UN forum in Bahrain closes with calls to support women entrepreneurs in conflict areas
Hailing from Afghanistan, Algeria, Iraq, Sudan and Gaza, women entrepreneurs were in the spotlight at the closing of the 2024 World Entrepreneurship Investment Forum (WEIF), which has been running since Tuesday in Bahrain’s capital, Manama. During a panel discussion on…
Zelenskyy visits Kharkiv amid Russian offensive
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he traveled Thursday to the northeastern city of Kharkiv to meet with military officials amid a Russian offensive in the region. Zelenskyy said on Telegram that the situation in Kharkiv is extremely difficult, but generally…
TSMC says no damage to its Arizona facilities after incident
TAIPAI, TAIWAN — Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC said Thursday there was no damage to its facilities after an incident at its Arizona factory construction site wherea waste disposal truck driver was transported to a hospital. Firefighters responded to a reported explosion…
Xi hosts Putin for Beijing talks
Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted Russian President Vladimir Putin for talks Thursday in Beijing, the start of a two-day visit by the Russian leader. Ahead of the trip, the Kremlin said Xi and Putin would “have a detailed discussion on…
Dozens of countries sign up for Ukraine peace summit, Switzerland says
berlin — A summit that Switzerland hopes will pave the way for a peace process in Ukraine has drawn delegations from more than 50 countries, Swiss President Viola Amherd said Wednesday. The neutral Swiss government was seeking a broad-based turnout…
US working to get trapped American doctors out of Gaza, White House says
The Biden administration is working to get a group of U.S. doctors out of Gaza after Israel closed the Rafah border crossing, the White House said on Wednesday. The U.S. State Department said earlier this week that the government was…
Fewer US overdose deaths reported last year, but experts still cautious
NEW YORK — The number of fatal overdoses in the U.S. fell last year, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data posted Wednesday. Agency officials noted that the data is provisional and could change after more analysis, and…
Beijing vows retaliation against Biden’s hikes of tariffs on Chinese imports
Chinese officials angrily promised retaliation after the announcement by the White House on Tuesday that the Biden administration would be increasing tariffs on certain imports from China, including a quadrupling of the surcharge on electric cars to 100%. “This will…
US commanders in Poland see Russian threat as ‘near-term’
As Russia ramps up its offensive in eastern Ukraine, officials with the U.S. command in Eastern Europe say it’s urgent for NATO to be ready for a possible confrontation. VOA’s Eastern Europe bureau chief Myroslava Gongadze talked to the U.S….
Ahead of China visit, Putin says he is ready to negotiate on Ukraine war
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia is ready to negotiate on the war in Ukraine, in an interview with Chinese media. Russia has “never refused to negotiate,” Putin was quoted saying, according to China’s state-run Xinhua news agency. It seeks…