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Pakistan has reported a significant surge in poliovirus infections in 2024, confirming 63 cases so far, compared to only six cases in 2023  

John Mahama shares his plans to boost employment, improve schools and encourage small-scale mining in VOA exclusive interview

An undercover narcotics investigation at Rutgers University in New Jersey led to the arrest of seven people, NBC News reported.  Investigators say they found large amounts of marijuana, LSD, cocaine, psilocybin mushrooms, Adderall and Xanax. The drugs were offered on a menu circulated on a private social network of individuals affiliated with school, authorities said. (December 2024) 

On the U.S. West Coast, conservationists for the world's largest dam-removal project are both celebrating initial successes and encountering short-term obstacles. VOA's Matt Dibble has our story from the Klamath River on the border between California and Oregon.

In the Pacific Northwest, the world’s largest river restoration project has removed hydroelectric dams from the Klamath River to help migrating salmon. The project emptied a lake beloved to its surrounding community. VOA's Matt Dibble went to the former Copco Lake to see how residents are adjusting.

U.S. farmers hope President-elect Donald Trump’s selection to head the U.S. Department of Agriculture will understand their concerns while guiding trade policy and farm legislation. VOA’s Kane Farabaugh has more from Chicago.

Washington has long been Taipei's most important ally and biggest arms supplier, angering Beijing, which claims Taiwan as part of its own territory

Both rivals India and China have vied for influence in the island country that sits strategically along shipping routes in the Indian Ocean

‘Direct DPRK support for Russia's war of aggression’ carries serious consequences for European and Indo-Pacific security, a statement issued by 10 countries and the EU says

Francois Bayrou, the country’s fourth prime minister this year, faces an agenda packed with political divisions, fiscal woes and cyclone devastation

Many say they want to wait and see if truce really holds 

Israeli strikes Sunday hit areas throughout Gaza Strip 

The crisis, which erupted at the weekend the day after President Emmanuel Macron appointed Francois Bayrou as the sixth prime minister of his mandate, poses a major challenge for a government still only operating in a caretaker capacity

Ukraine’s military says it shot down 27 Russian drones

How much of the fuel leaked is being determined, TASS said

UN, EU envoys visiting Damascus amid efforts to engage with rebels who ousted Assad

Authorities condemn 'completely abhorrent' anti-Islamic graffiti in Sydney

Since the coup, ASEAN has snubbed Myanmar's military leaders by only inviting non-political representatives from the country to regional meetings of leaders and foreign ministers

Despite the sweeping crackdown, the party continues to be plagued by graft, particularly within the armed forces