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Victims of port attack identified as Syrians

Singapore is the third Southeast Asian nation, after Malaysia and Indonesia, with which Vietnam has established a 'comprehensive strategic relationship'

Ukraine signals readiness to accept interim halt in fighting

The recent agreement between Syria’s interim government and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces has received strong support from Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) officials. KRG leaders view the deal as an important step toward peace, stability, and protecting Kurdish rights in Syria. Click here for the full story in Kurdish.

The Committee to Protect Journalists is calling on the Kurdistan Regional Government to immediately release Bashdar Baziani, a journalist with Media21, who remains in detention more than 10 days after his arrest in Sulaimani. Baziani was taken into custody Feb. 28 with three of his colleagues, who have since been released on bail. Click here for the full story in Kurdish.

The Trump administration has detained a Palestinian activist who helped lead protests against Israel at Columbia University. VOA's Aron Ranen reports from the campus in New York City.

The $488 million Spherex mission aims to explain how galaxies formed and evolved over billions of years, and how the universe expanded so fast in its first moments

The Jaffar Express, with roughly 450 people on board, was traveling north from Quetta, Balochistan, to Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, when it came under a bomb and gun attack Tuesday

Move eliminates previous waivers for Brazil, Canada, South Korea and others

Talk of tariffs combined with fears of inflation sent the U.S. stock market tumbling Monday and again on Tuesday, a day of give and take between the United States and Canada with President Donald Trump defending his use of tariffs. VOA White House correspondent Carolyn Presutti explains.

China rolling out several new AI models to compete with US

The U.S. will resume military support for Ukraine after it agreed to a ceasefire plan. European leaders hold their own meetings on defense as U.S. priorities shift. The latest on U.S. trade tariffs and a look at the Economy following another day of losses on Wall Street. The impacts of foreign aid cuts are felt in Africa, and a visit to a remote island in the Indian Ocean at the center of a geopolitical tug-of-war.

Albanese said the decision by the Trump administration was 'entirely unjustified ... and against the spirit of our two nations' enduring friendship and fundamentally at odds with the benefit of our economic partnership'

Taoiseach Micheál Martin must navigate potential friction over Ireland's low defense spending and the large trade imbalance between the two countries

After Mazloum Abdi signed an agreement with Ahmad al-Sharaa let the Syrian Democratic Forces join the Syrian army, political reactions were swift and divided. Some observers translate this move as a Kurdish concession to the demands of both Turkey and the Syrian government. Others argue the agreement is a necessary step to reduce internal and external pressures on the Kurds in Syria. In her report, Snur Krim spoke with political observers and representatives of the Self-Administration in the...

Melting ice caps are making Greenland's resources more accessible and opening new shipping routes

US resumes aid and 'security assistance' to Ukraine