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As former President Donald Trump is set to return to the White House, Reuters reported on Dec. 24 that China will issue a record 3 trillion yuan in government bonds next year in an effort to rescue its crisis-stricken economy and mitigate the impact of potential significant tariff hikes by Trump.   This marks the latest sign of China’s concern that bilateral relations may quickly plunge to a new low during Trump's second term. For a long time, a basic assumption about U.S.-China relations...

Biden declares Jan. 9 day of mourning for former President Carter, says Carter asked him to deliver eulogy

As Russian President Vladimir Putin's ally, Alexander Lukashenko, prepares to stage another presidential election in Belarus in January, the country continues to face a serious threat of being dragged by the Kremlin into full participation in the war in Ukraine or even losing independence.    VOA Russian spoke to U.S. experts who painted a dim picture for Belarus for 2025, where Russia is continuing with a de facto annexation of Belarus, bringing the two authoritarian regimes ever closer...

As Azerbaijan squarely put the blame on Russia for shooting down its passenger aircraft, relations between Moscow and its neighbors could become complicated.   VOA Russian spoke to American analyst Paul Goble, who listed the dangers the plane crash and Russia's days-long refusal to accept responsibility could pose for its dealings with Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan.   Click here for the full story in Russian. 

Zimbabwe has a weak water filtration system that frequently allows the spread of waterborne diseases. Multiple investigative reports and studies by independent researchers have exposed Zimbabwe’s inability to produce clean, safe water.

De facto leader says new elections could take four years and drafting a new constitution up to three years

Praised in China for normalizing relations between Washington and Beijing, Carter’s decision to sever official ties with Taiwan has been a target of criticism

The refugees and asylum-seekers are being welcomed but are encountering a lack of food and accommodation

The WHO recounted how on Dec. 31, 2019, its country office in China picked up a media statement from the health authorities in Wuhan concerning cases of ‘viral pneumonia’ in the city

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced plans last year to send a man to the moon by 2040

A state funeral will be held January 9 for former U.S. President Jimmy Carter who died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. U.S. President Joe Biden scheduled the state funeral for Carter to be held the same day as National Day of Mourning.  Biden has also directed flags at public buildings to be displayed at half-staff for 30 days in honor of Carter.

Two detained for supplying drugs to the singer prior to his fall from hotel room balcony

President Joe Biden schedules the state funeral for Carter to be held the same day as National Day of Mourning on Jan. 9

Iran operates or coordinates with more than 100 militant groups in Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, and beyond to advance its foreign policy interests.

2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals upholds jury's finding in civil case that Donald Trump sexually abused E. Jean Carroll in upscale department store dressing room in mid-1990s

Although the U.S. Supreme Court last year decided that civilian colleges and universities could not consider race or ethnicity in admissions, a judge ruled that the U.S. Naval Academy had established a national security interest in a diverse officer corps.  That means the academy – and other military service academies – can continue to consider race. A similar policy at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point has also been challenged, but that case has not yet gone to trial, according to...

Mike Johnson's continued leadership seemed in jeopardy after a fight over a federal funding plan put the government at risk for a pre-Christmas shutdown

As the year comes to an end, President William Ruto’s government and a large section of Kenyan youth are still at odds over the direction the country is taking