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Nippon, US Steel file suit after Biden administration blocks $15 billion deal 

Voice of America’s immigration news - January 6, 2025 - 08:12
The suit, filed Monday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, alleges that it was a political decision and violated the companies' due process

Biden, in 11th hour action, bans new offshore oil and gas drilling in most federal waters  

Voice of America’s immigration news - January 6, 2025 - 07:36
Biden said he is using authority under the federal Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to protect offshore areas along the East and West coasts, the eastern Gulf of Mexico and portions of Alaska's Northern Bering Sea from future oil and natural gas leasing 

Blinken expresses confidence in South Korea democratic process 

Voice of America’s immigration news - January 6, 2025 - 07:22
Yoon was impeached by parliament on Dec. 14 and suspended from presidential duties

Winter blast of snow, ice and bitter cold grips US from Midwest to East Coast  

Voice of America’s immigration news - January 6, 2025 - 06:40
The National Weather Service issued winter storm warnings from Kansas and Missouri all the way to New Jersey

Uganda's military leader says he wants to behead opposition leader

Voice of America’s immigration news - January 6, 2025 - 05:59
A government spokesperson has previously said Kainerugaba's social media posts should be understood as 'casual' comments and not taken seriously or as reflecting government policy

China's top diplomat heads to Africa as West's attention dwindles

Voice of America’s immigration news - January 6, 2025 - 05:42
Wang's visit to Africa comes as China ramps up its financial support for the debt-laden continent and looks to strike more critical minerals deals and find markets to absorb its exports

Israeli officials say bus shooting kills 3 in West Bank

Voice of America’s immigration news - January 6, 2025 - 05:31
Gunmen attacked a bus and car Monday in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, killing at least three people and wounding seven others, Israeli emergency services said. The attack happened near the Palestinian town of Al-Funduq. Israel’s military said its forces were pursuing the attackers and using blockades to cordon off villages in the area. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed condolences for the victims and vowed to find those responsible. “No one will get away,”...

Malaysia's jailed ex-leader Najib wins appeal to pursue bid to serve corruption sentence at home

Voice of America’s immigration news - January 6, 2025 - 05:13
Najib said he had clear information that then-King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah issued an addendum order allowing him to finish his sentence under house arrest

South Korea says North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the sea

Voice of America’s immigration news - January 6, 2025 - 04:44
Japan's Defense Ministry said the missile landed outside its exclusive economic zone and that there were no reports of damage to vessels or aircraft

Jimmy Carter raised climate change concerns 35 years before the Paris Accords

Voice of America’s immigration news - January 6, 2025 - 04:40
Environmental advocates are remembering Carter as a president who elevated environmental stewardship, energy conservation and discussions about the global threat of rising carbon dioxide levels

Afghans arrive in the Philippines to complete visa processing for resettlement in US

Voice of America’s immigration news - January 6, 2025 - 04:28
The Afghan nationals seeking resettlement primarily worked for the U.S. government in Afghanistan or were deemed eligible for U.S. special immigrant visas but were left behind when Washington withdrew from the country and Taliban militants took back power in a chaotic period in 2021

Blinken: China, North Korea helping drive Russia’s war in Ukraine

Voice of America’s immigration news - January 6, 2025 - 03:55
Top US diplomat says Ukraine will need security assurances in future peace talks to prevent Russia from relaunching war

US Congress to certify Trump’s election win

Voice of America’s immigration news - January 6, 2025 - 02:33
Process expected to be peaceful 4 years after Trump supporters stormed Capitol

Films, television shows honored at 82nd Golden Globes

Voice of America’s immigration news - January 6, 2025 - 01:41
Hollywood got dressed up as the Golden Globes returned for its annual champagne-soaked celebration of film and television workers at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California. The show serves as the ceremonial start to the 2025 awards season.Two wildly audacious films — Brady Corbet’s 215-minute postwar epic “The Brutalist” and Jacques Audiard’s Spanish language, genre-shifting trans musical “Emilia Perez” — won top honors at the show.

South Korean anti-corruption agency seeks police help in arresting impeached president

Voice of America’s immigration news - January 6, 2025 - 00:52
Investigators also want an extension for arrest warrant issued last week

'The Brutalist,' 'Emilia Perez' triumph at Golden Globes

Voice of America’s immigration news - January 6, 2025 - 00:45
The awards group put its strongest support behind a pair of movies that sought to be unlike anything else

Complete list of Golden Globe winners

Voice of America’s immigration news - January 6, 2025 - 00:42
Here's a list of winners at Sunday's Golden Globes

Latest on New Orleans truck attack

Voice of America’s immigration news - January 5, 2025 - 22:35
President Joe Biden is set to visit New Orleans on Monday as the investigation in the New Year’s Day attack continues. More turmoil in South Korea as Yoon Suk Yeol’s chief of security will not cooperate with a warrant for the former president’s arrest. Protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu grow more intense as a deal to end the war and bring the hostages home looks promising. Political prisoners released in Myanmar; plus, a look at the effort to make the U.S. government smaller...

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