Hours before Israel launched a drone strike against Iran on Thursday night, Israeli officials gave a heads up to their US counterparts in Washington: an attack was in the works, they said, and without sharing specifics, indicated it would be carried out in the next several days, according to a senior US official.
The Republican National Committee and former President Donald Trump's campaign announced a new initiative Friday to deploy thousands to monitor vote counting in battleground states during the presidential election.
Nigeria's environment minister, Balarbe Abbas Lawal, seated at left, and his Cameroonian counterpart, Jules Doret Ndongo, are pictured at the signing of a transborder agreement to protect wildlife, in Abuja, Nigeria, April 19, 2024. (Timothy Obiezu/VOA) FILE - A pile of about 2,000 illegally trafficked elephant tusks and hundreds of finished ivory products are disposed of in a burning of poached wildlife goods, in Yaounde, Cameroon, April 19, 2016.
Tokyo — In North Korea, the release of Taylor Swift's new double album was completely eclipsed by the surprise drop of another brand-new song, complete with an elaborately produced music video. There were no tortured poets in sight for the release of "Friendly Father," an energetic pop-style piece of state propaganda praising North Korea's dictatorial leader Kim Jong Un.
A Republican congressman whose constituents are on the frontline of the ongoing crisis at the southern border is warning about the dangers of a Venezuelan street gang.
FILE - A line of Holstein dairy cows feed through a fence at a dairy farm in Idaho on March 11, 2009. Since March 2024, a strain of avian influenza has been found in dairy cow herds in eight U.S. states. FILE - Researchers collect samples of wildlife, where the H5N1 bird flu virus was detected, at Chilean Antarctic Territory, Antarctica, in this handout photo obtained March 13, 2024. (Instituto Antartico Chileno/Handout via Reuters)
Renée Fleming, renowned opera singer and a five-time Grammy winner, delves into the therapeutic effects of music and arts on health in her new book, "Music and Mind." The book, which includes contributions from scientists, artists, and healthcare professionals, explores the profound impact of music on human health and well-being.
Taylor Swift dropped her highly-anticipated "The Tortured Poets Department" on Friday and at 2 a.m. the star surprised fans by dropping an additional 15 tracks, calling it a "double album." Fans furiously began dissecting the lyrics of the songs, trying to discern who they were about. Many speculate most songs are about her recent exes, Matt Healy and Joe Alwyn. Who are they?
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets the journalists during a press conference at the G7 Foreign Ministers meeting on Capri Island, Italy, April 19, 2024. Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani speaks to reporters during the final press conference at the G7 Foreign Ministers meeting on Capri Island, Italy, April 19, 2024.
Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services officials open gates to allow pardoned prisoners to leave, at Chikurubi Maximum Prison in Harare, on April 19, 2024. (Columbus Mavhunga/VOA) Jubilant pardoned prisoners leave Zimbabwe’s Chikurubi Maximum Prison in Harare on April 19, 2024. (Columbus Mavhunga/VOA)
The legalization of online sports betting in many U.S. states has proved a boon for the gambling industry, as well as generated billions in local tax revenue. But the explosive growth in wagering has also had a less savory effect that experts say threatens the integrity of professional sports: a surge in players breaking league rules and placing bets, sometimes on their own teams and personal performance.
FILE - The sun rises as asylum-seeking migrant families from Honduras and El Salvador walk toward the border wall after crossing the Rio Grande into the United States from Mexico on a raft in Penitas, Texas, on March 26, 2021. FILE - Migrants walk along a highway in hopes of reaching the distant United States, near Agua Caliente, Guatemala, Jan. 16, 2020, on the border with Honduras.