China’s economy softens in August as Beijing grapples with lagging demand
Workers load and pack gift boxes for the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival, outside a supermarket in Beijing on Sept. 11, 2024.
Peru bids farewell to polarizing former president Fujimori
Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori’s son Kenji, right, speaks during his father’s burial at the Campo Fe cemetery in Huachipa in eastern Lima, Sept. 14, 2024.
Nigerian army rescues 13 hostages from extremist group
Kaduna state, Nigeria
Government forces deploy in hometown of Mahsa Amini
FILE – A person holds a portrait of Mahsa Amini during a rally in Washington on Oct. 1, 2022. Protesters called for regime change in Iran following the death of Amini, a woman who died after being arrested in Tehran by “morality police.”
Dozens of Hong Kong journalists threatened in harassment campaign, says HKJA
FILE – Selina Cheng, chairperson of the Hong Kong Journalists Association, speaks to media in Hong Kong on July 17, 2024.
Iraqi, US forces kill top IS commander, other militants in joint operation
Anbar province, Iraq
China’s retirement age, among youngest in world, set to rise
People on their bicycles and electric bikes wait at a traffic light during the morning rush hour in Beijing, Sept. 13, 2024.
US drone was struck, recovered in Middle East, defense official says
FILE – A U.S. MQ-9 drone is shown on display at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 23, 2018. An MQ-9 was hit but recovered Sept. 9, 2024, while operating in the Middle East, a U.S. defense official told VOA on Sept. 13.
Mounting North Korean threats await next US president
A TV screen shows an image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Sept. 13, 2024. The letters read, “North Korea, unveiling the uranium enrichment facility for the first time.”
Pentagon: $5.9B in Ukraine aid is left to be spent before October 1
FILE – A Patriot missile mobile launcher sits outside the Fort Sill Army Post near Lawton, Oklahoma, March 21, 2023. The Pentagon says it has nearly $6 billion in funding for Ukraine left that could expire at month’s end unless Congress or the State Department takes action.