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19,000 tons of Ukrainian grain arrives in drought-hit Malawi
Malawi, with help from the World Food Program, has received its first shipment of more than 19,000 tons of maize from Ukraine. The food aid will help feed millions of Malawians currently dealing with food shortages exacerbated by El Nino-induced drought. Lameck Masina reports from Blantyre.
German governing coalition nears collapse after minister dismissed
Chancellor Scholz under pressure to hold immediate elections
Can honeybees and dogs detect cancer earlier than technology?
Studies show animals detect the scent of cancer on a patient’s breath
Activists want more women in Botswana’s National Assembly
Three women won seats in parliament in last week’s general elections
CAR rebels surrender as Chad military joins in border peace efforts
Officials now hope to organize local elections that were postponed in October due to insecurity
Trump moving quickly to consider key appointments
President-elect expected to upend numerous Biden policies
Plea deals revived for alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, others
The plea agreements would spare the three defendants the risk of the death penalty in exchange for guilty pleas
Germany arrests US citizen suspected of offering military intel to China
The man, identified only as Martin D. under German privacy law, is accused of offering intelligence on the US military that he had acquired while working for troops stationed in Germany
In historic shift, American Muslim and Arab voters desert Democrats
For the first time in two decades, most Muslim and Arab American voters supported a presidential candidate other than a Democrat
US Asia allies nervously await second Trump term
U.S. allies in Asia are congratulating Donald Trump on his decisive victory in Tuesday’s U.S. presidential election, but many in Asia also worry about what the return of his "America First" foreign policy means for their countries, as VOA's Bill Gallo reports from Seoul, South Korea.
Britain hits Russia with new wave of sanctions
GRU officer accused over Novichok attack sanctioned
Canada orders TikTok's Canadian business to be dissolved but won't block app
Chinese ownership has raised fears Beijing could collect data on users or push pro-China narratives and misinformation
Philippine coast guard to acquire 40 fast patrol craft from France
some of the vessels will be deployed in the South China Sea, where Filipino maritime forces have figured in violent confrontations this year with China's coast guard
Israel airstrikes hit Beirut suburbs
UN General Assembly urges action after Israel’s Knesset adopts laws against UNRWA
China pledges support for Myanmar's political transition
BEIJING — China's Premier Li Qiang expressed support for Myanmar's political reconciliation and 2025 election plans in a meeting with Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing on Wednesday, according to state media outlets.
Li met army chief Min Aung Hlaing, on his first visit to China since seizing power in a 2021 coup, in Kunming in southwestern China's Yunnan province, according to China's official Xinhua news agency.
The junta is planning an election next year in which opposition forces...
European climate agency says this will likely be the hottest year on record -- again
The data clearly shows the planet would not see such a long sequence of record-breaking temperatures without the constant increase of greenhouse gases
China's exports soar past forecast as factories front-run Trump tariff threat
Export momentum has been one bright spot for a struggling economy in China