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Zelenskyy criticizes ‘cruel’ missile attack on Zaporizhzhia

Viktar Babaryka, 61, has been denied meetings with his family and lawyers

Species threatened by compounding risks from pollution, dams, water extraction, agriculture and more

Biden to delivery eulogy with Carter’s living predecessors among mourners

This week, Meta’s CEO announced there would be a wider range of speech on Facebook and other Meta platforms. Michelle Quinn has the story.

At least five people have died and more than 1,100 structures have been destroyed in the blazes

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin held bilateral meetings Thursday with his Ukrainian and British counterparts Wednesday before hosting the Ukraine Defense Contact Group one last time. VOA Pentagon correspondent Carla Babb is traveling with Austin.

A look at easing EU sanctions on Syria in an effort to help boost the economy under the new government. Devastating wildfires burn across Los Angeles, forcing tens of thousands to evacuate. The government of Chad reiterates its order for French troops to leave the country. Plus, President-elect Donald Trump says he will undo a sweeping new ban on offshore oil and gas drilling after he takes office on January 20th. Plus, and what to make of Trump’s recent statements on Greenland and Panama?

Alexander Smirnov pleaded guilty last month of causing creation of a false record after falsely telling his FBI handler that he had knowledge of bribes paid by executives at Burisma Holdings to the Bidens, according to court documents

President-elect Donald Trump has not indicated whether he will continue America's leadership of the group when President Biden leaves office on Jan. 20

White House describes Sudan conflict as genocide amid new sanctions for ‘horrific, systematic atrocities’ 

A three-day ILA strike in October had triggered a surge in shipping prices and cargo backlogs at the 36 affected ports. Longshoremen returned to work after employers agreed to a 62% wage increase over the next six years

Officials examining whether a second body was that of another hostage

'We have reason to believe that Moscow intends to share advanced space and satellite technology with Pyongyang,' says US official

Anthony Bellanger, general secretary of the International Federation of Journalists, told VOA that Iran is "a repressor of press freedom," and he urged foreign journalists to be " as cautious as possible" when traveling to countries such as Iran. Bellanger spoke Wednesday, the day Italian journalist Cecilia Sala was released from detention in Iran and returned to her home country. Click here for the full story in Persian.

An earthquake killed at least 126 people and left 188 injured when it struck a remote area of southern Tibet near China’s border with Nepal at dawn on Tuesday, China's state media reported. With an unknown number still unaccounted for in freezing weather, people are starting to question the extent of the disaster and the transparency of the government's handling of it. Click here for the full story in Mandarin.

President-elect Donald Trump says he will undo a sweeping new ban on offshore oil and gas drilling after he takes office on Jan. 20. President Joe Biden on Jan. 6 announced the prohibition covering most U.S. coastal waters. VOA’s Veronica Balderas Iglesias has more.

An Iranian official on Wednesday rejected accusations of judicial obstruction in the case of a Ukrainian passenger plane downed by Iran over Tehran five years ago. Critics and victims' families say Iran’s lack of transparency, frequent contradictions and repeated false claims have significantly undermined the credibility of their statements about the downing. Click here for the full story in Persian.