Section: Voice of America (USA)
At G-7, Trump at Odds with Leaders on Trade, Iran, N. Korea, Russia
U.S. President Donald Trump insists discussions are going well at the G-7 summit in Biarritz, France, despite apparent differences with leaders on issues including the trade war with China, how to handle Iran, the threat posed by North Korea and bringing Russia back into the grouping of the world’s most advanced democracies.Sunday morning...
G-7 Meets in France
The leaders of the world’s major industrialized countries are holding their annual summit. The Group of Seven, or G-7, is meeting in Biarritz, France. U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to impose tariffs on French wine, one of the most iconic industries of the host country, ahead of the summit has added to the tension among the...
Alaska Man Finds 50-Year-Old Message in Bottle from Soviet-Era Russian
In the age of the internet, instant messaging, and smartphones, a handwritten note still has the power to amaze — with an assist from technology. That seems to be the lesson after an Alaskan man discovered a message in a bottle from a Soviet sailor written 50 years ago. Tyler Ivanoff, 36, of the village of Shishmaref, Alaska, was picking berries...
Trump in France for G-7 Summit Where Consensus Is Unlikely
U.S. President Donald Trump has arrived in Biarritz, France, to attend the Group of 7 summit, a meeting of the world’s most advanced democracies.Immediately after his arrival on Saturday, Trump had lunch with French President Emmanuel Macron. The two leaders reiterated their desire to work together as they discuss a range of issues...
Trump and Macron Agree Russia Should Join G-8 in 2020 But Will It?
Will Russia join next year’s G-7 summit? The question is being considered after U.S. President Donald Trump raised the idea ahead of the group’s annual summit this week in France. The group voted to suspend Moscow’s membership in 2014 after it annexed Crimea, which Russia continues to hold. Trump says it’s time for them to...
Little Free Pantry
There’s a movement underway in America to help those in need with daily household supplies and food, and it helps connect those who can give with those in need, though they may never meet one another. Hashtags: little, free, pantry. VOA Ukrainian; Reporter: Nataliya Leonova; Camera: Oleksii Osyka; Adapted by: Zdenko Novacki …read more...
Russian Doctor Has Trace of Radiation After Explosion
Over Russian 100 medical workers who helped treat victims of a recent mysterious explosion at a military testing range have undergone checks and one man has been found with a trace of radiation, officials said Friday.The Aug. 8 incident at the Russian navy’s range in Nyonoksa on the White Sea killed two servicemen and five nuclear engineers...
Russian Court Extends Detention of former US Marine Accused of Espionage
A Russian court has extended by more than two months the detention of a former U.S. Marine accused of espionage.In a closed hearing in Moscow’s Lefortovo Court Friday, the presiding judge prolonged Paul Whelan’s detention until October 29th — the latest phase in an eight-month investigation by the country’s Federal Security...
US, Russia Bicker Over Collapse of INF Treaty at UN
The United States and Russia traded accusations Thursday at the U.N. Security Council over the recent collapse of the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty.“We are here today because the Russian Federation preferred a world in which the United States continued to fulfill its INF Treaty obligations, while the Russian Federation did not,”...
Key Mueller Cooperator Gates Testifies in Trial of DC Lawyer
A key cooperator in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation has begun testifying in the foreign lobbying trial of prominent Washington attorney Greg Craig.Rick Gates was on the witness stand Thursday morning in Washington’s federal court.Gates is a former campaign aide to President Donald Trump who pleaded guilty last...
