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The migration issue could be a point of conflict between the administrations of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, according to experts. Nicaragua has been declared as "an unusual threat to the foreign policy of the United States."  Click here for the full story in Spanish. 

Lovely Borgard had her leg amputated after being unable to find adequate medical care for an injury sustained in the Jan. 12, 2010, earthquake that killed thousands of Haitians and forced several million to leave their homes. Today, Borgard is a member of Haiti's National Amputee Soccer Team.   Click here for the full story in Creole.   

Protests by retirees of the Telecommunication Company of Iran continued on Monday across several provinces, mirroring similar demonstrations in previous weeks.  The weekly protests of the telecom retirees have been going on continuously on Mondays for months.  Click here for the full story in Persian. 

In a post published on its official Persian-language account on X on Monday, the U.S. State Department emphasized its continued support for the Iranian people in the face of the Islamic Republic "regime’s relentless human rights violations."  Click here for the full story in Persian.   

The Biden administration is proposing a new framework for the exporting of the advanced computer chips used to develop artificial intelligence, an attempt to balance national security concerns about the technology with the economic interests of producers and other countries. But the framework proposed Monday also raised concerns of chip industry executives who say the rules would limit access to existing chips used for video games and restrict in 120 countries the chips used for data centers...

Despite failing to deliver his promise for broad student loan forgiveness, President Joe Biden has now overseen cancellation of student loans for more than 5 million Americans — more than any other president in US history

The ousting of the Assad regime in Syria is Turkey’s latest success in its competition with Iran for regional influence. But analysts say Tehran still has cards to play in its intensifying rivalry with Ankara. Dorian Jones reports from Istanbul.

Palestinian activists and residents describe the former US president as having been a staunch supporter of Palestinian cause

The research revealed fine details in tattoos dating to around 1250 AD that aren’t visible to the naked eye

Aviation agencies have long expressed concern over disruptive, in-flight incidents

Neuralink isn't the only company working on brain implants; many other companies and research groups are also working to link the nervous system to computers to help treat brain disorders and overcome brain injuries

After an attack in northwest Zamfara state kills at least 15 civilians, human rights organizations call for accountability

Domestic sales of all types of electric vehicles rose by 40% in 2024; sales of gasoline powered cars tumbled, including foreign imports

Miners were trapped deep underground for months while rescuers tried to get them out, a group representing the miners says

In a rare State Department speech, outgoing president touts his administration's backing for Ukraine against Russia's 2022 invasion and for Israel's wars in Middle East

Targets involve weapons and troop numbers which the alliance is about to agree upon, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced Monday

Adnan Syed was released from prison in 2022 after prosecutors asked a judge to overturn his murder conviction in the 1999 slaying of his high school ex-girlfriend, Hae Min Lee

Maria Sarungi Tsehai was kidnapped in Nairobi by unidentified gunmen, alarming fellow activists

A military statement said that ‘multiple hideouts, including caches of arms, ammunition, and explosives, were also destroyed during the operation’