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Taiwan reports near doubling of Chinese warships nearby

December 7, 2024 - 21:21
Beijing has held two rounds of war games around Taiwan this year

Pearl Harbor survivors, ages 104 and 102, return to Hawaii for attack anniversary

December 7, 2024 - 21:02
1941 bombing killed more than 2,300 US servicemen

December 8, 2024 - 0200 UTC

December 7, 2024 - 21:00

Israeli strikes kill 6 in Lebanon's south, 34 in Gaza

December 7, 2024 - 20:53
Both Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah face accusations of having breached the truce that took effect on November 27

Garland’s ruby slippers from 'The Wizard of Oz' auctioned for $28M

December 7, 2024 - 20:19
Heritage Auctions had estimated that the shoes would fetch $3 million or more

Insurgents reach gates of Syria's capital, threaten to upend Assad rule

December 7, 2024 - 20:03
For the first time in the country's long-running civil war, the government now has control of only three of 14 provincial capitals: Damascus, Latakia and Tartus

Explosives-laden motorcycle detonates in Colombia killing 1, injuring 14

December 7, 2024 - 19:59
Organized crime group Jaime Martinez is active in the area

Notre Dame reopens with music, prayers, heads of state

December 7, 2024 - 19:40
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and first lady Jill Biden join dozens of heads of state attending Notre Dame reopening celebrations this weekend, five years after the iconic Paris cathedral narrowly escaped being destroyed in a fire. Lisa Bryant reports from the French capital.

After dissolving government, leader of Burkina Faso junta names new PM

December 7, 2024 - 19:20
The country, along with its fellow junta-led neighbors in Mali and Niger, has turned away from former imperial ruler France and pivoted toward Russia

North Macedonian political party calls for ban on social media content that incites 'self-destructive behavior'

December 7, 2024 - 18:55
Health authorities said at least 17 students were brought to hospitals in Skopje and other towns over the past week with broken bones and bruises after being thrown into the air by friends to fly like superheroes and attract applause on the internet

Ghana counts votes in tight presidential race, hopes for better times

December 7, 2024 - 18:27
The electoral commission says more than 99% of polling stations opened on time with voting materials delivered to them

US announces nearly $1 billion in military aid for Ukraine

December 7, 2024 - 17:50
WASHINGTON — The United States on Saturday announced a new $988 million military assistance package for Ukraine as Washington races to provide aid to Kyiv before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.  It nearly halves the available $2.21 billion remaining in Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) as the Biden administration works to commit to buying weapons from industry, rather than pull from U.S. weapons stocks.  Trump's victory in the November election has cast doubt on...

December 7, 2024 - 2200 UTC

December 7, 2024 - 17:00

Yoon survives impeachment; opposition vows another vote within days

December 7, 2024 - 16:51
South Korean lawmakers failed Saturday to impeach conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol for declaring martial law — which was lifted within hours — this week. But opposition lawmakers say they will hold another impeachment vote as soon as next week. VOA's Bill Gallo reports from Seoul.

'Net is tightening' on man suspected of shooting executive, says official

December 7, 2024 - 16:20
Officers have confirmed that a cell phone as well as DNA from a coffee cup were recovered from near the murder scene

Brazil judge sentences 3 former officers for killing of Black man

December 7, 2024 - 14:52
Police are sentenced to 23 to 28 years in prison for homicide and torture resulting in death

Macron welcomes Trump to Paris with presidential pomp, joined by Zelenskyy

December 7, 2024 - 13:41
Macron and other European leaders are trying to persuade Trump to maintain support for Ukraine in its defense against Russia’s invasion

Pope presides over ceremony with wide bruise on his chin

December 7, 2024 - 13:17
The Vatican says Francis hit a nightstand with his chin on Friday

Trump says that US should 'not get involved' in conflict in Syria

December 7, 2024 - 13:00
'Syria is a mess, but is not our friend,' the US president-elect wrote

December 7, 2024 - 1800 UTC

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