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Performance

Insights

Remove large, duplicate JavaScript modules from bundles to reduce unnecessary bytes consumed by network activity.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Polyfills and transforms enable older browsers to use new JavaScript features. However, many aren't necessary for modern browsers. Consider modifying your JavaScript build process to not transpile Baseline features, unless you know you must support older browsers. Learn why most sites can deploy ES6+ code without transpiling

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

3rd party code can significantly impact load performance. Reduce and defer loading of 3rd party code to prioritize your page's content.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

A long cache lifetime can speed up repeat visits to your page. Learn more about caching.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

RequestCache TTLTransfer Size
connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js1200.0 s96.6 KiB
/signals/config/505733239622511?v=2.9.303&r=stable&domain...1200.0 s46.1 KiB
tags.voanews.com/voa-pangea/prod/utag.js300.0 s33.0 KiB
tags.voanews.com/voa-pangea/prod/utag.24.js?utv=ut4.46.202409121623300.0 s24.2 KiB
static.chartbeat.com/js/chartbeat_video.js86400.0 s24.8 KiB
projects.voanews.com/global/widget-v3.php0.0 ms5.0 KiB
static.chartbeat.com/js/chartbeat_mab.js86400.0 s10.1 KiB
tags.voanews.com/voa-pangea/prod/utag.20.js?utv=ut4.46.202302062032300.0 s4.0 KiB
tags.voanews.com/voa-pangea/prod/utag.74.js?utv=ut4.46.202210031755300.0 s3.1 KiB
script.crazyegg.com/pages/scripts/0110/3540.js300.0 s2.7 KiB
tags.voanews.com/voa-pangea/prod/utag.4.js?utv=ut4.46.201802052058300.0 s2.5 KiB
tags.voanews.com/voa-pangea/prod/utag.sync.js300.0 s2.2 KiB
tags.voanews.com/voa-pangea/prod/utag.73.js?utv=ut4.46.202201031617300.0 s2.1 KiB
tags.voanews.com/voa-pangea/prod/utag.75.js?utv=ut4.46.202307101712300.0 s1.9 KiB
tags.voanews.com/voa-pangea/prod/utag.7.js?utv=ut4.46.202008261736300.0 s1.1 KiB
www.voanews.com/conf.js?x=313900.0 s856 B
/utag/tiqapp/utag.v.js?a=bbg/voa-pangea/202409121623&cb=1...300.0 s432 B
/utag/tiqapp/utag.v.js?a=bbg/voa-pangea/202409121623&cb=1...300.0 s430 B
rules.quantcount.com/rules-p-BgErSP_RLcMf_.js86400.0 s449 B
sb.scorecardresearch.com/internal-c2/default/cs.js86400.0 s375 B
/tr/?id=505733239622511&ev=PageView&dl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww....0.0 ms19 B

Consider setting font-display to swap or optional to ensure text is consistently visible. swap can be further optimized to mitigate layout shifts with font metric overrides.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URLEst Savings
www.voanews.com/Content/responsive/VOA/en-US/img/icons-custom.woff?cb=10145 ms
www.voanews.com/Content/responsive/fonts/icons-font-1770298840587.woff125 ms
www.voanews.com/Content/responsive/fonts/SkolarSans-Cn-Bd_LatnCyrl_v2.3.woff120 ms
www.voanews.com/Content/responsive/fonts/Merriweather-Light_v2.woff70 ms

A forced reflow occurs when JavaScript queries geometric properties (such as offsetWidth) after styles have been invalidated by a change to the DOM state. This can result in poor performance. Learn more about forced reflows and possible mitigations.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

headings: [map[key:source label:Source valueType:source-location] map[granularity:1 key:reflowTime label:Total reflow time valueType:ms]]
items: [map[reflowTime:38.647 source:map[type:text value:[unattributed]]]]

Optimize LCP by making the LCP image discoverable from the HTML immediately, and avoiding lazy-loading

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

lhId: page-0-IMG
nodeLabel: In this photo taken from video on March 15, 2025, British Prime Minister Keir S…
path: 1,HTML,1,BODY,10,DIV,0,DIV,5,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,1,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,UL,0,LI,0,DIV,0,A,0,DIV,1,IMG
selector: div.media-block > a.img-wrap > div.thumb > img.enhanced
snippet: <img data-src="https://gdb.voanews.com/23938ddc-e6cc-4a24-0a2a-08dd5c8b1668_cx8_cy0_cw87_…" src="https://gdb.voanews.com/23938ddc-e6cc-4a24-0a2a-08dd5c8b1668_cx8_cy0_cw87_…" alt="In this photo taken from video on March 15, 2025, British Prime Minister K…" class=" enhanced" height="16" width="16">

Avoid chaining critical requests by reducing the length of chains, reducing the download size of resources, or deferring the download of unnecessary resources to improve page load.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

description: [preconnect](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/lighthouse/performance/uses-rel-preconnect/) hints help the browser establish a connection earlier in the page load, saving time when the first request for that origin is made. The following are the origins that the page preconnected to.
title: Preconnected origins
value: no origins were preconnected
description: Add [preconnect](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/lighthouse/performance/uses-rel-preconnect/) hints to your most important origins, but try to use no more than 4.
title: Preconnect candidates

Requests are blocking the page's initial render, which may delay LCP. Deferring or inlining can move these network requests out of the critical path.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URLTransfer SizeDuration
/Scripts/responsive/loader.b?v=-DFswp_EC2uZw3Oxn_v-cVTLIN...20.3 KiB
/Scripts/responsive/infographics.b?v=dVbZ-Cza7s4UoO3BqYSZ...1.7 KiB
www.voanews.com/Content/responsive/VOA/en-US/VOA-en-US.css?&av=0.0.0.0&cb=31346.9 KiB83 ms
tags.voanews.com/voa-pangea/prod/utag.sync.js2.2 KiB209 ms

Your first network request is the most important. Reduce its latency by avoiding redirects, ensuring a fast server response, and enabling text compression.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Reducing the download time of images can improve the perceived load time of the page and LCP. Learn more about optimizing image size

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URLResource SizeEst Savings
FILE - Cotton grows in Uzbekistan, Nov. 11, 2024. div.media-block > a.img-wrap > div.thumb > img.enhanced
gdb.voanews.com/df6927f2-4a85-4a1f-3304-08dd5c897904_w256_r1.jpg10.5 KiB7.9 KiB
In this photo taken from video on March 15, 2025, British Prime Minister Keir S… div.media-block > a.img-wrap > div.thumb > img.enhanced
gdb.voanews.com/23938ddc-e6cc-4a24-0a2a-08dd5c8b1668_cx8_cy0_cw87_w1023_r1.png19.6 KiB7.2 KiB

These insights are also available in the Chrome DevTools Performance Panel - record a trace to view more detailed information.

Diagnostics

Reduce unused rules from stylesheets and defer CSS not used for above-the-fold content to decrease bytes consumed by network activity. Learn how to reduce unused CSS.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 90 ms 41.7 KiB
URLTransfer SizeEst Savings
www.voanews.com/Content/responsive/VOA/en-US/VOA-en-US.css?&av=0.0.0.0&cb=31346.5 KiB41.7 KiB

Reduce unused JavaScript and defer loading scripts until they are required to decrease bytes consumed by network activity. Learn how to reduce unused JavaScript.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 210 ms 220.9 KiB
URLTransfer SizeEst Savings
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-N8MP7P111.4 KiB85.4 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-N8MP7P111.4 KiB73.3 KiB
connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js96.5 KiB33.0 KiB
/pages/versioned/common-scripts/4ce8c7df8d425cc5046457682...55.1 KiB29.2 KiB

Set an explicit width and height on image elements to reduce layout shifts and improve CLS. Learn how to set image dimensions

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URL
div.media-block > a.img-wrap > div.thumb > img.enhanced div.media-block > a.img-wrap > div.thumb > img.enhanced
gdb.voanews.com/aa1cb6af-d418-4e51-fd47-08de3bf95a74_tv_w144_h81.jpg
div.media-block > a.img-wrap > div.thumb > img.enhanced div.media-block > a.img-wrap > div.thumb > img.enhanced
gdb.voanews.com/00961dd7-ba04-4b0d-fd46-08de3bf95a74_tv_w144_h81.jpg
div.media-block > a.img-wrap > div.thumb > img.enhanced div.media-block > a.img-wrap > div.thumb > img.enhanced
gdb.voanews.com/c7e4fe92-dae1-4b4c-30f0-08de3c9a2615_tv_w144_h81.jpg

More information about the performance of your application. These numbers don't directly affect the Performance score.

Redirects introduce additional delays before the page can be loaded. Learn how to avoid page redirects.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 206 ms
URLTime Spent
voanews.com/206 ms
www.voanews.com/0.0 ms
●Time to Interactive 2.4 s
●Layout shift culprits
●Optimize DOM size
●LCP breakdown
●Modern HTTP
●Optimize viewport for mobile
●Max Potential First Input Delay 50 ms
●Minify CSS
●Minify JavaScript
●Avoids enormous network payloads Total size was 754 KiB
●JavaScript execution time 0.2 s
●Minimizes main-thread work 0.8 s
●Page didn't prevent back/forward cache restoration
●Network Requests
●Network Round Trip Times 20 ms
●Server Backend Latencies 180 ms
●Tasks
●Diagnostics
●Metrics
●Screenshot Thumbnails
●Final Screenshot
●Script Treemap Data
●Resources Summary
●Initial server response time was short Root document took 390 ms
●Avoid large layout shifts 1 layout shift found
○INP breakdown
○User Timing marks and measures
○Avoid long main-thread tasks
○Avoid non-composited animations
82

Accessibility

These checks highlight opportunities to improve the accessibility of your web app. Automatic detection can only detect a subset of issues and does not guarantee the accessibility of your web app, so manual testing is also encouraged.

Contrast

Low-contrast text is difficult or impossible for many users to read. Learn how to provide sufficient color contrast.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
US NEWS div#page > div.sub-nav > div.sub-nav__inner > a.sub-nav__link
РУССКИЙ div#page > div.sub-nav > div.sub-nav__inner > a.sub-nav__link
Top Stories div#wrowblock-47946_45 > div#wrowblock-47946_46 > div#wrowblock-47946_48 > h2.section-head
VOA UZBEK li.col-xs-12 > div.media-block > div.media-block__content > span.category
PERSIAN li.col-xs-12 > div.media-block > div.media-block__content > a.category
PERSIAN li.col-xs-12 > div.media-block > div.media-block__content > a.category
PERSIAN li.col-xs-12 > div.media-block > div.media-block__content > a.category
VIDEOS div.media-block__content > ul.hour-stats-box > li.stat-pos1 > span.text
HOURS OF VIDEO div.media-block__content > ul.hour-stats-box > li.stat-pos2 > span.text
ARTICLES div.media-block__content > ul.hour-stats-box > li.stat-pos3 > span.text
added by 48 language services in the last 24 hours li.col-xs-12 > div.media-block > div.media-block__content > p.hour-stats-box-note

These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.

Navigation

Properly ordered headings that do not skip levels convey the semantic structure of the page, making it easier to navigate and understand when using assistive technologies. Learn more about heading order.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
FOLLOW US div.menu-pnl > div.menu-pnl__inner > div.menu-pnl__item > h5.menu-pnl__sub-head
Starmer: ‘Sooner or later’ Russia must yield to peace div.media-block > div.media-block__content > a > h4.media-block__title
Syria’s interim constitution raises fears of sectarian division div.media-block > div.media-block__content > a > h4.media-block__title
آینده مبهم و ترس از شروع مجدد جنگ؛ نگاه کاربران شبکه‌های اجتماعی به مذاکرات اسلا… div.media-block > div.media-block__content > a > h4.media-block__title
The story of Chinese Americans who call Texas home div.media-block > div.media-block__content > a > h4.media-block__title
Forecasters warn of tornadoes in US in coming days div.media-block > div.media-block__content > a > h4.media-block__title
Under what circumstances can a US green card be revoked? div.media-block > div.media-block__content > a > h4.media-block__title
America's trade wars: Past and present div.media-block > div.media-block__content > a > h4.media-block__title
Trump intent on imposing global tariffs div.media-block > div.media-block__content > a > h4.media-block__title

These are opportunities to improve keyboard navigation in your application.

Names and labels

Link text (and alternate text for images, when used as links) that is discernible, unique, and focusable improves the navigation experience for screen reader users. Learn how to make links accessible.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
ul#voa_global_widget_list > li.col-xs-12 > div.media-block > a.img-wrap ul#voa_global_widget_list > li.col-xs-12 > div.media-block > a.img-wrap
ul#voa_global_widget_list > li.col-xs-12 > div.media-block > a.img-wrap ul#voa_global_widget_list > li.col-xs-12 > div.media-block > a.img-wrap
ul#voa_global_widget_list > li.col-xs-12 > div.media-block > a.img-wrap ul#voa_global_widget_list > li.col-xs-12 > div.media-block > a.img-wrap

These are opportunities to improve the semantics of the controls in your application. This may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.

Best practices

Touch targets with sufficient size and spacing help users who may have difficulty targeting small controls to activate the targets. Learn more about touch targets.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
PERSIAN li.col-xs-12 > div.media-block > div.media-block__content > a.category
PERSIAN li.col-xs-12 > div.media-block > div.media-block__content > a.category
PERSIAN li.col-xs-12 > div.media-block > div.media-block__content > a.category

One main landmark helps screen reader users navigate a web page. Learn more about landmarks.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
html.js html.js

These items highlight common accessibility best practices.

○Interactive controls are keyboard focusable
○Interactive elements indicate their purpose and state
○The page has a logical tab order
○Visual order on the page follows DOM order
○User focus is not accidentally trapped in a region
○The user's focus is directed to new content added to the page
○HTML5 landmark elements are used to improve navigation
○Offscreen content is hidden from assistive technology
○Custom controls have associated labels
○Custom controls have ARIA roles
●`[aria-hidden="true"]` is not present on the document `<body>`
●`[role]`s have all required `[aria-*]` attributes
●`[role]` values are valid
●Buttons have an accessible name
●Image elements have `[alt]` attributes
●Form elements have associated labels
●`[user-scalable="no"]` is not used in the `<meta name="viewport">` element and the `[maximum-scale]` attribute is not less than 5.
●`[accesskey]` values are unique
●`[aria-hidden="true"]` elements do not contain focusable descendents
●Document has a `<title>` element
●`<html>` element has a `[lang]` attribute
●`<html>` element has a valid value for its `[lang]` attribute
●Lists contain only `<li>` elements and script supporting elements (`<script>` and `<template>`).
●List items (`<li>`) are contained within `<ul>`, `<ol>` or `<menu>` parent elements
●Deprecated ARIA roles were not used
●Identical links have the same purpose.
○`[aria-*]` attributes match their roles
○`button`, `link`, and `menuitem` elements have accessible names
○ARIA attributes are used as specified for the element's role
○Elements with `role="dialog"` or `role="alertdialog"` have accessible names.
○ARIA input fields have accessible names
○ARIA `meter` elements have accessible names
○ARIA `progressbar` elements have accessible names
○Elements use only permitted ARIA attributes
○Elements with an ARIA `[role]` that require children to contain a specific `[role]` have all required children.
○`[role]`s are contained by their required parent element
○Elements with the `role=text` attribute do not have focusable descendents.
○ARIA toggle fields have accessible names
○ARIA `tooltip` elements have accessible names
○ARIA `treeitem` elements have accessible names
○`[aria-*]` attributes have valid values
○`[aria-*]` attributes are valid and not misspelled
○The page contains a heading, skip link, or landmark region
○`<dl>`'s contain only properly-ordered `<dt>` and `<dd>` groups, `<script>`, `<template>` or `<div>` elements.
○Definition list items are wrapped in `<dl>` elements
○ARIA IDs are unique
○No form fields have multiple labels
○`<frame>` or `<iframe>` elements have a title
○`<html>` element has an `[xml:lang]` attribute with the same base language as the `[lang]` attribute.
○Input buttons have discernible text.
○`<input type="image">` elements have `[alt]` text
○Links are distinguishable without relying on color.
○The document does not use `<meta http-equiv="refresh">`
○`<object>` elements have alternate text
○Select elements have associated label elements.
○Skip links are focusable.
○No element has a `[tabindex]` value greater than 0
○Cells in a `<table>` element that use the `[headers]` attribute refer to table cells within the same table.
○`<th>` elements and elements with `[role="columnheader"/"rowheader"]` have data cells they describe.
○`[lang]` attributes have a valid value
○`<video>` elements contain a `<track>` element with `[kind="captions"]`
○Tables have different content in the summary attribute and `<caption>`.
○All heading elements contain content.
○Uses ARIA roles only on compatible elements
○Image elements do not have `[alt]` attributes that are redundant text.
○Elements with visible text labels have matching accessible names.
○Tables use `<caption>` instead of cells with the `[colspan]` attribute to indicate a caption.
○`<td>` elements in a large `<table>` have one or more table headers.
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Best Practices

General

Deprecated APIs will eventually be removed from the browser. Learn more about deprecated APIs.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Deprecation / WarningSource
AttributionReporting
connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js line 279, col 769
●Uses HTTPS
●Avoids third-party cookies
●Allows users to paste into input fields
●Avoids requesting the geolocation permission on page load
●Avoids requesting the notification permission on page load
●Displays images with correct aspect ratio
●Serves images with appropriate resolution
●Page has the HTML doctype
●Properly defines charset
●No browser errors logged to the console
●No issues in the `Issues` panel in Chrome Devtools
●Ensure CSP is effective against XSS attacks
●Use a strong HSTS policy
●Ensure proper origin isolation with COOP
●Mitigate DOM-based XSS with Trusted Types
●Detected JavaScript libraries
●Page has valid source maps
○Redirects HTTP traffic to HTTPS
○Mitigate clickjacking with XFO or CSP
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SEO

These checks ensure that your page is following basic search engine optimization advice. There are many additional factors Lighthouse does not score here that may affect your search ranking, including performance on Core Web Vitals. Learn more about Google Search Essentials.

○Structured data is valid
●Page isn’t blocked from indexing
●Document has a `<title>` element
●Document has a meta description
●Page has successful HTTP status code
●Links have descriptive text
●Links are crawlable
●robots.txt is valid
●Image elements have `[alt]` attributes
●Document has a valid `hreflang`
●Document has a valid `rel=canonical`

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