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California Wildfire Toll Rises to 71, More Than 1,000 Missing

VOA News Officials in California say the number of people missing from the deadliest wildfire in the state’s history has risen to more than 1,000 and the death toll has increased to...

US to N. Korea: We Will Maintain Maximum Pressure Until Complete Denuclearization

Nike Ching/VOA News SINGAPORE — U.S. Vice President Mike Pence says Washington will not ease economic sanctions against North Korea, urging Southeast Asian nations to continue a maximum pressure campaign against Pyongyang until...

Trial of Drug Kingpin ‘El Chapo’ Begins in New York

VOA News Opening statements have begun in the high-security trial of notorious Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman in Brooklyn, N.Y. Assistant U.S. Attorney Adam Fels told a jury that Guzman "sent...

Trump Touches Down in Paris, Hits Back at His Host

By Steve Herman/VOA News PARIS — The moment Air Force One touched down Friday at Orly airport, U.S. President Donald Trump blasted a caustic message for his host, terming French President Emmanuel Macron’s...

US Remains Committed to N. Korea Sanctions

By Steve Miller/ VOA News SEOUL — U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley told reporters North Korea hasn't progressed enough on the denuclearization front to warrant lifting sanctions. She made the remarks...

California Wildfire Claims 5 Lives

VOA News Law enforcement authorities in northern California said Friday five people have died in a wildfire, one of three in the state that have leveled thousands of homes and forced widespread...

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