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Since June 2024, when a series of mass protests took place in Kenya, 82 cases of alleged forced disappearances have been recorded, according to the Kenyan National Human Rights Commission. It’s yet to be confirmed who is behind the abductions. VOA Nairobi Bureau Chief Mariama Diallo has this report.

Beijing, which claims Taiwan as its own territory, also says the strategic waterway belongs to it

Milei posted on X about $LIBRA, a coin that he said was aimed at ‘encouraging economic growth by funding small businesses and startups,’ but he deleted the post a few hours later, crashing the value of the currency

Effort comes as crews work to remove potentially hundreds of thousands of tons of hazardous materials from the latest California blazes

Meeting comes against the backdrop of peace efforts between Ankara and a banned Kurdish separatist movement in Turkey

Once again, Americans will once again celebrate their George Washington, their first president on Monday, but some historians say the holiday has lost all discernible meaning and lacks recognizable traditions

Kizza Besigye, a former ally turned rival of longtime President Yoweri Museveni, went on a hunger strike Feb. 10 in protest at his detention

The singer, who reportedly was admitted with an abdominal condition, arrived in Peru Friday evening, where she was scheduled to perform Sunday and Monday as part of her Latin America tour

Court releases on bail the island's former Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth in a money-laundering probe after seizing suitcases of cash in raids on his alleged accomplices' homes

US-Russia talks planned for coming days in Saudi Arabia

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Hamas must be eradicated. He spoke alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he echoed President Donald Trump’s vision for a Gaza free from the influence of Hamas. VOA’s Arash Arabasadi has more.

British awards are watched for clues about who will triumph at Hollywood’s Academy Awards next month

Second place went to 'Paddington in Peru,' the third installment in the beloved franchise, which finally opened in North America this weekend with an estimated $13 million

No immediate comment from the Israeli military on the incident, which comes two days before the deadline for implementation of a ceasefire agreement

A look at the best news photos from around the world.

Tom Homan says show that 14,000 migrants had been arrested since Trump was inaugurated January 20, but said, 'We’ve got to do a lot more'

Alaa Abd el-Fattah, a British-Egyptian dual national, has spent more than five years in an Egyptian prison, accused of “spreading false news” on social media

Francis continues his unspecified drug therapy, alternating in the afternoon between reading and resting, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said.