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VOA Creole: Haiti multinational force spokesman says 2025 will not be a 'nice' year for gangs
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.
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Russia claims capture of town in Ukraine’s Donetsk region
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
US to remove barriers to civil nuclear cooperation with India
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 Trudeau resigns
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.
U.S. accuses Russia of funding both sides of Sudan's war
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
US adds Tencent, CATL to list of Chinese firms allegedly aiding Beijing's military
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
Powerful earthquake hits holy city in China's Tibet
The trembler at 9:05 a.m. had an epicenter depth of 10 kilometers
North Korea's Kim oversees successful test of new hypersonic missile
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
Homes talk and tables walk at AI-dominated Consumer Electronics Show
Vendors behind the scenes seek ways to deal with tariffs threatened by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump
British PM slams ‘lies and misinformation’ in escalating row with Musk
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
US dramatically shrinks Guantanamo prisoner population to 15 men
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
Immigration by Jews to Israel is growing as fear of hostility grows
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.
Biden will honor tribal requests by designating 2 new national monuments in California
The proclamation will create the Chuckwalla National Monument in Southern California near Joshua Tree National Park and the Sattitla National Monument in Northern California
US Congress certifies Trump election win
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.
Minneapolis to revamp police training, force policies after George Floyd's murder
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
Two Indian companies indicted in US for importing ingredients used in opioid fentanyl
Athos Chemicals and Raxuter Chemicals, both based in Gujarat, were each charged in Brooklyn with distributing the ingredients and conspiring to distribute them
Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani found in contempt of court in defamation case
Judge rules he has not complied with requests from election workers about his assets
Louisiana reports 1st bird flu-related death in US, state agency says
The patient was over 65 and had underlying medical conditions, the officials said
Post-Assad Syria faces challenges in building unified military
Syria’s newly appointed defense minister holds meetings with various rebel factions