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Brazilian President Lula discharged from hospital after brain surgery
Lula's medical team says surgery went well and that he would be able to walk and hold meetings as he rests in his home in Sao Paulo until Thursday
Incoming FCC chair is big tech critic who worries about China
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Brendan Carr to lead the Federal Communications Commission, which regulates communications in the United States. Carr, an FCC commissioner since 2017, has taken aim at big tech and China’s influence on U.S. communications. VOA’s Dora Mekouar reports.
Mystery drone sightings keep happening in New Jersey - What we know... and don't know
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy wrote to President Joe Biden asking for answers; New Jersey’s new senator, Andy Kim, spent Thursday night on a drone hunt in rural northern New Jersey, and posted about it on X
UN envoy calls for sanctions relief to help rebuild Syria
Syrian government has been under strict sanctions by United States, European Union and others for years as a result of Assad’s brutal response to what began as peaceful anti-government protests in 2011 and later spiraled into civil war
11 dead in French territory of Mayotte from Cyclone Chido
The intense tropical cyclone has now made landfall on the east coast of Africa, where aid agencies are warning of more loss of life and severe damage in northern Mozambique
Rescue underway for damaged Russian oil tankers in Kerch Strait
An emergency rescue operation is now underway, Russian officials told state news outlets Sunday
Fiji says 7 foreigners hospitalized after drinking cocktails
A ministry spokesperson said the guests, aged from 18 to 56, included four Australians, one American and two foreigners who live in Fiji, whose nationalities were not given
Israel sees increased threat from Syria despite moderate tone of rebel leaders
Syria's de facto leader, Ahmad al-Sharaa, said on Saturday that Israel was using false pretexts to justify its attacks on Syria, but that he was not interested in engaging in new conflicts as the country focuses on rebuilding
Syrian authorities reopen schools, a week after upheaval that overthrew Assad
Officials said most schools were opening around the country on Sunday, which is the first day of the working week in most Arab countries
DR Congo, Rwanda peace talks canceled
There had been high hopes that the summit hosted by Angola's President Joao Lourenco — the African Union mediator to end the conflict — would end with a deal to end the conflict
German far-right leader questions NATO membership
"Europe has been forced to implement America's interests. We reject that," the AfD's Tino Chrupalla told German daily Welt
Estonia sanctions Georgian premier over protest crackdown
The fresh sanctions announcement comes a day after the ruling Georgian Dream party installed a hard-right loyalist former Manchester City striker as president
West Africa bloc meets as military rulers vow to quit
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger say bloc subservient to ex-colonial ruler France
A week into a new Syria, rebels aim for normalcy and Syrians vow not to be silent again
Rebels have been met with a mix of excitement, grief and hope
'Bali Nine’ drug ring prisoners fly home to Australia
They spent 19 years in jail in Indonesia
Greece's only miniature therapy horses bring joy to many, but the charity is struggling
Gentle Carousel Greece faces financial issues
Chinese gold mining threatens a protected UN heritage site in Congo
OKAPI WILDLIFE RESERVE, Democratic Republic of Congo — Scattered along the banks of the Ituri River, buildings cram together, cranes transport dirt and debris scatters the soil. The patches of trees are a scant reminder that a forest once grew there.
Nestled in eastern Congo's Ituri province, the Chinese-run gold mine is rapidly encroaching on an area that many say it shouldn't be operating in at all - the Okapi Wildlife Reserve, an endangered World Heritage site.
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South Africa warns of people jumping in front of cars in payout scam
Officials say people waiting for vehicles to ‘slow down enough that they don't get killed’ before throwing themselves in front of or against the cars to fake an accident