A senior U.S. official says Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will discuss at an upcoming NATO foreign ministers meeting the need for the alliance to pressure Russia over “aggression against its neighbors” and fulfill its commitments to end the war in Ukraine. …

Georgian nationals with biometric passports will be able to travel to most European Union member states without visas as of March 28. …

Lifting boxes by hand, day after day, in places like warehouses can cause muscle strain and other injuries. But now a new exoskeleton — a rigid external body frame that assists with limb movement can help prevent problems associated with repetitive tasks like handling boxes or materials at construction sites. VOA’s Deborah Block tells us …

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In the U.S. and Africa, communities of African descendants are experiencing a high rate of diet related disorders like diabetes and heart disease. A Nigerian American in Washington wants to change that. Nutritionist Tambra Raye Stevenson is on a mission to inspire young girls and women in the diaspora and in Africa to embrace their …

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More than 100 nations have launched talks at the United Nations to discuss a global ban on nuclear weapons, but the world’s major powers boycotted the meeting. …

The U.S. Senate has voted overwhelmingly to advance the approval of Montenegro’s bid to join NATO, paving the way for the Balkan nation to join the military alliance. …

Authorities say hip-hop star Fetty Wap was at the scene of a shooting in his New Jersey hometown that left three people wounded.   The shooting happened at a 24-hour deli in Paterson at about 5 a.m. Sunday.   Investigators say the rapper, whose real name is Willie Maxwell, and several friends are not suspects …

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Russian police dispersed demonstrators in downtown Moscow and arrested the anticorruption rally organizer, opposition leader Aleksei Navalny, on March 26. Navalny called for protests in cities across Russia to condemn corruption after his anticorruption foundation published an investigation into property owned by Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in Russia and abroad. (RFE/RL’s Russian Service) …

U.S.-backed forces in northern Syria said Monday they will pause military operations near a major dam held by the so-called Islamic State group in order to allow engineers to fix any problems after conflicting reports about its stability. The decision by the Syrian Democratic Forces came a day after conflicting reports over whether civilians had …

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Hong Kong has selected Carrie Lam to be the city’s first-ever female chief executive, sealing an election that many saw as a foregone conclusion and not a democratic race.  In her victory speech Sunday, Lam pledged to mend political rifts across the city’s political spectrums.  But her victory is largely shunned by the city’s democracy …

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Russian opposition leader and anticorruption campaigner Aleksei Navalny was defiant after his arrest in Moscow, pledging to organize mass legal challenges against the detention of around 1,000 people at protests across Russia and to take part in the 2018 presidential election. Navalny, who was speaking on March 27, was fined $350 for taking part in …

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Separate military maneuvers — one involving Tajik and U.S. forces and the other Tajik and Russian troops — are due to begin in Tajikistan on March 27. …

Hundreds of Russians joined anticorruption rallies in the cities of Krasnoyarsk and Novosibirsk on March 26. The demonstrations were called by activist and opposition leader Aleksei Navalny after his antigraft foundation had published an investigation into property owned by Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in Russia and abroad. (RFE/RL’s Russian Service) …

Ukraine’s Defense Ministry said a military helicopter has crashed in the eastern Donbas region, killing 5 people aboard. …

German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right party won a state election by large margin, exit polls said Sunday, in an early setback to center-left hopes of unseating her in the September national vote. Early results from the voting in Saarland state had Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU) leading with 40 percent while the center-left Social Democrats (SPD) …

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