
US, Russian diplomats meet to discuss embassy operations
Voice of America
FILE - The U.S. Embassy building is seen in Moscow, Russia, June 22, 2022. U.S. and Russian diplomats met, Feb. 27, 2025, in Istanbul for talks about the operations of their respective embassies in Moscow and Washington.
U.S. and Russian diplomats met Thursday in Istanbul for talks about the operations of their respective embassies in Moscow and Washington.

In this image taken from video, Amir Ali rests his injured foot on the bed in his home in Gujranwala district, Pakistan, on Feb. 3, 2025. Ali was rescued in mid-January from a stranded migrant boat in the Atlantic Ocean. A roadside sign leading to Dhola village, Gujarat district, Pakistan, commemorates Chaudhry Atif Morsi and Chaudhry Sufyan Gorsi as martyrs, Feb. 4, 2025. The men died on a stranded boat in the Atlantic Ocean on their way from Mauritania to Spain’s Canary Islands in January. Kashif Ali, shown in this undated photo, works in boat making in Italy. He spent hundreds of dollars to get a work permit to the European country almost a decade ago. He told VOA he earns much more there than he could in Pakistan. Pakistanis are among the top three users of Eastern Mediterranean and Central Mediterranean migrant routes. In this image taken from video, Amir Ali, second from right, rests as friends look at his injured foot on Feb. 3, 2025, at his home in Gujranwala district, Pakistan. Despite Ali’s horrific experience, his friends say they want to try getting to Europe.