VOA’s Sayed Hasib Maududi filed this report, narrated by Roshan Noorzai.
A record number of migrants has crossed the English Channel this year from France to Britain in small boats. The British government is aiming to deter the migrants by making it a criminal offense to arrive in the country without permission, as Henry Ridgwell reports from London.
Republicans are calling for safeguards on election integrity while Democrats want to expand access for voters.
But as Dave Grunebaum reports, many soon find themselves in over their heads dealing with debt and threats.
Since the Voting Rights Act was signed into law 56 years ago removing barriers to voting by African Americans, the face of the American electorate has evolved. During the 2020 election, Asian Americans made their voices heard. VOA’s Elizabeth Lee has the details
in the United States where currently serving felons can participate in the democratic process.
Mohamed Sheikh Nor reports from Mogadishu.
as Ruud Elmendorp reports from Mombasa.
To the disappointment of many Olympic fans, spectators have been banned from attending Olympic and Paralympics games in Tokyo in response to Japan’s latest wave of COVID-19 infections. For VOA, Steve Ross has reaction from Tokyo.
VOA’s Laurel Bowman has our story.
Two days before the start of the Tokyo Olympics, Native athletes gathered in Fairbanks, Alaska, to compete in the 60th World Eskimo-Indian Olympics. Natasha Mozgovaya has more.
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