Новости за 29.02.2024

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A wave of panic swept through downtown Port-au-Prince on Thursday, with an outburst of violence marked by heavy gunfire and improvised barricades. A gang leader took responsibility saying it was a demonstration against the authorities.   The violent events took place on the same day Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry arrived in Kenya for talks on the deployment of a multinational security mission in the country backed by the United Nations.  By midday, most institutions... Читать дальше...

France is poised to become the first country to inscribe the freedom for women to have abortions in its constitution. Lawmakers from the Senate and lower house will meet at Versailles Palace on March 4 for a final vote on the measure. Lisa Bryant reports.

A lunar landing more than 50 years in the making is a partial success. Plus, the U.S. says Russia may launch a nuclear weapon into orbit. The Kremlin calls it spin. VOA’s Arash Arabasadi brings us The Week in Space.

In the past academic year, U.S. colleges and universities saw a nearly 32 percent increase in Ghanaian students, making Ghana one of the top 25 countries in the world for sending students to the United States. To accommodate the growing interest, the U.S. Embassy in Ghana has opened a new resource center for young people considering an American education. Senanu Tord reports from Kumasi, Ghana.

Tens of millions of Americans are caught in a multi-state battle for water as the worst drought in more than a thousand years grips the Colorado River. We explore how life is adapting to an uncertain future with less water in the American Southwest. This week on the Inside Story: A River at Risk.

Iranian voters go to the polls Friday to choose members of parliament. The elections are the first since the crackdown of mass protests in 2022. Some Iranians are expected to participate in the polling while others are expected to heed the calls of activists to boycott the vote because, they say, government critics have been effectively banned from the ballot. VOA's Heather Murdock reports from Istanbul.

Turkey and Italy are seeking to expand their influence in Africa, economically and diplomatically. Analysts say both nations see opportunities as French influence on the continent declines, creating common ground for cooperation between Rome and Ankara. Dorian Jones reports from Istanbul.

WASHINGTON — U.S. security officials are bracing for an onslaught of fast-paced influence operations, from a wide range of adversaries, aimed at impacting the country’s coming presidential election. FBI Director Christopher Wray issued the latest warning about attempts to meddle with American voters as they decide whom to support when they go to the polls come November, telling a meeting of security professional Thursday that technologies such as artificial intelligence are already altering the threat landscape. Читать дальше...

More than 10,000 Israelis have been wounded since the war with Hamas began almost five months ago, according to Israel’s Ministry of Health. A new rehabilitation center in Jerusalem is offering cutting edge therapies for both soldiers and civilians. Linda Gradstein reports for VOA from Jerusalem. Camera: Ricki Rosen

More than 100 people killed waiting for aid in Gaza. The US Supreme Court to answer Donald Trump’s immunity question. An update from Kyiv and we hear from the Speaker of the House. And in Africa, a new road aims to unite countries and some Ugandans find themselves trapped in Myanmar.

MELBOURNE, Australia — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. told Australia's Parliament on Thursday that the strategic partnership between the two nations was more important than ever with the rule of law and peace in the region under threat from China.  Marcos told a special joint sitting of the two chambers during a state visit that the Philippines would not allow a foreign power to "take even one square inch of our sovereign territory."  It is a declaration he has often repeated since... Читать дальше...

Geneva — Human rights experts warn Eritrea maintains an iron grip on its people through repression and widespread, systematic impunity for grave human rights violations.   At the U.N. Human Rights Council Wednesday, the experts presented what they call “credible reports” of grave human rights violations by the Eritrean ruling elite.   “The state of human rights in Eritrea continues to be dire with no signs of improvement,” said Ilze Brand-Kehris, assistant secretary general of the U.N. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. Читать дальше...

AUSTIN, Texas — A federal judge on Thursday blocked a new Texas law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the U.S., dealing a victory to the Biden administration in its feud with Republican Gov. Greg Abbott over immigration enforcement.  The preliminary injunction granted by U.S. District Judge David Ezra pauses a law that was set to take effect March 5. Texas officials are expected to appeal.  Opponents have called the Texas measure the most dramatic... Читать дальше...

N'DJAMENA — Chadian opposition politician Yaya Dillo was killed on Wednesday during an exchange of fire with security forces, state prosecutor Oumar Mahamat Kedelaye said Thursday. Heavy gunfire was heard Wednesday in the capital N'Djamena near the headquarters of Dillo's opposition party, a Reuters witness said. Several people had been killed in earlier clashes near Chad's internal security agency building. The violence flared amid tensions ahead of a presidential election set for May and June... Читать дальше...

Although the number of migrants crossing daily into the U.S. has fallen since December, local communities are still scrambling to provide them with resources. In the Pacific Northwest, a small-town church has become a shelter for hundreds of people from Africa and Latin America. From Tukwila, Washington, VOA’s Natasha Mozgovaya has our story.

Twenty-five percent of Eswatini’s rural communities lack clean drinking water, according to the charity WaterAid. And another 40% of these communities do not have access to water. Nokukhanya Musi has the story from Maphungwane, in the small kingdom’s Lubombo region. Camera: Samkeliso Sibandze. Video editor: Sibusiso Dlamini.

BRUSSELS — The European Union took a major step in ending its standoff with member state Poland on Thursday by announcing it will begin releasing billions of euros to it that were frozen over the previous government’s policies that the bloc said amounted to widespread backsliding on fundamental democratic principles. The move is an important reward for Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who has sought relentlessly since taking office in December to overturn measures imposed by the previous conservative government. Читать дальше...