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At the time they were deported, the government of former President Moon Jae-in called the fishermen 'dangerous criminals' who had killed 16 colleagues

Lawmakers approved a new growth target for 2025 of at least 8% proposed by the government, an increase from the previous goal of 6.5% to 7.0%

Economic pressures add to voter frustrations

  Ukrainian military strikes oil refinery in Russia’s Samara region

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration recently deported the migrants on three flights

The Cook Islands is a self-governing nation and maintains free association with Wellington, sharing a head of state and citizenship rights

All but two of the 21 people injured on the flight have been released from hospitals

The Senate voted 48-45 along party lines on a procedural measure setting the stage for a final confirmation vote on one of Trump’s most controversial nominees later this week

At the Commerce Department, Lutnick, who was CEO at the investment firm Cantor Fitzgerald, will oversee 50,000 employees

Ukrainian military says North Korean howitzer destroyed

In November, Brazil's Federal Police filed a 884-page report detailing the scheme

Envoys from the United States and Russia met in Saudi Arabia to discuss, among other things, planning for peace talks in the Russia-Ukraine war; however, Ukraine was not invited to the meeting. The African Union reacts to potential cuts in U.S. aid and the ongoing violence in Sudan and the DRC. Plus, activists in Uganda are calling on the government to release a jailed opposition leader.

US-South Korea coordination critical to countering China's influence, analysts say

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report 14 cases across the country earlier this month

Close ties to leaders and investments key to Riyadh's approach

The Trump administration on Tuesday hailed talks in Saudi Arabia that included U.S. and Russian officials but no Ukrainians. The White House said speaking separately with the warring partners is a key first step in ending the three-year conflict. Anita Powell reports, Kim Lewis contributed.

CAIRO — Attacks by Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Force have killed hundreds of civilians, including infants, in White Nile state, Sudanese officials and rights groups said Tuesday.  Sudan's Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the paramilitary group targeted civilians in the past few days in villages in the al-Gitaina area after they were "overwhelmed by its devastating defeat" by the Sudanese army. The statement put the death toll at 433, while the Preliminary Committee of...

Governor Omid Khoshnaw told VOA that many Sunni Arab leaders live in Irbil, benefiting from the security and quality of life in the Kurdish capital, with their children attending schools there. However, despite enjoying these privileges, they do not support the Kurds on key disputed issues, particularly regarding the status of disputed areas. Click here for the full story in Kurdish.