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The president-elect’s choice for CIA director caused few ripples, but controversy is brewing over his pick to lead all US intelligence agencies

Human Rights Watch alleges war crimes have been committed in Gaza. Experts at COP29 say that poorer states need at least $1 trillion per year by the end of the decade to move to greener energy and protect against extreme weather as Pakistan and India are choking on toxic air pollution. A look at Elon Musk and his ideas to improve government efficiency. Germany has become a center of Russian opposition in the years following Russian President Vladimir Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine....

Analysts call the laws necessary steps in the Philippines strategy to resist China

As Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House, analysts see opportunities for more US-Turkey cooperation in some areas but don’t expect relations to change much

Nigerians currently pay high fuel prices; the deal raises hopes as the oil sector shifts to local production

Italy’s flagship policy of holding migrants in detention centers in Albania for processing has hit a legal roadblock – as judges in Rome referred the case to the European Union’s Court of Justice, which could take months or years to make a ruling. Henry Ridgwell reports.

A tribe wants the pipeline off its land, but tribal members and environmentalists maintain rerouting construction will damage the region's watershed and perpetuate the use of fossil fuels

We explore the upcoming Trump administration. Join our panel of Washington correspondents for an insightful roundtable discussion on navigating the transition process and understanding its implications for you. This week on The Inside Story: The Trump Transition

Some Chinese analysts say the two should restore trust because Europe is more important for China than the United States

Various human rights groups accuse Russia of committing crimes that amount to crimes against humanity in Africa. Several reports also have exposed Russia’s illegal export of gold worth more than $2.5 billion from Africa to sponsor its war in Ukraine.

President-elect’s choice for CIA director caused few ripples but controversy is brewing over his pick to lead all US intelligence agencies

Transcript: The Inside Story: The Trump Transition Episode 170 – November 14, 2024   Show Open:   Unidentified Narrator:   This week on The Inside Story     A look at what we know about the domestic and foreign policy priorities under the incoming Trump administration     Our correspondents unpack years of coverage and reporting in a special look at the 47th president’s agenda     Now… on The Inside Story The Trump Transition        The...

Kianoosh Sanjari jumped to his death from a Tehran building on Wednesday after posting on social media that he would end his life in protest of Iran’s authoritarian Islamist rulers

washington — Nargiz Mukhtarova knew something was wrong when she didn’t hear from her husband. Farid Mehralizada, a journalist and an economist, always texted her to let her know he had arrived at his office in Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku. But on May 30, the text never came. The panic over his whereabouts lasted several hours. Eventually, he arrived at their home, handcuffed and accompanied by about eight police officers, Mukhtarova told VOA. “I tried to stay calm and not add to his...

The word unprecedented has been used a lot in analyzing the victory of President–elect Donald Trump’s second term. But U.S. history is replete with examples of what some think is unusual. We talk about it with presidential historian Lindsey Chervinsky, Executive Director of the George Washington Presidential Library and the historic relevance of her latest book, Making the Presidency: John Adams and the Precedents That Forged the Republic.

The meeting comes amid a crackdown on antigovernment demonstrations and the prolonged detention of minors who took part in protests

Southern African Development Community heads of state to meet in Harare

Amnesty International reported that French-manufactured military technology incorporated into armored personnel carriers (APCs) made by the United Arab Emirates is being used in Sudan's civil war, a likely violation of a United Nations arms embargo.  In a report posted online Thursday, the human rights organization said it first became aware of the armored vehicles' presence in Sudan in July, when another study revealed what the group described as "a constant flow of weapons into the...