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Angolans hope Biden's visit delivers on promises of investment, better infrastructure, and improved lives through the Lobito Corridor project

No reason was given for dismissal of Tambela, who was appointed interim premier soon after military leader Ibrahim Traore seized power in September 2022

After capturing the Syrian city of Aleppo, which has significant Kurdish and Christian populations, HTS reassured minority groups they would be protected under its rule 

In an interview with VOA’s Ukrainian Service, former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko discussed the war with Russia and his vision for achieving peace

TikTok edged closer to being banned in the United States after losing an appeal on Friday against a law requiring the video-sharing app to divest from its Chinese parent company by January 19. The potential ban could strain US-China relations just as president-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office on January 20. TikTok said it would now appeal to the Supreme Court, which could choose to take up the case or let the DC circuit court's decision stand. We spoke with Seth Schachner, Managing...

Despite Americans electing a president who ran on an agenda of domestic issues, 57% of those surveyed said they want to see US more engaged in international events

South Africa is first African nation to chair economic bloc 

ANKARA, TURKEY — The foreign ministers of Turkey, Iran and Russia will meet in Doha, Qatar, on Saturday to discuss a lightning rebel advance in Syria, a Turkish diplomatic source said Friday. Syrian rebels have made their biggest battlefield gains since the civil war began 13 years ago, striking a devastating blow to President Bashar Assad. After years of being locked behind frozen front lines, the rebels captured the main northern city of Aleppo last week before pushing as far south...

A just-released report by US lawmakers accuses US intelligence agencies of botching their investigation into the illnesses that affected hundreds of American diplomats and intelligence officers — a charge US intelligence officials deny

Pete Hegseth’s confirmation by the Senate is in doubt as he faces questions over allegations of excessive drinking, sexual assault and his views on women in combat

As North Korean troops bolster Russia’s war effort in Ukraine, the U.S. is urging China to rein in its allies’ provocative actions. This comes amid indications that Beijing is increasingly uneasy about the expanding partnership between Russia and North Korea. VOA's Nike Ching reports.

The United States was the world's largest arms exporter last year with 41 American companies in the top 100

Meanwhile, the country's next president says removal will happen gradually but has already begun

The Ukranian president says the first batch has already been delivered

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that the law, which requires TikTok to break ties with its China-based parent company ByteDance or be banned by mid-January, is constitutional

Africa CDC and WHO say they are waiting for lab results of the disease, first detected in October in a province on the border with Angola

It is a solid recovery from the previous month, when the effects of strikes and hurricanes sharply reduced payrolls