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India recently inducted three new warships into its navy as it steps up efforts to counter China’s growing footprint in Indian ocean countries. Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi.

Speedy trial and punishment of the attackers has drawn praise from Chinese citizens and criticism from legal analysts

Israeli army chief to quit, taking responsibility for October 7, 2023, security failure 

The Norwegian Refugee Council reported that Iran plans to expel up to 2 million Afghan refugees by March, while at least 800,000 have already been deported from Pakistan since October 2023 

The UN says hundreds of thousands of people have been trafficked to scam centers in Southeast Asia since the COVID-19 pandemic

Sinopec and Sri Lanka will jointly decide the share of refined fuel that will be exported from the facility

 Zelenskyy: Ukraine would need at least 200,000 peacekeepers for ceasefire

The planned elections are envisioned to end a two-year transition to civilian rule

China has a long record of building hospitals in Africa and sending medical aid ships and doctors to the continent, but Washington’s withdraw could see even more demand for funding and support from Beijing

The fire occurred at the Grand Kartal Hotel in the Kartalkaya ski resort in the Bolu mountains

Millions of U.S. TikTok users are looking to newly sworn-in President Donald Trump, who has given the app’s Chinese parent, ByteDance, 75 days to strike a deal with a U.S. buyer.

LA County supervisor calls for investigation about the slow evacuation of residents in one community as fires broke out across Los Angeles

President Donald Trump wasted no time in enacting his conservative “America First” agenda upon returning to the White House on Monday. He signed dozens of executive orders that will impact many aspects of life in America, from transgender rights to immigration and from energy policy to federal employment. Trump withdrew the U.S. from the Paris Climate Accords and the World Health Organization, though many believe the U.S.’ absence in these organizations will be advantageous to America’s...

Representative Elise Stefanik, President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as ambassador to the United Nations, faced questions at her Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday. She told lawmakers she would advance Trump’s "America First" agenda at the international body. VOA’s Katherine Gypson has more.

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would likely impose sanctions on Russia if its president, Vladimir Putin, refuses to negotiate about ending the war in Ukraine.  Trump gave no details on possible additional sanctions. The United States has already sanctioned Russia heavily for its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.  Trump said his administration was also looking at the issue of sending weapons to Ukraine, adding his view that the European Union should be...

U.S. President Donald Trump pledged Tuesday to hit the European Union with tariffs, adding that a 10% duty on Chinese imports could also come as soon as February 1.  Trump, who was speaking to reporters at the White House a day after being sworn in, cited the need to rectify the EU's trade imbalances with the United States while taking aim once again at Beijing over fentanyl trafficking.  "They treat us very, very badly. So they're going to be in for tariffs," Trump said of the EU....

A snowstorm warning was in effect for 31 million people - from southern Texas east through Georgia and north to the Carolinas and into Virginia