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Trump Ratchets Up Verbal Attacks on Iran

VOA’s Capitol Hill correspondent Michael Bowman and VOA Persian’s Afshar Sigarchi contributed to this report. Top U.S. and Iranian officials are continuing to fire verbal warning shots at each other while insisting they want to avoid war. Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday called the United States the …

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Trump Ratchets Up Verbal Attacks on Iran

VOA’s Capitol Hill correspondent Michael Bowman and VOA Persian’s Afshar Sigarchi contributed to this report. Top U.S. and Iranian officials are continuing to fire verbal warning shots at each other while insisting they want to avoid war. Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday called the United States the …

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US Convenes Economic Peace Conference in Bahrain

White House senior advisor Jared Kushner said Tuesday an economic plan to promote prosperity for the Palestinians must be approved by them as a necessary precondition for peace. Speaking at Tuesday’s opening of an economic workshop in Bahrain to jumpstart the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians, Kushner also …

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US Convenes Economic Peace Conference in Bahrain

White House senior advisor Jared Kushner said Tuesday an economic plan to promote prosperity for the Palestinians must be approved by them as a necessary precondition for peace. Speaking at Tuesday’s opening of an economic workshop in Bahrain to jumpstart the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians, Kushner also …

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Sudan’s Military Sidesteps Proposal for Civilian Rule

Sudan’s military rulers refused to agree on Monday to the Ethiopian proposal for a power-sharing agreement with the country’s pro-democracy movement, a top general said, in comments that could worsen a volatile standoff with the protesters. Ethiopia has led diplomatic efforts to bring the military and protest leaders back to …

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Georgia Ruling Party Announces Reforms Amid Continued Protests

Thousands of protesters demonstrated in Georgia’s capital for the fifth consecutive day Monday, calling for government reform, a snap election and the resignation of the nation’s interior minister. On Monday, the leader of Georgia’s ruling Georgian Dream party announced  “large-scale political reform.” “We will have a parliament where all the …

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US Set to Introduce New Iran Sanctions

VOA’s national security correspondent Jeff Seldin contributed to this report. The United States is set to introduce new sanctions against Iran on Monday, seeking to put additional pressure on the country’s economy in order to extract changes in behavior from its government. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called the new …

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US Set to Introduce New Iran Sanctions

VOA’s national security correspondent Jeff Seldin contributed to this report. The United States is set to introduce new sanctions against Iran on Monday, seeking to put additional pressure on the country’s economy in order to extract changes in behavior from its government. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called the new …

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Best-Selling Author Judith Krantz Dies at 91

Best-selling author Judith Krantz — whose novels of sex, scandal, and luxury won her global fame and riches — has died at 91. Her son, television executive Tony Krantz, said his mother died of natural causes at her home in Los Angeles. He describes his mother’s talent as a “rare …

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Best-Selling Author Judith Krantz Dies at 91

Best-selling author Judith Krantz — whose novels of sex, scandal, and luxury won her global fame and riches — has died at 91. Her son, television executive Tony Krantz, said his mother died of natural causes at her home in Los Angeles. He describes his mother’s talent as a “rare …

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Sudan’s Protesters Accept Roadmap for Civilian Rule

Sudan’s protest movement accepted an Ethiopian roadmap for a civilian-led transitional government, a spokesman said on Sunday, after a months-long standoff with the country’s military rulers — who did not immediately commit to the plan. Ethiopia has led diplomatic efforts to bring the protest and military leaders back to the …

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Sudan’s Protesters Accept Roadmap for Civilian Rule

Sudan’s protest movement accepted an Ethiopian roadmap for a civilian-led transitional government, a spokesman said on Sunday, after a months-long standoff with the country’s military rulers — who did not immediately commit to the plan. Ethiopia has led diplomatic efforts to bring the protest and military leaders back to the …

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Gay-Pride Parade Kicks Off In Kyiv

Thousands of supporters of LGBT rights are marching in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv under a heavy police presence. Organizers of the “March of Equality” have said that they expect 10,000 people to participate in the event on June 23. Several Western diplomats are also attending the event. Police said that …

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