began hearing veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga’s challenge to President Uhuru Kenyatta’s re-election earlier this month. Odinga, a former prime minister, has charged that Kenyatta won the elections by fraud. Odinga was in court as his legal team alleged that the electoral commission did not follow the law in adding up …
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The Russian human rights group Memorial is calling for the release of a 77-year-old former space researcher who was sentenced to prison on a treason conviction in 2016. …
Hundreds of people rallied across northwestern Pakistan on August 28 to protest U.S. statements that the country is providing safe havens to extremist groups. …
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says President Donald Trump, who has faced criticism over his response to a recent white nationalist rally in Virginia, “speaks for himself” on his values. Tillerson appeared on Fox News Sunday, and was asked by anchor Chris Wallace about a United Nations committee criticizing the Trump administration for its …
A Jordanian official said Sunday that Jordan is negotiating with Germany over the legal status of German troops to be stationed in the kingdom, amid reports that disagreements delayed deployment. The German magazine Der Spiegel reported that Germany seeks immunity in Jordan for 250 soldiers who are part of the U.S.-led campaign against Islamic State …
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A look at the best news photos from around the world. …
The Majlis is back and this week takes a look at the last year in Uzbekistan, which was the first year with its new president, Shavkat Mirziyoev, leading the country. …
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says the firing of three ballistic missiles by North Korea this week was a provocative act but that Washington will continue to seek a peaceful resolution. …
Kazakhstan beat Kyrgyzstan 4-1 to capture the inaugural world championship in kokpar, or kok-boru — an ancient equestrian sport in which a goat carcass is traditionally used as a ball. …
The U.S. State Department says it is “deeply troubled” by the detention of the director of Azerbaijan’s independent Turan News Agency and urged his immediate release. …
Britain’s main opposition Labour Party is announcing a policy shift which opens the possibility of the country remaining in the European Union’s single market and customs union for several years as part of a “soft” Brexit, a spokesman said on Saturday. The party would propose the same “basic terms” as Britain’s current relationship with the …
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Authorities have shut down two radio stations that aired critical coverage of President Nicolas Maduro’s government by refusing to renew their licenses, a broadcast executive announced, as the country staged military exercises in defiance of Washington and new U.S. sanctions. Enza Carbone, president of the country’s Radio Chamber, said late Friday in a statement that …
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