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VOA Russian spoke with U.S. officials, politicians and experts to see how U.S. relations with China and Russia could change under the incoming Donald Trump administration. Experts say Beijing may be worried about Trump's plans for the swift end of the war in Ukraine, while North Korea's involvement in the war could become a lightning rod in China-Russia relations. Click here for the full story in Russian.

VOA Russian speaks to aviation expert Konstantin Kryvolap, who takes apart Moscow's official versions of the crash of the Russia-bound Azerbaijan Airlines plane in Kazakhstan and says a Russian missile was the only viable cause. Kryvolap says as soon as the first photos and videos from the crash site started to trickle in, this became obvious, taking into account the shrapnel damage on the plane fuselage. Click here for the full story in Russian.

President-elect Donald Trump is openly discussing aspirations for U.S. territorial expansion, including taking over the Panama Canal. Trump has yet to specify how he will demand the return of the state-run canal to the U.S. “We will never, never let it fall into the wrong hands.” For many Chinese readers, the Panama Canal sounds familiar but remains unknown. Why does Trump think the U.S. can “retake” the canal? Did it ever belong to the U.S.? What’s the history of the canal, and is it true...

Since taking office in 2021, U.S. President Joe Biden's China policy has had a profound impact on the global economy and geopolitics. During his tenure, Biden introduced far-reaching export control measures that leveraged the dominant role of the U.S. dollar in global finance and America's critical position in specific supply chains (such as high-end semiconductor design) to restrict China's access to advanced chips essential for driving economic and military innovation. Click here for...

The nation suffers from recurring power shortages that bring cuts for as long as 18 hours per day.

It is the first public admission by a senior Taliban leader regarding the presence of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan operatives in the country

The spacecraft is expected to send detailed telemetry data about its status in January

Report casts no new light on causes of illnesses but says many people faced obstacles to care

The penalties are 'for undermining the democratic and Euro-Atlantic future of Georgia for the benefit of the Russian Federation,' the US says

Rising costs, natural disasters and a surge of migrants drive up the number of people without shelter

BAMAKO, MALI — Nearly 70 migrants died when their boat sank as they tried to reach Spain earlier this month, Mali’s Minister for Malians Living Abroad said. In a press release Thursday, Mossa Ag Attaher announced that a migrant boat bound for Spain sank on Dec. 19. The migrants in this boat “numbered 80 at the start, with only 11 survivors,” according to the Ministry. The Malian authorities have identified nine Malians among the survivors, and “25 young Malians have unfortunately been...

The attack known as Salt Typhoon gave Beijing access to texts and phone conversations of an unknown number of Americans

Kwon had been charged in the U.S. with fraud over a $40 billion crash of Terraform Labs’ cryptocurrency

France has left Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, and is exiting Chad this month

Turkey is home to 3 million who fled after start of civil war in 2011

President Zoran Milanovic is seen as a favorite, although he is unlikely to score an outright victory in voting Sunday

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Officials say the Israeli military has burned large sections of the hospital and forced patients to leave

Multiple shrapnel holes in the plane’s fuselage and its altitude at the time of incident contradict the bird theory. Azerbaijan accused Russia of hitting the passenger jet with a missile. The pilot did not decide to fly to Aktau; Russian airports denied the airliner an emergency landing.