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VOA Uzbek: Empowering Central Asian craft makers and artists

The Central Asia Program at George Washington University recently had a special exhibition for Central Asian women and…

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British plan to cede Chagos Islands sovereignty prompts concerns over China threat

LONDON — Britain is seeking to finalize a deal on handing sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius after…

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British plan to cede Chagos Islands to Mauritius, raising security concerns

The Chagos Islands are one of the last vestiges of the British Empire. They are currently home to…

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Tibetans scuffle with police outside the Chinese Embassy in India as they mark uprising anniversary

NEW DELHI — Dozens of Tibetan protesters clashed with police outside the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi on Monday…

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Indian slums get ‘cool roofs’ to combat extreme heat

AHMEDABAD, India — Hundreds of roofs in the informal settlements of Indias western Gujarat state have been painted in…

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VOA Persian: Rights groups says man killed by government forces’ ‘indiscriminate shooting’ in Tehran

An indiscriminate shooting by security forces in Tehran resulted in the death of a young man, according to…

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VOA Persian: Livelihood protests continue across Iran

As the Iranian Rial continues to depreciate, livelihood protests erupted across Iran on Monday. Telecommunication retirees, nurses, oil…

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Talks with US on nuclear program possible if limited in focus, Iran’s UN mission says 

Dubai, United Arab Emirates — Iran would consider negotiations with the U.S. if the aim of the talks was…

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Iran, Russia, China to hold joint military exercises

TEHRAN, IRAN — The navies of Iran, Russia and China will hold military drills off the coast of Iran…

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Trump administration ends Iraq’s waiver to buy Iranian electricity

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration rescinded a waiver on Saturday that had allowed Iraq to pay Iran for electricity,…

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Iran’s top leader rejects talks with US after Trump makes overture

TEHRAN, IRAN — Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said he rejects a U.S. push for talks between the…

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US drops antitrust case against Google over AI, not Chrome

The U.S. Department of Justice dropped a proposal Friday to force Alphabets Google to sell its investments in…

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Greenland and Afghanistan: Frontiers in race for critical minerals

Just as discoveries of fossil fuel reserves helped to shape the 20th century, the race for critical minerals…

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Trump to host White House crypto summit

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday hosts top cryptocurrency players at the White House, a political boost…

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Trump calls to end US government’s semiconductor subsidy program

President Donald Trump is signaling a major change in how the U.S. will support growth in key domestic…

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