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Senate must now pass the bill, and President Biden must sign it

Rostislav Panev was arrested in Israel in August and awaits extradition to US, Justice Department says

Already targeted by military junta accused of genocide, they are now enduring forced recruitment of their young men to fight Arakan Army

After Donald Trump reaffirmed his intention to carry out mass deportations, there is concern in shelters in the border areas in Mexico about the large number of deported immigrants they could receive.  Click here for the full video in Spanish. 

Iranian American journalist and former Radio Farda reporter Reza Valizadeh remains confined in the quarantine ward of Evin Prison, unable to have in-person visits with his family.  Click here for the full story in Persian. 

JetBlue Airlines, which used to connect Haiti with Florida and New York, has not resumed its activities in Haiti because of the unrest there.  "Due to the unrest in Haiti, we have made the decision to suspend all flights to the country until April 30," Selma Garcia, a spokesperson for JetBlue Airlines, said.  Click here for the full story in Creole.

Igor Kirillov had overseen the use of chemical weapons in Ukraine and regularly spread disinformation about the West developing bioweapons prior to being killed on Dec. 17.

Authorities suspect the incident was an attack

Donald Trump seemed poised to inherit a relatively strong economy when he begins a second term in the White House in January. Then the Federal Reserve signaled that it would have fewer than expected interest rate cuts next year, sending the stock market tumbling, and Trump added to the uncertainty by blowing up a spending bill. But how much can the government actually control with short term measures? We talk to Larry Kotikoff, a professor of economics at Boston University.

Thirteen states have reported high or very high levels of flu-like illness last week, about double from the week before

Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations gathered to discuss the Five-Point Consensus the bloc agreed to in April 2021, two months after Myanmar’s military seized power

Ankara seeks to isolate Kurds who have long fought alongside US troops

Analysis shows that China is burdening poor African countries with debt while taking collateral in the form of natural resources. Through ''debt trap diplomacy,'' China has become the single largest shareholder of African resources and infrastructure.

As the region remembers the catastrophic event, experts say improved early warning systems and disaster preparedness that can help prevent such loss in the future are still inadequate

The 19-year-old attacker is a former student of the school, says an official

During a brief trip to Syria, a US hostage envoy says the extensive secret prison network is slowing efforts to bring the American journalist home 

The siege of El Fasher in North Darfur has resulted in hundreds of civilian deaths and more than a thousand injuries, according to the UN's human rights chief

Some of Johannesburg’s informal waste reclaimers got an upgrade recently. A collaboration turned a sprawling camp into an award-winning, data-driven solar-powered sorting and bailing hub. As Marize de Klerk reports, incomes are up and the neighbors are happier.