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Palestinians return to Gaza City amid Israel-Hamas ceasefire

Voice of America’s immigration news - January 27, 2025 - 03:32
More Israeli hostages set to be released this week

Belarus strongman wins a 7th term in an election the opposition calls a farce

Voice of America’s immigration news - January 27, 2025 - 02:47
According to official results, announced in the early hours of Monday, Lukashenko won 86.82% of the vote

China captures scam center suspect with Thailand's help

Voice of America’s immigration news - January 27, 2025 - 02:15
The ministry added that the suspect was surnamed Yan and returned to China on Saturday, but did not elaborate

China bans livestock product imports from numerous countries on disease worries

Voice of America’s immigration news - January 27, 2025 - 01:20
The World Health Organization released information of disease outbreaks in various countries

Chiefs, Eagles reach Super Bowl

Voice of America’s immigration news - January 27, 2025 - 00:35
The Chiefs reached the Feb. 9 championship game in New Orleans with a 32-29 win on Sunday night over the Buffalo Bills

New Zealand loosens visitor visa rules to welcome digital nomads

Voice of America’s immigration news - January 26, 2025 - 23:03
New Zealand’s economy sank into a technical recession in the third quarter of 2024 and the government is looking for ways to boost growth

Rwanda-backed rebels in DRC say they have taken control of Goma

Voice of America’s immigration news - January 26, 2025 - 22:56
The M23 rebels announced the city's capture in a statement minutes before a 48-hour deadline imposed by the group for the Congolese army to surrender their weapons expired

South Korea reports initial findings of Jeju Air crash to ICAO, U.S. and Thailand

Voice of America’s immigration news - January 26, 2025 - 22:44
The investigation into the deadliest air disaster on the country's soil remains ongoing

Sweden opens sabotage probe into Baltic undersea cable damage

Voice of America’s immigration news - January 26, 2025 - 22:42
There have been a string of incidents in which power cables, telecom links and gas pipelines have been damaged in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

Russia says its troops have captured a strategic town in eastern Ukraine

Voice of America’s immigration news - January 26, 2025 - 22:36
Russia's Defense Ministry announced the fall of Velyka Novosilka, which had around 5,000 residents before the war, following a monthslong battle

More Israeli hostages, Palestinian prisoners exchanged

Voice of America’s immigration news - January 26, 2025 - 22:35
More Israeli hostages were returned from Gaza in exchange for Palestinian prisoners form Israel; U.S. President Donald Trump suggests resettling Palestinian refugees in other countries. U.S. troops have arrived at the border with Mexico, and the former president of South Korea is indicted. A look at the U.S. secretary of state's plans in Africa, and the search for an American journalist in Syria.

Percival Everett's 'James' awarded Carnegie Medal for fiction

Voice of America’s immigration news - January 26, 2025 - 22:13
Everett's acclaimed reworking of Mark Twain's 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' from the perspective of Jim, Huck Finn's enslaved companion, has already received the National Book Award and the Kirkus Prize and is a finalist for a National Book Critics Circle award

Sierra Leone investigating reports Dutch drug kingpin took refuge in country

Voice of America’s immigration news - January 26, 2025 - 20:30
Leijdekkers is on Europol's list of most wanted fugitives

Canadian ex-soldier detained by Afghan Taliban freed

Voice of America’s immigration news - January 26, 2025 - 20:00
In 2021, Lavery helped an estimated 100 Afghans flee Kabul during the chaotic withdrawal of U.S. and allied forces

Italy resumes migrant transfers to processing centers in Albania

Voice of America’s immigration news - January 26, 2025 - 19:00
A navy vessel with the migrants on board is expected to reach the Albanian port of Shengjin on Tuesday morning

Germany holds commemoration for 2 people killed in knife attack

Voice of America’s immigration news - January 26, 2025 - 18:25
Assault in Aschaffenburg, Bavaria, amplifies debate about migration ahead of the country’s Feb. 23 general election

Lebanon, Gaza ceasefires with Israel teeter on shaky ground

Voice of America’s immigration news - January 26, 2025 - 18:07
Twenty-three killed, dozens injured in new Israeli attacks

Border czar: Trump administration prioritizes undocumented migrants seen as security threats

Voice of America’s immigration news - January 26, 2025 - 17:46
President Donald Trump’s border czar said Sunday that the administration’s current priority is to deport undocumented immigrants who are deemed to pose security threats to the U.S. But he stressed that illegal immigration in general won’t be tolerated. VOA’s Veronica Balderas Iglesias reports.

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