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The covert aid program initiated under Carter became the backbone of the Afghan insurgency, setting the stage for the Soviet Union’s eventual withdrawal in 1989

On Monday, just days before the inauguration of the Venezuelan president, opposition leader Edmundo Gonzales Urrutia, who has proven his electoral victory with official records, met with U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House. González added that his team is already in talks with members of the elected government of Donald Trump, who will take office on Jan. 20.   Click here for the full story in Spanish.

U.S. President Joe Biden received Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia, recognized by Washington as Venezuela's president-elect, at the White House on Monday. They had a "long, fruitful and cordial" conversation, González told reporters. Click here for the full story in Spanish.

Godfrey Otung, spokesperson for the Kenyan-led Multinational Security Support Force in Haiti, said 2025 will not be a "nice" year for the armed gangs who control over 80% of the Haitian capital. Click here for the full story in Creole.

Russian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his nightly address Monday that the Ukrainian offensive in Kursk, which began five months ago, had caused 38,000 Russian military casualties

U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan visited New Delhi and described the India-U.S. collaboration as “crucial” for peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific. VOA White House correspondent Anita Powell asks what lies ahead for the countries.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau resigns as Liberal Party chief and will step down as prime minister as soon as the party selects a new one. The U.S. Congress certified Donald Trump’s election victory, clearing the way for his inauguration in two weeks. Austrian politics make a rightward turn; a look at the impact Israel’s war on Hamas has had on immigration, both into and out of the country.

The war erupted in April 2023 amid a power struggle between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces ahead of a planned transition to civilian rule

Other companies added include MGI Tech, which makes genomic sequencing instruments, and Origincell Technology, which lawmakers have alleged operates a cell bank network and bio-storage technologies

The trembler at 9:05 a.m. had an epicenter depth of 10 kilometers

It was North Korea's first missile launch since Nov. 5 and coincided with a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to South Korea

Vendors behind the scenes seek ways to deal with tariffs threatened by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has criticized those, in his words, “spreading lies and misinformation,” after coming under fire from billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk. As Henry Ridgwell reports, it’s the latest in a series of interventions by Musk in European politics

The detention center was first opened on Jan. 11, 2002, by President George W. Bush following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on New York and Washington

The war in Gaza has intensified the connection that many Jews around the world feel to Israel and has sparked a wave of immigration to the Jewish state. At the same time, a growing number of Israelis are leaving the country, at least temporarily. Linda Gradstein reports from Jerusalem.

The proclamation will create the Chuckwalla National Monument in Southern California near Joshua Tree National Park and the Sattitla National Monument in Northern California

The U.S. Congress on Monday certified that President-elect Donald Trump won the 2024 election. Four years ago today, Trump’s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol to overturn the certification of Joe Biden’s 2020 election win. VOA’s congressional correspondent Katherine Gypson has more.

The deal with the federal government would incorporate and build on changes the Minneapolis Police Department has made since Floyd, a Black man, was killed by a white officer in 2020