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The magistrates are demanding pay raises and better working conditions

US media report Trump administration plans to put USAID under State Department, echoing similar move by Britain

The Trump administration last month paused funding for the U.S. Agency for International Development amid reports that it may be put under State Department control. Britain's recent similar move to restructure its foreign aid could offer lessons for Washington. Henry Ridgwell reports from London.

At least 16 Pakistanis died in a migrant boat accident off the coast of Libya, officials said Tuesday. Survivors of a migrant boat rescued in the Atlantic Ocean in January have come home with harrowing stories to tell. VOA Pakistan bureau chief Sarah Zaman reports. Videographer: Wajid Asad

Russia-based Zservers allegedly aided LockBit ransomware attacks, which have extracted more than $120 million from thousands of victims around the world

The 77-year-old author addressed jurors on the second day of testimony at the trial of Hadi Matar, 27, who has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and assault in the attack

India, which has built a strong partnership with the U.S., is expecting to face turbulence on issues such as trade but hopes mutual geostrategic concerns will help maintain steady ties.

Steve Bannon pleads guilty to a fraud charge related to duping donors who gave money to private effort to build a wall along US southern border — a case the conservative strategist has decried as 'political persecution'

At least 27 soldiers are among the dead

Their jailings underscore the poor state of press freedom in Iran

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev claimed Ukraine embezzled $100 billion of the U.S. military aid it received. VOA’s Leonid Martynyuk explains why that is false.

Weeks into the three-stage ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, aid is slowed by thorough inspections aimed at keeping out dual-use items

The man, identified only as Ahmed, was one of seven WFP staffers detained by the rebel group on Jan. 23; no cause of death was given

Vance, setting out the Trump administration's America First agenda, said the United States intended to remain the dominant force in AI and strongly opposed the European Union's far tougher regulatory approach 

The U.N. has declared famine conditions in at least five areas of Sudan where it says people are dying daily from starvation and related illnesses. One of those areas includes the besieged Zamzam displacement camp in North Darfur. Reporter Henry Wilkins spoke to refugees who fled the camp.

India wants to avoid trade tensions with the U.S. and is taking steps to meet Trump’s concerns on tariffs