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VOA Creole: Gang massacre in Haiti sparks widespread condemnation
The armed gang attack that killed more than 180 people, many of them elderly, over the weekend in Haiti's Cite Soliel area has sparked widespread condemnation.
U.S. State Department official Brian Nichols posted a message on X expressing shock and asking the international community to provide more support for the multinational force in Haiti. The United Nations is calling for a thorough investigation and for those responsible for the attack to be held accountable. The Haitian government...
Russian officials report damage from Ukrainian air attacks in Bryansk, Rostov
Zelenskyy: Ukraine lacks sufficient air defense systems to protect it from Russian missile strikes
Sudan again tops International Rescue Committee crises watchlist
The report said 305.1 million people around the world are in humanitarian need - up from 77.9 million in 2015 - and that the 20 countries on the IRC watchlist account for 82% of them
Myanmar's economy to shrink as floods compound crisis, says World Bank
The country of 55 million people has been in turmoil since 2021 when the military seized power from the elected civilian government
Ex-defense chief in South Korea tried to kill himself after being arrested over martial law case
Yoon’s ill-conceived power grab has paralyzed South Korean politics, frozen its foreign policy, and rattled financial markets
Geopolitical shakeup following Assad’s defeat in Syria
The Kremlin was a key supporter of Bashar al-Assad in his government's brutal attempts to defeat rebels, and that memory may make it difficult for Moscow to regain its foothold in Syria. Meanwhile, a Turkish-backed Syrian militia is moving against Kurdish forces in Syria. The corruption trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is back on in Israel. A look at the woman nominated to be the next U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., and the implications of President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to shut...
White House wants Syrian-led process for new government after Assad’s ouster
National security adviser John Kirby spoke with VOA on the Biden administration’s Syria policy after the Assad government fell
Bill to protect journalists fails in US Senate
The PRESS Act would protect journalists from being forced by the government to reveal their sources
ICC prosecutor to Myanmar: Obey international law or face justice
The ICC investigation primarily focuses on past violations committed by Myanmar's military, particularly the crimes against the Rohingya population
Trump’s signals hands-off Syria approach. Can he deliver?
Donald Trump has signaled he wants to avoid involvement in Syria following an insurgent group's ouster of President Bashar al-Assad. However, as White House Bureau Chief Patsy Widakuswara reports, the president-elect might need to balance his stance with U.S. goals in the region.
As climate change intensifies, vulnerable states seek legal redress against polluters
At a landmark climate change hearing at the United Nations’ top court, small island states argue that human rights laws should apply beause global warming poses an existential risk. As Henry Ridgwell reports, this case could reframe global climate change negotiations.
How US foreign policy is made
Presidents often find their powers tested after they enter office
UN official: More political will needed to get aid to Palestinians
Humanitarians can only do so much without international political support, says a United Nations official
Trump says he'll name Andrew Ferguson head of FTC, Kimberly Guilfoyle as ambassador to Greece
Ferguson, who is already one of the FTC's five commissioners, will replace Lina Khan, who became a lightning rod for Wall Street and Silicon Valley
US moves to save once-common monarch butterflies from extinction
But looming Trump presidency casts uncertainty over action to help the species
US says review of Nippon-US Steel tie-up ongoing as US Steel shares tumble
Shares of U.S. Steel tumbled more than 10% on Tuesday afternoon following a Bloomberg report suggesting the deal would be killed in short order
Syrian former prisoners speak out on Assad regime's collapse
As Syrians danced in the streets over President Bashar al-Assad's fall from power, Anwar Etnesh drove his car into the dense traffic clogging the route from his hometown Daraa north to Damascus.
Hordes of Syrians like Etnesh were heading to Syria's capital to celebrate the end of the Assad family's rule. But Etnesh was on a mission to find his 55-year-old cousin, whom Assad soldiers arrested in Daraa 13 years ago during anti-government protests. He was never seen or heard from...
As climate change intensifies, vulnerable states seek legal redress against polluters
At a landmark hearing Tuesday on climate change law at the United Nation’s top court in The Hague, Britain argued that only existing climate treaties should have any bearing on a state’s obligations to address the crisis, echoing calls from other big economies.
Small island states have told the court that global warming poses an existential risk, arguing that international human rights laws must apply, in addition to any negotiated climate agreements. Such an outcome could pave the way...