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Strikes continue amid ceasefire talks between Israel and Hezbollah.

Voice of America’s immigration news - October 31, 2024 - 23:35
Deadly airstrikes continue amid cease-fire talks between Israel and Hezbollah, and a look at Iran’s strategy. An update from Kyiv, and a look at the upcoming U.S. elections. The saga of Kenya’s impeached deputy president goes on, and celebrations for a hometown hero of the World Series in Japan.

Bird flu infects 3 more people; number of human cases in US grows to 39

Voice of America’s immigration news - October 31, 2024 - 23:05
Oregon identifies three new cases after people traveled to the state from Washington while infected

Mystery surrounds detention of Wagner Group operative in Chad  

Voice of America’s immigration news - October 31, 2024 - 23:02
Russian media portray Maxim Shugaley as an innocent sociologist, but his history paints a different picture

US military veterans split on presidential pick as election nears

Voice of America’s immigration news - October 31, 2024 - 22:46
Roughly 6% of eligible U.S. voters in upcoming vote have served in the military

Nigerian cybercrime: Inside a 'hustle kingdom'

Voice of America’s immigration news - October 31, 2024 - 22:33
The country, which loses about $500 million annually to cybercrime, has launched a new tool to combat it

N. Korea boasts about new long-range missile, calls it 'world's strongest'

Voice of America’s immigration news - October 31, 2024 - 21:55
Outside experts saw claim as propaganda, though test did show  advancement in North's quest to build more reliable weapons arsenal 

Sexual violence and forced marriage spike in Sudan war

Voice of America’s immigration news - October 31, 2024 - 21:27
One survivor of forced marriage spoke to VOA, as rights groups say such experiences are all too common

Trump sues US television network for $10 billion over Harris interview

Voice of America’s immigration news - October 31, 2024 - 21:00
Lawsuit comes after Trump called for the network to lose its broadcasting license

Junta airstrikes lay waste to civilian lives in Myanmar's Karenni State

Voice of America’s immigration news - October 31, 2024 - 20:39
Decades of conflict with Burma's military regimes, beginning with Karenni's fight for independence in 1957, have left the region deeply scarred

Chinese student convicted in US returned to China

Voice of America’s immigration news - October 31, 2024 - 20:20
Xiaolei Wu, former Berklee College of Music student sentenced to prison for threatening Chinese classmate, was returned to China in early September

Germany closes 3 Iranian consulates following Iran's execution of German Iranian national

Voice of America’s immigration news - October 31, 2024 - 20:13
Germany will allow Iran’s embassy in Berlin to remain open

Hurricane damage, arson attacks add complexity to US elections

Voice of America’s immigration news - October 31, 2024 - 19:59
Election officials face challenges in hurricane-damaged parts of North Carolina state and in the states of Washington and Oregon, where there have been arson attacks on ballot boxes. With Deborah Bloom and Rafael Saakov, Natasha Mozgovaya has the story. Camera: Deborah Bloom and Alexander Bergan.

Lessons of War: Ukraine’s schools start giving survival classes

Voice of America’s immigration news - October 31, 2024 - 19:29
First aid, drone operation and weapons safety handling are now part of a new subject in Ukrainian schools called "Defense of Ukraine," meant to teach children lifelong lessons on survival and patriotism. Lesia Bakalets reports from Kyiv.

Turkish winemaking booms in face of Islamist policies

Voice of America’s immigration news - October 31, 2024 - 19:17
Turkey is seeing a boom in winemaking, with hundreds of new producers emerging over the last few years. The trend runs counter the Islamist, conservative policies of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that have included restrictions and taxes on alcohol. Dorian Jones reports from Manisa, Turkey.

Russia fines Google $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000

Voice of America’s immigration news - October 31, 2024 - 18:58
A Kremlin spokesperson said the fine was 'filled with symbolism'

US: 8,000 N. Korean troops expected to join Ukraine fight 'in coming days'

Voice of America’s immigration news - October 31, 2024 - 18:55
US, South Korean officials say they don't see any indication of Russian involvement in North Korea's latest ICBM launch

Thousands of passenger flight signals jammed over war zones in Ukraine, Middle East

Voice of America’s immigration news - October 31, 2024 - 18:07
Experts say GPS jamming or spoofing technology ‘chips away on the safety margins’

Thousands of passenger flight signals jammed over war zones in Ukraine, Middle East

Voice of America’s immigration news - October 31, 2024 - 17:59
Experts say GPS jamming or spoofing technology ‘chips away on the safety margins’

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