WorldVOA Focus Today (October 29, 2026)

The program covers Hegseth’s proposal for a US-ASEAN defense cooperation framework, Russian and Ukrainian officials’ claim that a ceasefire has held for 30 hours without violations, and Israel’s still-close election as 85% of votes are counted. It also reports on the US Air Force’s hypersonic missile entering production, reviews US spaceflight, and explains how midterm ballots are counted.