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VOA | UN: Human Rights Should Be on Agenda for Trump-Kim Summit

VOA | UN: Human Rights Should Be on Agenda for Trump-Kim Summit

The U.N. Special Investigator on human rights in North Korea is calling for human rights issues to be included in next week's U.S.-North...
VOA | US-Pakistan Tensions Appear to Be Easing

VOA | US-Pakistan Tensions Appear to Be Easing

The United States appears to be easing public pressure on Pakistan in a bid to encourage the country to help promote peace and reconciliatio...
VOA | Afghan, US Forces to Temporarily Halt Anti-Taliban Offensive

VOA | Afghan, US Forces to Temporarily Halt Anti-Taliban Offensive

Afghanistan’s President, Ashraf Ghani has announced his forces will halt offensive operations next Tuesday until June 20 to encourage the Ta...
VOA | Before Trump-Kim Summit, Japan’s Prime Minister Visits White House

VOA | Before Trump-Kim Summit, Japan’s Prime Minister Visits White House

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is visiting the White House on Thursday to impress upon President Donald Trump Japan’s interests ahead of...
VOA | S. Korean Conservative Leader Pessimistic About US-North Korea Summit

VOA | S. Korean Conservative Leader Pessimistic About US-North Korea Summit

The conservative leader of South Korea’s main opposition party Thursday spoke out against the upcoming U.S.-North Korea summit. He also voic...
VOA | Hong Kong Gay Rights Suffer Setbacks

VOA | Hong Kong Gay Rights Suffer Setbacks

Hong Kong’s LGBT community has notched small, incremental victories in recent years, but new developments have made those triumphs seem frag...
VOA | Taiwan Drills Simulate Repelling Invading Force

VOA | Taiwan Drills Simulate Repelling Invading Force

Taiwan simulated repelling an invading force Thursday and used civilian-operated drones for the first time as part of annual military drills...
VOA | Singapore FM to Visit North Korea, Ahead of Kim-Trump Summit

VOA | Singapore FM to Visit North Korea, Ahead of Kim-Trump Summit

Singapore says its foreign minister will visit Pyongyang later this week, just days before the city-state hosts the leaders of North Korea a...

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