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Zalmay Niazy was threatened with death after serving as an interpreter for the US military in Afghanistan. He came to Iowa Falls six years ago and on May 17 he got a letter that his request for asylum in the US was denied.

ESPN removed Rachel Nichols from her role as the sideline reporter for the NBA Finals after the New York Times published an audio recording of Nichols making disparaging comments about colleague Maria Taylor.

With infection rates falling and vaccination numbers rising, Turkey has lifted nearly all COVID restrictions and is seeking a return to normalcy after several months of lockdown measures. Dorian Jones reports for VOA from Istanbul.

State Department Spokesperson Ned Price says the US is calling for an "end to the ongoing violence" in Afghanistan. (July 6)

Russian authorities say the country is facing a surge in new coronavirus infections. And, as Charles Maynes reports from Moscow, that has prompted a renewed effort to convince a skeptical public that the time to get vaccinated is now.

Long before China began using N95 masks and COVID-19 vaccines as part of its diplomatic efforts, it used pandas. The furry bears have been used by China to generate goodwill with other countries for more than 1,000 years.

The brutal killing of a 24-year-old man in northwestern Spain has sparked nationwide demonstrations from LGBT+ groups. Samuel Luiz was found unconscious at the weekend outside a nightclub in A Coruña, after being beaten. Emergency services failed to revive him and he died on Saturday morning.

Sand sculptors say their nearly 70-foot tall castle at a festival in Denmark has broken the world record for tallest sandcastle.

Hundreds of fans gathered outside of the Danish men's national football team's hotel to watch them board the team coach, which would mark the first leg of their journey to London, in Helsingor on Tuesday.

The company whose software was exploited in the biggest ransomware attack on record said Tuesday that so far it appears fewer than 1,500 businesses were compromised. (July 6)

The discovery of four more victims in the rubble of a collapsed Florida condominium building has raised the death toll to 32. The rescue efforts have been hampered by threats from Tropical Storm Elsa. (July 6)