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President Donald Trump’s July 25 phone conversation with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has roiled Washington. VOA spoke with several former senior NSC officials to understand how the White House conducts these calls.

World leaders gathered at the U.N. General Assembly in New York are likely to hear Thursday about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as officials from both sides get their turn to address the annual meeting.

As Afghanistan prepares for presidential elections on Saturday, the Taliban is again threatening to disrupt the polling. The U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan has urged the insurgents to refrain from attacking civilians exercising their democratic right.

VIDEO: In an earlier time, boxes on wheels raced on American streets.  Now, an energy drink company sponsors motorless, homemade car races around the world.

An airstrike Tuesday on an Islamic State target in Libya killed 11 IS fighters, the U.S. military said. The U.S. Africa Command  said the airstrike near the southwestern Libyan town of Murzuq was carried out in coordination with the Libyan Government of National Accord.