India’s journalists intimidated into silence, says veteran broadcaster
FILE – Indian journalist Ravish Kumar speaks during a press conference with the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines in Manila on Sept. 6, 2019.
Writer jailed in Vietnam to be recognized with international award
FILE – Vietnamese journalist and blogger Pham Doan Trang is seen in an undated video grab. (VOA Vietnamese)
German chancellor promotes fair competition, warns against overproduction during China visit
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz takes part in a dialogue with students at Tongji University’s Jiading Campus in Shanghai, China, April 15, 2024.
FBI opens investigation into Baltimore bridge collapse
FILE – Aerial view of the Dali cargo vessel which crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing it to collapse in Baltimore, Maryland, March 26, 2024.
US citizen arrested in Moscow on drug charges appears in court
FILE – Robert Woodland Romanov speaks to a journalist during his interview with Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper in Moscow, Russia, Dec. 2020. A U.S. citizen by the same name was arrested in Russia on drug charges. (Anastasia Vardanyan, Komsomolskaya Pravda via AP)
Diplomat tapped as Latvia’s new FM as incumbent quits amid scandal
Vatican complains after French court rules in favor of dismissed nun
FILE – Pope Francis listens to Cardinal Marc Ouellet speak at an event at the Vatican on Feb. 17, 2022. The Holy See said on April 13, 2024, that it has protested to France after a French court ruled Ouellet was liable for the wrongful dismissal of a nun from a religious order.
China’s Zhao, North Korea’s Kim hold highest-level talks in years
This picture released by the Korean Central News Agency shows China’s Zhao Leji, left, an official high in the Communist Party hierarchy, walking with Choe Ryong Hae, right, chairman of North Korea’s Standing Committee of the Supreme People’s Assembly, at the Pyongyang airport.
Australia mulls recognition of a Palestinian state
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, shown here at Parliament House in Canberra on March 20, 2024, stirred up controversy when she said on April 9 that it was possible Australia could consider some kind of recognition of a Palestinian state.
1 Dead, 10 injured in cable car accident in southern Turkey
Rescue and emergency workers attend to passengers of a cable car outside Antalya, Turkey, on April 12, 2024. One person was killed and 10 injured when a cable car hit a pole and burst open, sending the passengers plummeting to the mountainside below, officials said.