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Trump says he plans to talk to Putin, urge end to war

Newark mayor calls raid unconstitutional

The ship's crew of 25 included mariners from the Philippines, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine and Mexico

Cyprus is only 184 kilometers from the Lebanese capital, Beirut

President Donald Trump addressed the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Trump is intensifying pressure on Russia to begin negotiations with Ukraine to end the war as many Internally Displaced People in Ukraine are returning to their homes in anticipation of the war ending soon. The latest on the LA fires and a look at Taliban leaders accused of crimes against humanity.

Several individuals in Sanaa, Saqiz and Sardasht, in Iran’s Kurdistan region, have been arrested for participating in strikes protesting the death sentences of Pakhshan Azizi and Varisha Moradi, two ethnic Kurdish women. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) reported the detention of six citizens in Sanaa, while three others were arrested in Saqiz and Sardasht by the Ministry of Intelligence. The strikes, organized by six Kurdish political parties, aimed to prevent the executions...

After U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, appointments scheduled for the asylum process through the CBP One application were canceled.   Click here for the full story in Spanish.

President Donald Trump laid out his approach to foreign investment to the world’s largest gathering of global business leaders, offering investors a take-it-or-leave-it deal to build in the U.S. or face stiff tariffs. VOA White House Correspondent Anita Powell reports.

Italy's highest court on Thursday upheld the slander conviction of American defendant Amanda Knox in a case related to the sensationalized 2007 murder of her British roommate.   Knox was convicted of slandering her former boss, Congolese bar owner Patrick Lumumba, by falsely accusing him of murdering Meredith Kercher.   A 21-year-old exchange student, Kercher was found stabbed to death in 2007 in the Perugia apartment she shared with Knox.   While being interrogated, Knox, who was...

A 2024 Human Rights Watch report released last week describes the five Central Asian republics as an environment under law-breaking and authoritarian governments. There were no major improvements in the rule of law in any of the Central Asian republics in 2024, HRW, the New York-based international organization, reported. The situation remained grim and, in some cases, worsened in Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan, according to HRW's annual analysis. The...

Trump expected to visit region this week

President's move is partly a gesture to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his nominee to become secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services and the son of Robert F. Kennedy

M23 rebels nearing Goma, home to around 2 million people

Danish-owned Arctic island is rich in rare earth elements, but investors remain wary of risks

Greenland’s mineral wealth is in the global spotlight after U.S. President Donald Trump said he wants to take control of the island from Denmark. But until now, Greenland’s mining industry has struggled to turn a profit. Could that be about to change? Henry Ridgwell reports from Greenland.

U.S. President Donald Trump spoke remotely Thursday to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, delivering his first major speech to global business and political leaders. Trump used an address Thursday to promise countries lower taxes if they bring manufacturing to the U.S. and threatened to impose tariffs if they don’t. Speaking by video from the White House to the annual summit, Trump ran through his flurry of executive actions since his swearing. We speak with David Kass, clinical...

President plans to remove policies and regulations put into place by former President Biden

President Donald Trump signed an executive order ending "birthright citizenship" based on what he called "a correct interpretation of the law," prompting a flurry of lawsuits from pro-immigrant and civil rights organizations.  Click here for the full story in Spanish.