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The exchange was in the making for many months and reportedly occurred during President Joe Biden’s final hours in office before President Donald Trump was inaugurated on Monday 

The bitter cold day opened with Biden and his wife, Jill, receiving Trump, and his wife, Melania, for a traditional Inauguration Day meet-and-greet over tea at the White House

China's population stood at 1.408 billion at the end of 2024, a decline of 1.39 million from the previous year

Los Angeles residents warned to be prepared for the potential of new fires in area battered by multiple large blazes this month

There were 234 guests at the Grand Kartal Hotel, which has a broad wooden exterior

Russia reports destroying 55 Ukrainian drones

It’s been a long day in Washington, filled with tradition and some out-of-the-ordinary events as the United States swears in its 47th president. VOA’s Senior Washington Correspondent Carolyn Presutti brings us the sights and sounds from Inauguration Day 2025.

US president directed State Department to carry out ‘America First’ policy, echoing first term

Many gathered outside a Washington prison where many Jan. 6 defendants in anticipation of their release

Hollywood's annual pilgrimage to the Rocky Mountains to premiere the coming year's most-anticipated indie films is taking place in somber circumstances

In his inaugural address, Trump vowed Washington will 'tariff and tax foreign countries'

Najib wants to compel authorities to execute an order that he said was issued by the king last year allowing him to serve part of his sentence at home.

Trump is directing the attorney general to seek the dismissal of about 450 pending Jan. 6 cases

President Donald Trump got right to work upon his return to the White House on Monday, announcing actions on issues like immigration and energy development and promising to expand U.S territory – all the way, he said, to Mars. VOA’s Anita Powell reports from the White House

A church service, tea with the Bidens at the White House, and the oath of office at Congress: Trump begins his second term

Donald Trump has taken the oath of office and says that America’s “golden age” begins today; he called for a “revolution of common sense” in his inaugural address on Monday. Trump signed numerous executive orders intended to change American policy on issues such as transgender rights, energy, immigration and more. Reaction from Kyiv as Trump takes charge amid Russia’s war of aggression. Plus, the hostage deal between Israel and Hamas appears to be holding, but is it enough?

On his second 'Day 1,' president lays out a vision for larger America

Trump officials describe a ‘national security and public safety crisis’ at the US-Mexico border