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19,000 tons of Ukrainian grain arrives in drought-hit Malawi

November 7, 2024 - 11:37
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

November 7, 2024 - 11:32
Chancellor Scholz under pressure to hold immediate elections

Can honeybees and dogs detect cancer earlier than technology? 

November 7, 2024 - 10:58
Studies show animals detect the scent of cancer on a patient’s breath 

Activists want more women in Botswana’s National Assembly

November 7, 2024 - 10:41
Three women won seats in parliament in last week’s general elections

CAR rebels surrender as Chad military joins in border peace efforts

November 7, 2024 - 10:41
Officials now hope to organize local elections that were postponed in October due to insecurity

Trump moving quickly to consider key appointments

November 7, 2024 - 10:41
President-elect expected to upend numerous Biden policies

Plea deals revived for alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, others

November 7, 2024 - 09:14
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

November 7, 2024 - 09:13
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

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November 7, 2024 - 09:00

In historic shift, American Muslim and Arab voters desert Democrats

November 7, 2024 - 08:06
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

November 7, 2024 - 07:43
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

November 7, 2024 - 06:51
GRU officer accused over Novichok attack sanctioned

Canada orders TikTok's Canadian business to be dissolved but won't block app

November 7, 2024 - 06:31
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

November 7, 2024 - 05:12
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

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November 7, 2024 - 05:00

Israel airstrikes hit Beirut suburbs

November 7, 2024 - 04:57
UN General Assembly urges action after Israel’s Knesset adopts laws against UNRWA

China pledges support for Myanmar's political transition

November 7, 2024 - 03:43
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

November 7, 2024 - 03:30
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

November 7, 2024 - 03:18
Export momentum has been one bright spot for a struggling economy in China

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November 7, 2024 - 03:00

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