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Taliban minister’s killing raises concerns about IS terror group’s expansion
The Taliban minister of refugees is the highest-profile target of Islamic State-Khorasan, or IS-K, since the Taliban swept back to power in August 2021
Hula, the heartbeat of Hawaii
Hawiian Hula is more than just a dance; it's a way of making sure a culture survives
How 2 billionaires will cut US government spending
He may be better known to the world as the father of Tesla and Space X, but in a few months, Elon Musk is expected to take aim at U.S. government spending. VOA’s senior Washington correspondent Carolyn Presutti explains what skills Musk brings to the advisory committee known as DOGE.
US, China sign 5-year amended agreement on science and technology cooperation
US officials say agreement excludes critical, emerging technologies
Moldova declares a state of emergency over energy as fears of Russian gas shortage loom
A majority in Moldova's 101-seat legislature voted to pass the state of emergency, which will start on Dec. 16 and last 60 days.
Georgia crisis deepens as government set to name far-right president
It has been in turmoil since the governing Georgian Dream party claimed victory in contested October parliamentary elections, with its decision last month to delay EU accession talks igniting a fresh wave of mass rallies
Ukraine's reformed military procurement agency drives country's NATO ambitions
The enterprise, in charge of purchasing nonlethal military goods such as food, clothes and fuel, has already contracted 95% of the products requested for supply, and saved 25% in the process
Switzerland plans revamp of Cold War-era nuclear bunker network
1963 law ensures bunker spot for each Swiss resident
China jails former national football coach for 20 years for bribery
He pleaded guilty to bribery and corruption in March of this year
Blinken talks with Turkey's top diplomat about Syrian rebels
Erdogan says Turkey would never ease up in the fight against rebels from the Islamist State group in Syria
Russia launches massive aerial attack on Ukrainian infrastructure
Russian military targets Ukrainian power grid, Ukraine official says
South Korea opposition leader says impeaching Yoon best way to restore order
Parliamentary vote on impeachment set for Saturday
‘We have nowhere to go’: Exiled from Myanmar, journalists fear new Thai law
Media professionals who fled war in Myanmar question whether new Thai law will make it impossible for them to keep reporting
US charges ex-head of Syrian prison with torture
He allegedly ran a prison where detainees were subjected to horrific abuse
Malawi president appeals for international food aid
Severe food shortages affect more than one quarter of the country’s population
VOA Kurdish: Kurdish activists claim prisoners still being held in Afrin
Since the Assad regime’s entry into Damascus, prisons across Syria were opened, but Kurdish activists claim that many Afrinis remain imprisoned by armed groups, with their fates unknown.
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American imprisoned in Assad's Syria calls his release from prison a 'blessing'
Travis Timmerman said he was released by ‘liberators’ who arrived in Damascus a day after longtime ruler fled