Britain sent two warships to the English Channel on Thursday amid a dispute with France about fishing rights. French fishermen say they are being illegally prevented from fishing the waters around the British island of Jersey. Henry Ridgwell reports from London.
World leaders welcomed the Biden administration's announced support for waiving patent restrictions on COVID-19 vaccines, the so-called TRIPS waiver, at the World Trade Organization. While this could be a breakthrough in the global fight against the pandemic, as White House correspondent Patsy Widakuswara reports, it's just the first step in a long and complicated process.
On a visit to Ukraine, Secretary of State Antony Blinken has reassured leaders there that the United States will support Kyiv against what he termed "reckless and aggressive" Russian actions but stopped short of announcing increased military aid. VOA's Senior Diplomatic Correspondent Cindy Saine reports.
Kenya detected five cases of the COVID-19 variant that first emerged in India, the country's Ministry of Health said on Wednesday, warning that the country could be staring at a possible fourth wave.
European Union leaders are meeting in Portugal on Friday for two days of talks aimed at advancing the agenda for a social Europe.
With a badly aging bridge as his backdrop, President Joe Biden stood in reliably Republican Louisiana on Thursday to pressure GOP lawmakers to support his $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan, calling it a "blue collar blueprint to rebuild America.
Gen. David Petraeus (Ret.) reacts to Secretary of State Anthony Blinken's warning that the US will respond if Russia acts "recklessly or aggressively" against Ukraine.
Casablanca (Morocco) (AFP) – A Moroccan clinic cares for nonuplets in incubators. Their mother is a Malian woman who was flown to Morocco for care by Mali's government.
Employees at a Florida elementary school are under investigation after a mother recorded her 6-year-old daughter getting punished with a paddle by two women.
Miami Gardens (United States) (AFP) – Floyd Mayweather is involved in a chaotic brawl during the build-up to next month's fight with Internet star Logan Paul as tempers boiled over at a photo-opportunity in Miami.
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have faced a tide of harassment and attacks during the pandemic. But those in health care are being racially targeted because of the virus while working round the clock to keep people from dying of it. (May 6)
Colombians protest with arts performances, music and dance in the capital Bogota as anti-government demonstrations continue in the South American country.
