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Ukraine asks NATO for membership invite next week, letter shows

November 29, 2024 - 14:26
'With a clear understanding that Ukraine's membership in NATO is inevitable, Russia will lose one of its main arguments for continuing this unjustified war,' the foreign minister wrote.

At least 100 people missing after boat capsizes in northern Nigeria

November 29, 2024 - 13:20
At least eight people were confirmed dead at the scene

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November 29, 2024 - 13:00

SunFed recalls cucumbers in US, Canada due to potential salmonella

November 29, 2024 - 12:40
No illnesses were immediately reported

California works to turn one of its biggest landfills into public park

November 29, 2024 - 12:20
In Southern California, what was once America’s second-largest landfill is on its way to becoming a recreational park. From Los Angeles, VOA’s Genia Dulot reports on its development in an urban environment with scare green spaces.

Notre Dame Cathedral unveils new interior 5 years after devastating fire 

November 29, 2024 - 12:08
Images broadcast live of a site visit by French President Emmanuel Macron showed the inside of the iconic cathedral as worshippers might have experienced it back in medieval times

Paraguay vows to uphold Taiwan ties amid growing Chinese influence in Latin America

November 29, 2024 - 11:40
Ties with Taipei are relatively stable despite Paraguayan agricultural business pressure and limited Taiwanese investment, analysts say

San Diego school requires course in climate change 

November 29, 2024 - 11:30
If you want an undergraduate degree from the University of California, San Diego, you’re going to have to take a course in climate change.   The requirement, which affects students who will graduate in 2028, is meant to prepare students for the future, according to a report by ABC News. (October 2024) 

Wounded Ukrainian veteran building and sending drones to front lines

November 29, 2024 - 10:50
Vinnytsia resident Vyacheslav Strazhets lost his right arm in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but even as an amputee, he is doing what he can to help other soldiers fight the war. Anna Kosstutschenko has the story. Camera: Pavel Suhodolskiy

Russia’s war in Ukraine inspires exiled journalist to found media startup

November 29, 2024 - 10:49
From a Siberian city to Prague, the founder of Verstka focuses on underreported stories for audiences back in Russia

Syria insurgents breach second largest city of Aleppo, fighters and war monitor say 

November 29, 2024 - 10:07
First time the city has been attacked by opposition forces since 2016

Ireland votes as incumbents hope to cling to power

November 29, 2024 - 09:59
Will Ireland buck the global trend of incumbents being ousted by disgruntled voters?

3 dead, 90,000 displaced as Malaysia prepares for worst floods in decade

November 29, 2024 - 09:45
Cabinet ministers were barred from going on vacation and have been instructed to help in flood-prone areas

Family returns to Lebanon to find a crater where their 50-year-old home once stood 

November 29, 2024 - 09:44
The home, which was a gathering place for generations, was reduced to rubble by an Israeli airstrike on November 1, leaving behind shattered memories and twisted fragments of a once-vibrant life

Iran to enrich uranium with thousands of advanced centrifuges, UN says

November 29, 2024 - 09:37
The report mentions Iran enriching uranium with new centrifuges to only 5% purity, far lower than the 60% it currently does

Russian defense minister visits North Korea for talks with military and political leaders 

November 29, 2024 - 09:28
Photos released by the Defense Ministry showed Belousov walking alongside North Korean Defense Minister No Kwang Chol on a red carpet at Pyongyang airport

Some Zimbabwean farmers turn to maggots to survive drought and thrive

November 29, 2024 - 09:23
Producers turn the insects into protein-rich feed for free-range chickens and fertilizer for gardens

Ukrainian energy workers carry out repairs despite Russia's pounding of country's power grid 

November 29, 2024 - 09:13
Repeated Russian strikes on infrastructure have seriously impacted Ukraine's energy sector often resulting in rolling blackouts across the country

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November 29, 2024 - 09:00

Landslide triggered by rain in Indonesia's Sumatra island kills 9 people in tourist bus 

November 29, 2024 - 08:47
At least 20 people have died in other landslides and floods in the region this week

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