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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...

Marco Rubio is the president-elect’s choice for secretary of state

The press freedom group is accusing the social media platform of spreading disinformation

Proposal targets nation’s 1840 founding document that included agreement between Indigenous Maori and British Crown

Donald Trump may not be moving into the White House until January, but he is laying the groundwork and making domestic policy plans for the next four years. VOA’s Senior Washington Correspondent Carolyn Presutti has our story. VOA footage by Henry Hernandez.

In Lebanon, nine people died in another Israeli airstrike

A look at the best news photos from around the world.

It is one of a growing number of spy cases involving Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Some European countries’ continued reliance on cheap natural gas from Russia tests Europe’s political will to cut off the flow

A World Bank report says projected sea rise could submerge many small islands

With the arrival of cooler temperatures, perpetually poor air quality has reached hazardous levels causing disruptions in daily activities. As VOA Pakistan bureau chief Sarah Zaman reports, experts say the problem that keeps returning every winter will get worse over time.

US tech giant penalized for ‘imposing unfair trading conditions on other online classified ads service providers;’ Meta says it will appeal the decision

Before the U.S. presidential election, Joe Biden and Donald Trump opposed a Japanese company’s planned $14 billion purchase of U.S. Steel. With the election over, there are indications that the deal may go through. VOA’s Steve Herman went to Braddock, Pennsylvania, to gauge local sentiment.

Alex Jones owes more than $1 billion in defamation judgments for calling the Sand Hook massacre a hoax

Pakistan and neighboring Afghanistan are the only two polio-endemic nations, reporting 49 and 23 cases respectively, so far this year

Legislation would prohibit a vast range of goods if produced using land deforested after December 2020

President’s coalition will likely win a majority, according to political analysts