US October-February budget deficit hits record $1.147 trillion
The U.S. budget deficit for the first five months of fiscal 2025 hit a record $1.147 trillion, the Treasury Department said ...
VOA Kurdish: Iran arrests 4 female Kurdish activists after Women’s Day events
Iranian security forces have arrested four female Kurdish activists in Kurdistan province following International Women’s Day ...
VOA Persian: Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi leaves homeland
Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi has left the country, her brother announced, expressing his sentiments with the message: “I wish ...
VOA Creole: Armed gangs attack neighborhood in Haiti
Armed gangs attacked the Carrefour Feuilles neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital, on Tuesday. According to VOA ...
VOA Persian: Prisoner dies in prison after medical care denied
VOA has learned that a prisoner with cancer who was denied medical care by the authorities of Ghezel Hesar Prison on the ...
Hospitalized pope marks 12 years in job with future uncertain
Pope Francis marks 12 years as head of the Catholic Church on Thursday, seemingly out of danger after a month in hospital but ...
VOA Kurdish: Kurdistan opposition parties remain divided after elections
In the sixth round of parliamentary elections in the Kurdistan Region, some political parties announced they would stay in ...
VOA Kurdish: Kurds, Alawites react to SDF-Damascus agreement
The agreement between the commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces, Mazloum Abdi, and the interim president of Syria, Ahmed ...
Total lunar eclipse to be visible from Western Hemisphere on Thursday
A total lunar eclipse will be visible in the Western Hemisphere overnight Thursday, with the best views in North America and South America. Skywatchers in Africa and parts of Europe may also be lucky ...