VOA Newscasts - April 17, 2024
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Maldives expected to accelerate shift away from India toward China after parliamentary polls.
Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu is expected to strengthen ties with China following the landslide win by his party in recent parliamentary elections. The polls are being seen as a setback for India’s bid to limit Beijing’s presence in the Indian...
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Pro-Palestinian encampment protesters hold ground on both US coasts.
Campus protests of the war in Gaza continue, despite college administrations' warnings — and new ones are being launched. VOA Natasha Mozgovaya reports from an encampment set up Monday at the University of Washington in Seattle. » Subscribe to VOA...
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Without Israel-Hamas cease-fire, Washington pursues humanitarian aid, hostage deal.
While Washington has so far failed to get Israel and Hamas to agree to a cease-fire in the Gaza conflict, Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited the Middle East on Monday to try to improve the humanitarian situation and lay the groundwork for w...
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Civil society groups train more youth as human rights advocates in Rwanda.
Human Rights Watch has released crucial archives from the 1994 genocide against Tutsis in Rwanda, revealing ignored warnings that could have saved lives. Thirty years on, civil society groups are intensifying efforts by training more youth advocat...
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The Role of a Soldier
In this film, Loiko meets average Ukrainian citizens armed to defend their country. These people were doctors, teachers, businessmen, actors, etc. Now they dropped their identities and took on the role of a soldier. » Subscribe to VOA News: » Wat...
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