https://editorials.voa.gov/z/3242 security https://editorials.voa.gov/Content/responsive/VOA/en-US-POLICY/img/logo.png https://editorials.voa.gov/z/3242 en 2026 - VOA 60 Mon, 04 May 2026 23:36:03 -0400 Pangea CMS – VOA This action, taken on April 30, supports the historic U.S.-brokered Washington Accords for Peace and Prosperity signed by the DRC and Rwandan heads of state on December 4, 2025, https://editorials.voa.gov/a/u-s-sanctions-former-drc-president-for-ties-to-armed-conflict/8146471.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/u-s-sanctions-former-drc-president-for-ties-to-armed-conflict/8146471.html Fri, 01 May 2026 18:25:55 -0400 AfricaSecurityTrade The United States and its partners on the Board of Peace are pushing hard to achieve peace in Gaza. https://editorials.voa.gov/a/hamas-remains-the-obstacle-to-peace-in-gaza/8146425.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/hamas-remains-the-obstacle-to-peace-in-gaza/8146425.html Fri, 01 May 2026 14:01:48 -0400 Middle EastSecurity The Treasury Department has frozen more than $344 million in cryptocurrency tied to Iran. https://editorials.voa.gov/a/u-s-targets-iran-s-shadow-banking-networks/8144783.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/u-s-targets-iran-s-shadow-banking-networks/8144783.html Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:22:00 -0400 Middle EastSecurityTradeDefense “The GSF, with both military and police units, will grow to 5,500 personnel conducting intelligence-led operations and securing critical infrastructure.” https://editorials.voa.gov/a/the-united-states-stands-with-haiti/8143426.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/the-united-states-stands-with-haiti/8143426.html Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:56:00 -0400 AmericasSecurityGovernance The United States is taking decisive action to disrupt Iran’s illicit oil trade, the Iranian regime’s primary revenue stream that funds its terrorism and destabilizes the region.  https://editorials.voa.gov/a/disrupting-iran-s-illicit-oil-trade/8143031.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/disrupting-iran-s-illicit-oil-trade/8143031.html Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:51:27 -0400 Middle EastSecurityTrade “Iran has a historic chance to make a serious deal, and the ball is in their court.” https://editorials.voa.gov/a/iran-should-seize-its-chance-to-make-peace/8142159.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/iran-should-seize-its-chance-to-make-peace/8142159.html Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:05:01 -0400 Middle EastSecurity The United States Department of the Treasury is sanctioning 14 individuals, entities, and aircraft based in Iran, Türkiye, and the United Arab Emirates for their involvement in procuring or transporting weapons or weapons components on behalf of the Iranian regime.  https://editorials.voa.gov/a/economic-fury-targets-iranian-missile-and-uav-procurement-networks/8141811.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/economic-fury-targets-iranian-missile-and-uav-procurement-networks/8141811.html Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:32:45 -0400 SecurityMiddle East "The violence and drug trafficking perpetrated by terrorist organizations and illegal armed groups jeopardize the safety of not only Colombians, but the safety of everyone in the region, including Americans." https://editorials.voa.gov/a/violence-and-drug-trafficking-threaten-colombia/8141809.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/violence-and-drug-trafficking-threaten-colombia/8141809.html Wed, 22 Apr 2026 09:23:42 -0400 AmericasSecurity Negotiations produced concrete results recently, when Russia and Ukraine agreed to exchange 175 prisoners and additional civilians. https://editorials.voa.gov/a/u-s-urges-end-to-russia-ukraine-war/8140020.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/u-s-urges-end-to-russia-ukraine-war/8140020.html Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:55:45 -0400 EuropeSecurity Russia and China voted to veto a draft resolution earlier this month that sought to protect freedom of navigation and maritime security in and around the Strait of Hormuz. https://editorials.voa.gov/a/russia-and-china-are-obstructing-peace-in-the-middle-east/8139613.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/russia-and-china-are-obstructing-peace-in-the-middle-east/8139613.html Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:16:39 -0400 AsiaEuropeMiddle EastSecurityDefense The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has intensified pressure on Iran’s illicit oil transportation infrastructure https://editorials.voa.gov/a/economic-fury-targets-illicit-oil-smuggling-network-run-by-iranian-regime-elite/8138806.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/economic-fury-targets-illicit-oil-smuggling-network-run-by-iranian-regime-elite/8138806.html Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:38:03 -0400 Middle EastEconomySecurity 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 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 The U.S.–Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund, or URIF, established as part of a minerals deal signed between the U.S. and Ukraine in April 2025, has announced its first investment. https://editorials.voa.gov/a/us-invests-in-ukraine-s-economic-recovery/8132932.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/us-invests-in-ukraine-s-economic-recovery/8132932.html Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:51:51 -0400 DevelopmentEconomySecurityTrade voadigital@voanews.com (Policy Office) Speaking at the recent Future Investment Initiative conference, President Donald Trump said, “we’re gathered at a moment of bold action and historic decision to make America and our allies safer and stronger, more prosperous, more successful than ever before.” https://editorials.voa.gov/a/8132459.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/8132459.html Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:37:07 -0400 DefenseSecurityTrade 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) 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) The primary reason for creating the UN in the wake of World War Two was to stop future wars. “And yet the UN keeps getting bogged down on tangential issues and failing in that core mission,” said Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau at the United Nations Security Council. https://editorials.voa.gov/a/un-must-become-and-agent-of-peace-in-ukraine/8129453.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/un-must-become-and-agent-of-peace-in-ukraine/8129453.html Tue, 24 Mar 2026 11:57:53 -0400 DefenseSecurity 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)