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Chinese government's recent drive to cut medical costs is causing a rare public backlash in Beijing and Shanghai, with doctors and patients saying that domestic generic drugs do not work as well as imported original drugs.  Click here for the full story in Mandarin. 

Businesses in several Kurdish cities in Iran went on strike Wednesday after Kurdish groups called for a protest against the death sentences of two female political prisoners. Six Kurdish groups released a joint statement urging people to stage a strike on Wednesday to prevent the executions of Pakhshan Azizi and Warisha Moradi.  Click here for the full story in Kurdish. 

With the continuation of Turkish attacks, Syrian Kurds are calling on the international community to put pressure on Turkey to end the war in Syria. In recent days, there has been a movement to denounce attacks on the Kurdish region of Syria.  Click here for the full story in Kurdish. 

Two senior executives at China’s Aviation Industry Corporation have been removed from office. The removals coincide with heightened scrutiny of the aerospace and defense sectors amid Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign, which has implicated several military leaders.   Click here for the full story in Mandarin. 

The United States is expected to reduce funding to U.N. agencies that do not align with the Trump administration’s “America First” policy, and newly sworn in Secretary of State Marco Rubio spelled out his foreign policy priorities and met with Asian allies. A look at U.S. policy in the Middle East going forward now that Donald Trump has returned to the White House. A trip to Burkina Faso to examine how misinformation is a worldwide problem, and a look at what’s new with the Indian navy.

‘Favorable wildfire-spread conditions’ persist in the region, forecasters say

L. Brent Bozell III is president's pick to lead agency that supervises five US government-funded international media entities, including Voice of America

In US, Trump pulls nation toward fossil fuels

Following President Donald Trump’s announcement that the U.S. will withdraw from the World Health Organization, the United States is expected to reduce funding to other U.N. agencies. As White House Bureau Chief Patsy Widakuswara reports, other wealthy nations are unlikely to fill the gap.

The bill would require a massive ramp-up in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement's capabilities, but it does not include new funding

Chinese netizens wonder if new top US diplomat, sanctioned by Beijing twice, will be allowed to visit China 

More money, equipment and personnel are needed for the Kenya-led international force, Antonio Guterres said, adding that any further delays risk the ‘catastrophic’ collapse of Haiti's security institutions

On his second day in office, Trump met with the leaders of several leading technology firms to announce a $500 billion private sector investment in AI infrastructure known as Stargate

Israeli hostages released from Gaza as part of a ceasefire deal face a long road to recovery. As Linda Gradstein reports from Jerusalem, experts say the physical and psychological trauma they and others endured will take time to heal. VOA footage by Ricki Rosen.

President revokes some orders that had dated back to 1965

Effective Jan. 22, 2025, USCIS is waiving any and all requirements that applicants for adjustment of status to that of a lawful permanent resident present documentation on their Form I-693, Report of Immigration Medical Examination and Vaccination Record, that they received the COVID-19 vaccination

Hostage aid group searches Syrian prisons and other locations for the journalist and former US Marine, who has been missing since 2012

Danish-controlled Arctic island lies on shortest route for Russian missiles targeting US soil

Salome Zourabichvili says her country is 'at a very crucial turning point today, in a region that is very important for the United States and for the United States’ interests'