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Apprehensions come as Libya remains key point of departure for people from Middle East, Africa aiming to reach Europe

They say mass deportations could upend a food supply chain heavily dependent on immigrants in the United States illegally

The committee plans to host four candidate forums — some in person and some virtually — in January, with the final election on February 1 during the party’s winter meeting in National Harbor, Maryland

President calls it a ‘commitment to our democratic values’

The number of people killed in Sudan’s civil war is far higher than previously thought, according to new research. The conflict has forced 11 million people to flee their homes and has created the world’s worst hunger crisis. Henry Ridgwell reports.

Over 18,000 people have registered online to run for Supreme Court seats and federal judgeships in contentious new selection process, but random drawing in the end will determine who gets on the ballot, officials say

Risks grow amid growing influence of armed gangs, collapsed health care system

5th US Circuit panel cites federal Controlled Substances Act, which since 1970 has prohibited manufacture, distribution, dispensing and possession of marijuana

Republican President-elect Donald Trump's picks for his Cabinet include some historic firsts, though women and people of color make up less of the overall number than they did when Democratic President Joe Biden first took office

Defendant has admitted charges in trial that turned into examination of pervasiveness of sexual violence in France and beyond

Small island is strategically located in the Indian Ocean

Closing arguments cap 15-day trial in which prosecutors sought to show Google monopolized markets for publisher ad servers and advertiser ad networks and tried to dominate the market for ad exchanges

Budget shortfall could complicate efforts to protect state’s progressive policies

Twenty-four passengers were killed while 46 others survived; Somali government says it will begin evacuating survivors of two boats, which capsized off the coast of Madagascar

Biden welcomed 2,500 guests to the South Lawn as he joked about the fates of 'Peach' and 'Blossom' and sounded wistful tones about the last weeks of his presidency after a half-century in Washington power circles 

Chinese female comedians are starting to talk about menstruation, sanitary pads and other topics at stand-up comedy shows, breaking ground on what were considered taboo topics in Chinese society. However, that does not mean that sensitive political topics are expected to be open for discussion anytime soon. See the full story here.   

'We're here to advocate for the reforms that the international community has been asking for for many years,' US ambassador to Harare says

Hossein Ronaghi, a civil rights activist in Iran, has been holding sit-ins across Tehran with his lips sewn shut in solidarity with the demands of Kianoush Sanjari, another outspoken government critic and former journalist who jumped to his death from a building earlier this month in protest against Iran’s authoritarian rulers. Ronaghi was once again arrested by agents of the Islamic Republic's intelligence forces on Sunday but was later released. He said he planned to hold another protest...

A new bipartisan bill introduced in both the House of Representatives and the Senate seeks to address the criminal activities of the Islamic Republic of Iran on U.S. territory. The draft bill proposes enhancing criminal penalties for individuals who engage in unlawful actions on behalf of the Iranian government or other adversaries of the United States. See the full story here.

VOA Russian's correspondent reports from Georgia, where the first session of the new parliament is meeting after the election won by the pro-Russian Georgian Dream party was boycotted by the opposition and met with street protests outside the parliament building. See the full story here.