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The launch drew swift condemnation from South Korea, Japan and the US

Some say there's a correlation between the amount of merchandise sold and the success of the candidate -- but history shows that's not always the case

Eight of 11 Supreme Court justices — including court president Norma Pina — decided not to seek election in June 2025

The president drops chocolates into kids' bags

New Hezbollah chief vows continued fight with Israel

Closely watched measure of consumers' attitudes toward economy registers sharp improvement as Americans prepare to go to polls 

Pentagon says some North Korea forces are in Russia's Kursk region

Ruling Georgian Dream party won majority of votes, officials say 

There are growing fears that Russia’s so-called shadow fleet of aging oil tankers, which it uses to bypass the Western price cap, poses a grave environmental threat. A new report from the Kyiv School of Economics warns that an oil spill is "only a matter of time." Henry Ridgwell has more.

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and his South Korean counterpart Kim Yong-hyun exchanged views during talks on Wednesday on the approximately 10,000 North Korean forces now deployed to Russia to fight Ukraine. VOA Pentagon Correspondent Carla Babb has the story. Kim Lewis contributed.

Analysts say two nations could challenge continent’s status quo 

The agreement lays out a path to the country’s first nationwide one-person, one-vote elections, despite strong opposition

Less than a week until the presidential election and turnout will be a critical factor. With major issues like the economy, climate change and women’s health at stake, will historically less engaged young and first-time voters show up in numbers that could help decide the winner? We’ll talk about it with Jack Lobel, Press Secretary with Voters for Tomorrow, a Gen Z-led organization engaging and representing young Americans in politics and government.

Officials say because of the deteriorating security situation, polio vaccination teams cannot reach communities in high-risk areas where polio is endemic

Two suicide car bombings in March and October of this year killed seven Chinese personnel in Pakistan

Saudi Arabia sentences cartoonist to 23 more years in prison with no option to appeal, in move analysts say is part of wider crackdown on dissent

Michigan is considered one of seven key swing states that will likely decide the outcome of the 2024 presidential race. Although President Joe Biden won Michigan for Democrats in 2020, several factors have made a repeat Democratic victory there anything but certain.

Candidates campaign six days before the presidential election that may be the closest in decades