https://editorials.voa.gov Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries https://editorials.voa.gov/Content/responsive/VOA/en-US-POLICY/img/logo.png https://editorials.voa.gov en 2026 - VOA 60 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:47:10 -0400 Pangea CMS – VOA The brutality of the Cuban regime was on full display for the world to see after Prisoners Defenders, a human rights organization that tracks the status of political prisoners in Cuba, revealed a shocking photo of Alexander Díaz Rodríguez at the end of his four-year prison sentence. https://editorials.voa.gov/a/the-brutality-of-the-cuban-regime-must-end/8138447.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/the-brutality-of-the-cuban-regime-must-end/8138447.html Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:59:40 -0400 AmericasHuman Rights Building on defense cooperation that dates back to the 1940s and following upon a landmark economic agreement earlier this year, the new Major Defense Cooperation Partnership highlights mutual respect and national sovereignty in keeping with the U.S. National Defense Strategy. https://editorials.voa.gov/a/8138133.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/8138133.html Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:23:00 -0400 AsiaSecurity The United States has imposed sanctions on Cártel del Noreste (CDN)-linked casinos and senior operatives who enable the cartel’s money laundering, drug trafficking, and human smuggling activities. https://editorials.voa.gov/a/u-s-sanctions-cartel-del-noreste-casinos-and-operatives/8138134.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/u-s-sanctions-cartel-del-noreste-casinos-and-operatives/8138134.html Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:30:00 -0400 SecurityAmericas “The Trump administration,” declared Secretary of State Marco Rubio, “will never allow America to become a home for foreign nationals tied to anti-American terrorist regimes." https://editorials.voa.gov/a/u-s-terminates-legal-status-of-those-tied-to-iranian-regime/8137707.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/u-s-terminates-legal-status-of-those-tied-to-iranian-regime/8137707.html Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:48:00 -0400 AmericasDefense The Mayflower Compact, the first governing document of Plymouth Colony, signed November 11 in what is now Providence Harbor, Massachusetts. https://editorials.voa.gov/a/religion-and-liberty-are-foundational-to-america/8136567.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/religion-and-liberty-are-foundational-to-america/8136567.html Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:03:00 -0400 AmericasHuman Rights U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called on China to stop detaining and delaying Panama-flagged vessels in its ports, noting that these actions “raise serious concerns about the use of economic tools to undermine the rule of law in Panama.” https://editorials.voa.gov/a/u-s-supports-panama-s-sovereignty/8136114.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/u-s-supports-panama-s-sovereignty/8136114.html Thu, 09 Apr 2026 11:58:44 -0400 AmericasAsiaTradeGovernance The U.S. made a giant step in its commitment to return humankind to a Golden Age of innovation and exploration last week when Artemis II successfully launched the Orion spacecraft from Cape Canaveral, Florida. https://editorials.voa.gov/a/launching-the-golden-age-of-innovation-and-exploration/8134899.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/launching-the-golden-age-of-innovation-and-exploration/8134899.html Mon, 06 Apr 2026 12:22:03 -0400 Americas As part of its war on terrorism, the United States is targeting key operatives of al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, or AQAP, a Yemen-based affiliate of the core al-Qaida terrorist organization and its most active ally. https://editorials.voa.gov/a/8133694.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/8133694.html Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:09:15 -0400 Rewards for FugitivesMiddle East The United States is offering a reward for information leading to the arrest or conviction of the terrorists that attacked a military base in Kenya three years ago. https://editorials.voa.gov/a/reward-offered-for-maalim-ayman/6945039.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/reward-offered-for-maalim-ayman/6945039.html Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:12:00 -0400 Rewards for FugitivesAfricaEconomySecurity After seven years, the U.S. Embassy in Venezuela is once again open for business. “We are formally resuming operations at the U.S. Embassy in Caracas, marking a new chapter in our diplomatic presence in Venezuela,” announced the State Department in a press release. https://editorials.voa.gov/a/venezuela-on-track-as-us-reopens-its-embassy/8133335.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/venezuela-on-track-as-us-reopens-its-embassy/8133335.html Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:11:35 -0400 DemocracyEconomy voadigital@voanews.com (Policy Office) This month, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned six individuals and two entities for their roles in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea government-orchestrated information technology worker schemes that systematically defraud U.S. businesses. https://editorials.voa.gov/a/us-sanctions-facilitators-of-dprk-it-fraud/8132399.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/us-sanctions-facilitators-of-dprk-it-fraud/8132399.html Mon, 30 Mar 2026 07:23:30 -0400 EconomySecurityTrade voadigital@voanews.com (Policy Office) After more than a year of captivity in Afghanistan, Dennis Coyle was released, announced Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a statement. “President [Donald Trump] is committed to ending unjust detentions overseas." https://editorials.voa.gov/a/us-committed-to-bringing-wrongfully-detained-americans-home/8131205.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/us-committed-to-bringing-wrongfully-detained-americans-home/8131205.html Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:58:22 -0400 Human Rights voadigital@voanews.com (Policy Office) The U.S. is calling on the international community to pressure Hamas to immediately disarm for the sake of lasting peace, said U.S. Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz. https://editorials.voa.gov/a/it-s-time-for-hamas-to-fully-disarm/8130838.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/it-s-time-for-hamas-to-fully-disarm/8130838.html Wed, 25 Mar 2026 11:53:09 -0400 SecurityEconomyHuman Rights voadigital@voanews.com (Policy Office) 미국 세관국경보호국, 미 해안경비대, 국토안보부 수사국의 협력으로 미국에 입국하려던 불법 이민자 15명이 체포됐다. https://editorials.voa.gov/a/voa-korean-editorial-us-cracks-down-on-illegal-immigration-20260319/8128279.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/voa-korean-editorial-us-cracks-down-on-illegal-immigration-20260319/8128279.html Fri, 20 Mar 2026 14:11:59 -0400 Security voadigital@voanews.com (Policy Office) Efforts between U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Coast Guard, and Homeland Security Investigations resulted in the arrest of 15 illegal aliens attempting to enter the U.S. https://editorials.voa.gov/a/us-cracks-down-on-illegal-immigration/8128129.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/us-cracks-down-on-illegal-immigration/8128129.html Fri, 20 Mar 2026 06:20:48 -0400 Security voadigital@voanews.com (Policy Office) Russia and China continue to obstruct the work of the United Nations as part of their collaboration with the Iranian regime, said U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz. https://editorials.voa.gov/a/russia-and-china-obstruct-un-action-on-iran/8127418.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/russia-and-china-obstruct-un-action-on-iran/8127418.html Wed, 18 Mar 2026 10:52:46 -0400 Security voadigital@voanews.com (Policy Office) A federal jury, on March 16, convicted Samir Ousman Alsheikh, 73, on one count of conspiracy to commit torture and three counts of torture for his involvement in the torture of prisoners at Adra Prison in Damascus, Syria. https://editorials.voa.gov/a/8127357.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/8127357.html Wed, 18 Mar 2026 06:11:28 -0400 Human Rights voadigital@voanews.com (Policy Office) On March 12 the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control designated four sham charities that directly fund Hamas’s Military Wing and its terrorist activities militants and enable the group to sustain its terrorist operations. https://editorials.voa.gov/a/us-continues-to-disrupt-hamas-charity-network/8127356.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/us-continues-to-disrupt-hamas-charity-network/8127356.html Wed, 18 Mar 2026 06:06:21 -0400 Security voadigital@voanews.com (Policy Office) The U.S. Department of State has designated the Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist and intends to designate the group as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, effective March 16, 2026. https://editorials.voa.gov/a/us-designates-sudanese-muslim-brotherhood/8127355.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/us-designates-sudanese-muslim-brotherhood/8127355.html Wed, 18 Mar 2026 05:57:05 -0400 Security voadigital@voanews.com (Policy Office) “The United States condemns the attacks that Hezbollah, a long-time proxy of the Iranian regime, has launched against Israel,” said U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz. https://editorials.voa.gov/a/us-supports-lebanon-s-ouster-of-hezbollah/8124119.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/us-supports-lebanon-s-ouster-of-hezbollah/8124119.html Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:58:15 -0400 Security voadigital@voanews.com (Policy Office)