https://editorials.voa.gov/z/138 Archive https://editorials.voa.gov/Content/responsive/VOA/en-US-POLICY/img/logo.png https://editorials.voa.gov/z/138 en 2026 - VOA 60 Tue, 03 Nov 2026 04:09:20 -0500 Pangea CMS – VOA One of the main issues addressed was freedom of navigation. https://editorials.voa.gov/a/g20-must-work-together-to-address-common-threats/8218183.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/g20-must-work-together-to-address-common-threats/8218183.html Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 -0500 Middle EastAfricaAmericasAsiaEconomyEuropeDefense The U.S. announced more than $44 million in new programming to counter transnational criminal organizations operating in the Pacific, recently, when it hosted the first-ever U.S. – Pacific Islands Conference of Police Ministers, or COPMIN. Police ministers from around the Pacific gathered in Los Angeles to discuss a shared vision for the safety, security and prosperity of Blue Continent communities and to strengthen a strategy to break the links in the complex chain of criminal activities... https://editorials.voa.gov/a/8217202.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/8217202.html Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 -0500 AmericasAsiaSecurity “We have ... a responsibility to change this trajectory.” But we also have a responsibility to ask ourselves why the measures the UN has taken aren’t working. https://editorials.voa.gov/a/protecting-and-promoting-the-most-vulnerable/8216236.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/protecting-and-promoting-the-most-vulnerable/8216236.html Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:24:00 -0400 AidAfricaAmericasAsiaEuropeHuman RightsMiddle East The United States government is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Ricardo Ruiz Velasco, a.k.a. ‘Tripa,’ a senior member of the Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación or CJNG. https://editorials.voa.gov/a/8216820.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/8216820.html Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Rewards for FugitivesAmericas In order to hold free and fair elections the current infrastructure, which was designed by the Nicolas Maduro regime to rig elections, must be replaced.  https://editorials.voa.gov/a/creating-an-enduring-republic-in-venezuela/8216227.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/creating-an-enduring-republic-in-venezuela/8216227.html Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400 AmericasDemocracy “The Trump and Peña Administration continue paving the way in a historic partnership that is providing great opportunities for both our countries." https://editorials.voa.gov/a/partnering-with-paraguay-for-prosperity-and-security/8216017.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/partnering-with-paraguay-for-prosperity-and-security/8216017.html Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Americas “The lie is that the revolution liberated Cuba. ... But the truth is, the Cuban people have been hostages on their own land ever since Fidel Castro seized power in 1959.” https://editorials.voa.gov/a/exposing-the-cuban-regime-s-lies/8215450.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/exposing-the-cuban-regime-s-lies/8215450.html Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:53 -0400 Americas The United States is exposing those who help the Iranian regime evade sanctions and fund its destabilizing activities. Under Operation Economic Outcast, the Treasury Department has sanctioned Karnakis and Karnakis, a law firm based in Panama and Greece. For years, the firm has set up shell companies to hide the true owners of vessels carrying Iranian oil, petrochemicals, and steel. The firm created companies that served as fronts for networks selling millions of barrels of Iranian oil to... https://editorials.voa.gov/a/8215241.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/8215241.html Mon, 26 Oct 2026 03:09:38 -0400 Middle East The United States and India are aligned on addressing the potential downsides of Super Intelligence.  https://editorials.voa.gov/a/u-s-and-india-align-on-major-issues/8213997.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/u-s-and-india-align-on-major-issues/8213997.html Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Asia The U.S. is offering a $10 million for information on Julio César Montero Pinzón, a.k.a. ‘El Tarjetas.’ If you have information, please contact the FBI by phone at 1-800-CALL-FBI or 212-384-1778 (WhatsApp), or online at tips.fbi.gov. https://editorials.voa.gov/a/8214246.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/8214246.html Thu, 22 Oct 2026 18:58:05 -0400 Rewards for FugitivesAmericas “Safe, unhindered access for health responders and the protection of medical personnel and facilities are critical to saving lives,” said Ambassador Bartos. https://editorials.voa.gov/a/u-s-and-partners-committed-to-fighting-ebola/8213424.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/u-s-and-partners-committed-to-fighting-ebola/8213424.html Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Africa The State Department sanctioned five entities connected to Chinese national Linwei Ding in connection with theft of American trade secrets. https://editorials.voa.gov/a/protecting-u-s-intellectual-property-from-prc/8213385.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/protecting-u-s-intellectual-property-from-prc/8213385.html Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Asia “The United States views the relationship between Uzbekistan and Central Asia as paramount to our national security and to our economic prosperity,” said Secretary of State Marco Rubio on his recent visit there for the C5+1 ministerial. The C5+1 ministerial includes the five Central Asian republics - Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan - and serves as a platform for discussing economic relations, trade, energy cooperation, and security ties between the U.S. and... https://editorials.voa.gov/a/8212977.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/8212977.html Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Asia The Deputy Secretary underscored the values the U.S. and its Caribbean neighbors share: respect for national sovereignty, the rule of law, and open markets.  https://editorials.voa.gov/a/u-s-works-to-strengthen-ties-with-caribbean-nations/8212952.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/u-s-works-to-strengthen-ties-with-caribbean-nations/8212952.html Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:25:00 -0400 Americas “This defendant helped carry out an international scheme to conduct business that U.S. law prohibited, and this sentence holds him accountable for his role.” https://editorials.voa.gov/a/holding-accountable-those-who-violate-sanctions-against-north-korea/8211897.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/holding-accountable-those-who-violate-sanctions-against-north-korea/8211897.html Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:00:00 -0400 Asia CDN, which evolved from its predecessor Los Zetas, is responsible for some of the deadliest mass‑casualty attacks in Mexican history. CDN also poses a serious threat to the United States and the region. https://editorials.voa.gov/a/no-safe-haven-for-cartel-del-noreste/8211722.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/no-safe-haven-for-cartel-del-noreste/8211722.html Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:23:00 -0400 Americas The United States government is offering up to a $15 million reward for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of a senior leader of one of the most violent and dangerous narco-terrorist organizations in the Western Hemisphere. Gonzalo Mendoza Gaytán, a.k.a. ‘Sapo’ controls most operations in Jalisco for the Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación or CJNG. CJNG was recently designated a foreign terrorist organization by President Donald Trump’s administration. The cartel poisons... https://editorials.voa.gov/a/8211505.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/8211505.html Thu, 15 Oct 2026 01:05:00 -0400 Rewards for FugitivesAmericas Venezuela is recovering from almost a quarter century of trauma, and now is the best opportunity Venezuela has had, almost in a generation, to create a democracy for future generations.  https://editorials.voa.gov/a/roadmap-to-democracy-in-venezuela/8211351.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/roadmap-to-democracy-in-venezuela/8211351.html Wed, 14 Oct 2026 09:00:00 -0400 Americas The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that it is targeting the remnants of Iran’s shadow fleet: the aging network of tankers the regime relies on to move billions of dollars’ worth of petroleum and petroleum products to foreign markets. https://editorials.voa.gov/a/u-s-neutralizes-iran-s-remaining-shadow-fleet/8211107.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/u-s-neutralizes-iran-s-remaining-shadow-fleet/8211107.html Tue, 13 Oct 2026 09:15:00 -0400 Middle East “Columbus’s journey, President Trump stated, “carried thousands of years of wisdom, philosophy, reason, and culture across the Atlantic into the Americas — paving the way for the ultimate triumph of Western civilization less than three centuries later on July 4, 1776.”  https://editorials.voa.gov/a/columbus-day/8209701.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/columbus-day/8209701.html Mon, 12 Oct 2026 06:30:00 -0400 AmericasIdeals and Institutions