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Derek Chauvin will face 22 and a half years in prison for the murder of George Floyd, the case that triggered international protests and calls for greater racial reckoning. The former Minneapolis police officer was convicted on two charges of murder and one charge of manslaughter in April.

An airstrike hit a busy market in Ethiopia's northern Tigray village of Togoga on Tuesday and killed at least 51 people, according to health workers who said soldiers blocked medical teams from traveling to the scene.

Leader of the opposition MDC-T, Douglas Mwonzora, claims that it's not true that he stole funds in the run-up to the party's Extraordinary Congress to replace the late Morgan Tsvangirai. He told supporters that this has reminded him of Lovemore Majaivana's song 'Esambeni'. (Video: MDC-T)

Villagers Singing, Dancing Before Receiving US$1,000 from Pan African Game Changers for Drilling Borehole June 14, 2021 width No media source currently available 0:00 0:00:43 0:00 Jubilant villagers singing and dancing before receiving US$1,000 from Pan African Game Changers, which responded to the Somnene communitys appeal for help on VOA Studio 7 in digging a borehole near a clinic being constructed by locals and Zimbabweans living in the diaspora. (Video: Ezra Sibanda) Share

President Joe Biden is set to meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of a NATO meeting Monday, with some observers questioning whether Turkey can still be viewed as a trusted NATO ally and security partner. VOA’s Senior Diplomatic Correspondent Cindy Saine reports.

Concerns about the safety of the COVID vaccine are common especially when it comes to inoculating very young children. A new study suggests that some moms may be passing along antibodies to their infants. VOA’s Dilge Timocin has more.

With thousands of men killed in combat, the war against the Islamic State terror group has expanded the work done by women. In the more conservative parts of Iraq, women usually do household work while men work outside.

G-7 leaders continue their meeting in Cornwall, England, with bold ambitions to lead the world out of the pandemic, toward a better and greener future. White House Correspondent Patsy Widakuswara has this report from the summit.

Authorities in Kenya are taking steps to eradicate trachoma, an infectious disease that is a leading cause of blindness in Africa. About seven million people in central Kenya are at risk for the disease, as Brenda Mulinya reports from Nairobi.

China is now among the nations that have landed a spacecraft and rover on Mars, and it’s planning to increase its footprint on the heavens. VOA's Kane Farabaugh reports on how a new "space race" could help advance exploration of the cosmos