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Trump fires chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff

Voice of America’s immigration news - February 21, 2025 - 20:01
Brown is only the second Black general to serve as chairman

AP sues White House officials over denial of access

Voice of America’s immigration news - February 21, 2025 - 19:19
News service claims free speech in its refusal to follow Trump order renaming Gulf of Mexico

Pope's condition not life-threatening, but his life is still in danger, doctors say

Voice of America’s immigration news - February 21, 2025 - 18:39
Pontiff has maintained his sense of humor, says his medical team

N. Koreans' high casualties in Ukraine blamed on inexperience

Voice of America’s immigration news - February 21, 2025 - 18:28
Many North Korean soldiers are trained to attack the enemy from the rear rather than engage in front-line combat, analysts say 

Trump signals Ukraine’s rare earth minerals deal essential to support

Voice of America’s immigration news - February 21, 2025 - 18:23
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday pushed Kyiv to sign a critical minerals agreement while Washington pursues talks on ending Russia's war in Ukraine. Trump continued his criticism of Zelenskyy and said that U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s trip to Kyiv last week to try to secure a deal to access Ukraine’s minerals was “a wasted trip.” What are rare earth minerals and why does the Trump administration want them as part of a deal to end the war? For insights, we speak with...

Los Angeles mayor ousts fire chief for response to deadly fires

Voice of America’s immigration news - February 21, 2025 - 17:14
Mayor faults Crowley for not alerting her to the potentially explosive conditions

Thousands fly to Lebanon for funeral of Hezbollah's slain leader

Voice of America’s immigration news - February 21, 2025 - 17:01
Until now, Hassan Nasrallah's body has been buried in a secret location

Arrest made in stabbing at Berlin's Holocaust memorial

Voice of America’s immigration news - February 21, 2025 - 16:36
One tourist was injured; there was no immediate indication of a motive for the attack, which came two days before Germans vote in a national election

Soul singer Jerry 'Iceman' Butler dies at 85 

Voice of America’s immigration news - February 21, 2025 - 15:51
A Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member and three-time Grammy nominee, he was a voice for two major soul music hubs: Chicago and Philadelphia

Thousands rally in Slovakia to mark the 2018 slayings of an investigative journalist and his fiancee

Voice of America’s immigration news - February 21, 2025 - 15:42
BRATISLAVA, SLOVAKIA — Thousands rallied across Slovakia on Friday to mark the seventh anniversary of the slayings of an investigative journalist and his fiancee. The rallies are part of a wave of protests against the pro-Russia policies of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico. People in Slovakia's capital, Bratislava, observed a minute of silence to honor Jan Kuciak and Martina Kusnirova, both age 27. They were shot to death at their home in the town of Velka Maca, east of Bratislava,...

Nearly 100 cases of measles reported in Texas, New Mexico

Voice of America’s immigration news - February 21, 2025 - 15:31
State health officials have said this outbreak is Texas' largest in nearly 30 years

US states push back against possible election security changes

Voice of America’s immigration news - February 21, 2025 - 15:26
WASHINGTON — Moves by U.S. President Donald Trump to potentially gut programs aimed at supporting election security are not sitting well with key state election officials, who are now asking the Trump administration to reconsider. The National Association of Secretaries of State sent a letter Friday to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem warning that changes to the department’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency could endanger future elections. “Information...

False: Rwanda denies its involvement in DRC war

Voice of America’s immigration news - February 21, 2025 - 15:23
Multiple investigations, including by the United Nations, have shown that Rwandan forces are fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo alongside M23 rebels. The United States has also sanctioned several senior Rwandan commanders for aiding the M23 rebels in the DRC.

White House official expects Ukraine to accept mineral deal 

Voice of America’s immigration news - February 21, 2025 - 15:16
Mike Waltz, president's national security adviser, says at conservative conference that Volodymyr Zelenskyy will agree to deal 'in the very short term. And that is good for Ukraine' 

Suspect found guilty of attempted murder in author Salman Rushdie attack

Voice of America’s immigration news - February 21, 2025 - 15:12
Jury also finds him guilty of assault of another man who was injured in the attack

Black History Month celebrated across US

Voice of America’s immigration news - February 21, 2025 - 14:57
February is Black History Month in the United States. Celebrations across the nation included a White House reception with President Donald Trump and a parade in Los Angeles. Genia Dulot reports.

UN Security Council weighs calling on Rwanda to pull troops from Congo

Voice of America’s immigration news - February 21, 2025 - 14:56
Rwanda's military is accused of supporting the M23 rebel group in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

'Lack of consensus' as G20 meets amid turbulent times

Voice of America’s immigration news - February 21, 2025 - 14:54
G20 group of the world’s biggest economies gathered in South Africa for the last day of a summit that has been anything but unified

Judge cancels New York City mayor’s trial, keeps corruption charges intact

Voice of America’s immigration news - February 21, 2025 - 14:53
The judge's written order means he won't decide before mid-March whether to grant the dismissal of the case against the mayor of the nation's largest city

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