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VOA Immigration Weekly Recap, Sept. 24-30
Editor's note: Here is a look at immigration-related news around the U.S. this week. Questions? Tips? Comments? Email the VOA immigration team: [email protected].
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Syrian refugees in Turkey: Daily fear of deportation
In Turkey, refugees report increasing…
Court fight over return of Australian women, children from Syrian refugee camps
As a fight gets underway to repatriate Australian women and children from refugee camps in Syria, a leading supporter says national security concerns are a red herring.Save the…
US Central Command: IS Official Captured in Syria After Raid
The United States Central Command on Monday said its forces had captured an Islamic State official after conducting a helicopter raid in northern Syria on Saturday.
"Abu Halil…
With outlaws for allies, is Russia becoming another ‘rogue state’?
Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during their meeting at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Amur region on Sept. 13, 2023.Vladimir Smirnov | Afp |…
Members of US Congress Make Rare Visit to Opposition-Held Northwest Syria
BEIRUT —
Three members of the U.S. Congress made a brief visit Sunday to opposition-held northwest Syria in what was the first known trip to the war-torn country by American…
UN This Week: Coup in Niger, Fighting in Sudan
The attempted coup in Niger, the war in Sudan, aid for Syrians. VOA correspondent Margaret Besheer has more on the top stories this week at the United Nations.
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UN Weekly Roundup: August 5-11, 2023
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Editor's note: Here is a fast take on what the international community has been up to this past week, as seen from the United Nations perch.
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US Military: Russian Fighter Jet Fired Flares at US Drone over Syria and Damaged It
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A Russian fighter jet flew within a few meters of a U.S. drone over Syria and fired flares at it, striking the American aircraft and damaging it, the U.S. military…