The United States has reimposed economic sanctions on Iran that were originally put in place to pressure the country to limit its nuclear program and later lifted under a 2015 international agreement. President Donald Trump has been a frequent critic of that deal and withdrew the United States from the agreement three months ago, setting […]
PENTAGON — Chinese military vessels are now operating in the Northern Atlantic, and Russian submarines are prowling those same waters at a pace not seen since the end of the Cold War, the Navy’s top admiral told VOA in an exclusive interview. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson said China’s military movements from the North […]
KODIAK, Alaska – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley returned to Kodiak Wednesday, following a 90-day deployment patrolling more than 18,000 nautical miles throughout the Pacific Ocean, including transits through the Aleutian Islands, Tokyo Bay and the Sea of Japan. Alex Haley’s crew departed Kodiak on May 3rd and transited to Yokohama, […]
Nikki Haley, the United States Ambassador to the United Nations, said Thursday a U.N. report on poverty within the country was “ridiculous.” “In our country, the president, members of Congress, governors, mayors, and city council members actively engage on poverty issues every day,” Haley wrote, in a letter to U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, an Independent […]