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Continent’s challenges include changing weather, conflicts, shrinking agricultural farmlands

Jimmy Carter, who considered himself an outsider even as he sat in the Oval Office as the 39th U.S. president, was honored Thursday with the pageantry of a funeral at Washington National Cathedral. President Joe Biden eulogized Carter in a ceremony attended by all the living U.S. presidents. Carter’s legacy will be remembered for his lifelong commitment to humanitarian work after leaving the White House. We speak with one person who says Carter’s work changed the course of her life. Faith...

We honor the life of former President Jimmy Carter, who has passed away at the age of 100. From his humble beginnings to his presidency and humanitarian work, we reflect on the life of a leader dedicated to peace and service. This week on The Inside Story: The Life and Legacy of Jimmy Carter.

Decision seen as a warning to other countries about outsourcing asylum processing

Antonio Tajani meets in person and by phone with his counterparts from several countries to coordinate initiatives

Members of the exclusive presidents' club were on their best behavior

Haiti and Benin have agreed to cooperate on security, education and scientific research. Haiti's minister of foreign affairs, Jean-Victor Harvel Jean-Baptiste, signed the memorandum for a period of five years.  Click here for the full story in Creole. 

A mass protest erupted on a campus in the northern Chinese province of Shaanxi, following the mysterious death of a 17-year-old student at a vocational school. Videos circulating online show heavily armed police using batons, kicking protesters and deploying tear gas to disperse the crowds. Officials in Shaanxi’s Pucheng county have launched a probe into the death of the student following a “verbal and physical altercation” with a roommate, after thousands of angry citizens gathered outside...

    Transcript: The Inside Story: The Life & Legacy of President Jimmy Carter Episode 178 - January 9, 2025   Show Open:   President Jimmy Carter:   I Jimmy Carter do solemnly swear….       KANE FARABAUGH, VOA Correspondent:   As the 39th president of the United States, Jimmy Carter promised a government as good as its people.   President Jimmy Carter:   There can be no more ambitious tasks for America to undertake on this...

In an exclusive interview with VOA, former U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss issued a stark warning against China's authoritarian ambitions and called for the West to adopt a tougher stance to protect global freedom. Truss laid out her vision for an "economic NATO" to deter Beijing, criticized the Labour government’s soft approach to China, and defended her controversial lobbying for a defense export license involving China. Click here to read the full story in Mandarin.

In office, Lukashenko has abused and monopolized power by amending the constitution, jailing and exiling rivals, destroying press freedom, falsifying election results, and using the police and army to crush protests against his rule. He is running uncontested in January for another five-year term.

The award that no company wants to win calls out the 'least repairable, least private, and least sustainable products on display'

Maria Corina Machado had just emerged from hiding to attend protest, part of last-ditch attempt to block President Nicolas Maduro from clinging to power

In a last-minute attempt, federal officials are asking a US appeals court to block Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's plea deal

Various nongovernmental organizations that deal with human rights, refugees and the environment called Thursday's protest

The overthrow of Bashar al-Assad has led to a face-off between Turkey and Israel in Syria, where both countries have deployed forces. Relations between Turkey and the Jewish state were already strained over the Gaza war, and now analysts warn of a new escalation. Dorian Jones reports from Istanbul.

Man was reportedly arrested for espionage

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