Biden to host Japanese Prime Minister Kishida and Philippine President Marcos

Washington—— U.S. President Joe Biden will host Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the White House next month for a summit amid concerns about North Korea’s nuclear program, China’s provocative actions in the South China Sea and plans to buy Japanese companies. Disagreement is a growing concern. An iconic … Read more

Donald Trump’s ‘Access Hollywood’ tapes won’t be played in hush money trial

A New York judge ruled on Monday that the infamous “Access Hollywood” video of Donald Trump bragging about sexually assaulting women without their consent will not be shown to jurors in the former US president’s hush-money criminal trial. Play. Judge Juan M. Merchan said Manhattan prosecutors could still question witnesses about the 2005 recording, which … Read more

Taiwan protests after China boards a tourist boat near Kinmen Island

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Tensions around the Kinmen Islands increased on Tuesday as Taiwan protested China’s boarding of a tourist ship. The Kinmen Islands are off the coast of China but are controlled by Taiwan. Taiwanese media reported that the Xia Wang, carrying 11 crew members and 23 passengers, was boarded by the Chinese Coast Guard … Read more

Israeli troops attack Gaza hospital; 20 killed, 200 detained

Faiq Mabhuoch, a senior Hamas figure, was also killed in a raid on a Gaza hospital on Monday. Tel Aviv: The Israeli military said 20 Palestinian agents were killed and dozens detained in an attack on Gaza City’s Al-Shifa hospital on Monday targeting “senior Hamas terrorists.” Soldiers swarmed in with tanks and airstrikes hit the … Read more

Q&A: U.S. lawmakers say TikTok owners are essentially ‘affiliates’ of the Chinese Communist Party

Washington — The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on March 13 that, if it becomes law, would give ByteDance, the Chinese owner of the TikTok social media app, 180 days to divest its U.S. assets or face a ban over concerns National security, including Beijing’s ability to access Americans’ private information through the … Read more

US says North Korea shipped 10,000 containers of ammunition to Russia

Park Chung-gak, the top U.S. official responsible for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, told VOA on Monday that there have been at least ten incidents of the use of North Korean missiles on the battlefield in Ukraine. Parker told VOA’s Nike Ching that the United States still assesses that North Korean leader Kim Jong … Read more

Catastrophic food shortages in Gaza mean mass deaths loom: report

Extreme food shortages in parts of the Gaza Strip have exceeded famine levels and mass deaths are imminent if there is not an immediate ceasefire and a massive supply of food to areas cut off by fighting, the global hunger monitor said on Monday. The UN agency relied on assessments from the Integrated Food Security … Read more

Austin hosts first in-person Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting in 2024

Ramstein, Germany— While the U.S. Congress has yet to approve additional funding for Kyiv, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is in Germany to step up international military support for Ukraine. This is Austin’s first international trip since being hospitalized on Jan. 1 due to complications from prostate cancer surgery in late December. On Tuesday, he will … Read more

VOA interview | US says North Korea shipped 10,000 containers of ammunition to Russia

State Council— The United States revealed on Monday that North Korea has shipped at least 10,000 containers of arms to Russia to support its war in Ukraine. This number exceeds the 7,000 containers estimated by South Korea’s defense minister earlier in the day. Park Chung-ting, the senior U.S. official responsible for the Democratic People’s Republic … Read more