From Threats to Arrests, Moscow Strikes at Foreign Media
contact@hellonews.website Media covering Kremlin activity are facing pressure as Russia jails American journalists and lists a Spanish journalist as an enemy of the state. VOA’s Cristina Caicedo Smit reports.
Dezembro 2023
Making That ’70s Movie: ‘The Holdovers’ DP on Recreating the Era
When cinematographer Eigil Bryld paired with director Alexander Payne on Focus Features’ Nov. 10 release The Holdovers, which is set at a New England boarding school in 1970, one of the…
US Agency Predicts Strong Geomagnetic Storm on Saturday
The U.S. Space Weather Prediction Center has issued a warning for a strong geomagnetic storm Saturday, saying power and communications systems could be affected in the Northern Hemisphere after a…
Source: Ukraine Conducts New Attack on Russian Railway Deep in Siberia
KYIV, UKRAINE — Ukraine’s domestic spy agency has detonated explosives on a Russian railway line deep in Siberia, the second attack this week on military supply routes in the area,…
Inside ‘Mr. Robot’ Creator Sam Esmail’s Carefully Curated L.A. Headquarters
Every room in Sam Esmail‘s Los Angeles office bears the name of an author who he’s been inspired by — or, in his words, was “obsessed with growing up.” Walk…
Sandra Day O'Connor, First U.S. Female Supreme Court Justice, Dies at 93
Sandra Day O’Connor, who in 1981 became the first woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, died Friday at her home in Arizona. She was 93. In a release, the…
‘Silent Night’ Director John Woo Explains Why He’s Dialed Back His Signature Action Style
From The Killer’s church shootout to Mission: Impossible 2’s motorcycle chase, John Woo’s over-the-top action style has been the stuff of legend for many decades, but now, at 77, the…
Chad’s Opposition, Civil Society Ask French Troops to Leave
Yaounde, Cameroon — Chad’s opposition and civil society groups are asking France to immediately withdraw troops who arrived in Chad after being ordered to depart neighboring Niger by that country’s…
Critic’s Notebook: Female Rappers and the Visibility Trap
In her new single, “Cobra,” Megan Thee Stallion articulates a familiar condition for Black women rappers: “Breaking down and I had the whole world watchin’ / But the worst part…
Virtual Reality Holograms Could Transform Learning, Arts
Developers at the University of Maryland are using a holographic camera to capture people’s movements in three dimensions for what could be high-impact training, education and entertainment. It is technology…
US Congressman Santos Refuses to Resign, Says Expulsion Would Set Precedent
washington — In his closing arguments for remaining a member of the House, a defiant Representative George Santos depicted himself as a victim of a smear campaign by some of…
VOA Exclusive: US, S Korea, Japan to Sign Pact to Counter Disinformation
state department — The United States plans to sign a memorandum of understanding to cooperate with South Korea and Japan in the fight against false propaganda and disinformation. It will…
Japan Concerned About US Osprey Aircraft Continuing to Fly
TOKYO — Japan’s top government spokesperson expressed concern on Friday that the U.S. military is continuing to fly Osprey aircraft in the country without providing adequate information about a fatal…
Biden Hosts Angola’s Leader for Talks of Rail Corridor, Energy Security
THE WHITE HOUSE — U.S. President Joe Biden hosted the president of oil-rich Angola for the first time Thursday, with the leaders focusing on a $1 billion, U.S.-funded rail development…
US Lawmakers Say Chinese Disinformation Operations a Growing Threat
US lawmakers warned Thursday that the Chinese Communist Party’s efforts to spread disinformation will only increase ahead of the 2024 elections in the United States. As VOA’s Congressional Correspondent Katherine…