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The president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, has announced cooperation strategies with countries in the region to address the causes of migration. Meanwhile, however, a new migrant caravan is advancing from Tapachula, headed for Mexico City. Click here for the full story in Spanish.

The 119th U.S. Congress will come into session Friday. But after a contentious battle over government funding last month, the Republican Party’s seemingly unified control of the Senate, House of Representatives and presidency faces challenges. VOA’s Katherine Gypson has more.

The Taliban rejected a Pakistani official’s claim that the group asked for money to remove Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan fighters from the border areas and move them to other parts of Afghanistan. The Taliban’s spokesperson, Hamdullah Fitrat, told local media that the allegations were unfounded. Click here for the full story in Pashto. 

The financial industry had 12.4 million employees at the end of 2023, down 32% from 2018, and the number of people working for real estate developers slipped 27% to 2.7 million people, according to China’s economic census data released December 26.  Click here for the full story in Mandarin.

President-elect Donald Trump threatened recently to retake the Panama Canal because of what he called "exorbitant" rates and China's influence. What threats could China pose to the U.S. if it were able to exert strategic control over the canal? Click here for the full story in Mandarin.

Shares of company fall about 6%; Musk had earlier predicted 'slight growth' in 2024 deliveries

FBI investigators are looking to see if two separate attacks in the U.S. on New Year’s Day are linked. So far, the FBI says early indications from the investigation into one of the attacks pointed to a scenario U.S. law enforcement and security officials have long feared – a plot at least inspired by the Islamic State terror group. We spoke with organized crime expert Daniel Brunner, a retired FBI Special Agent and now CEO of the Brunner Sierra Group.

Russia set to lose $5 billion; Slovakia criticizes Ukraine's decision     

Natural gas prices in Europe have risen since Ukraine ended the flow of Russian gas across its territory into the EU. Moscow once supplied more than a third of Europe’s needs, but the continent has weaned itself off Russian gas following the Kremlin’s '22 invasion of Ukraine. Henry Ridgwell reports.

Changes include removing content 'glorifying' Assad regime and references to women, love and pre-Islamic gods

Decision is a blow to outgoing Biden administration that had made restoring the open internet rules a priority

Moscow pushes anti-US conspiracy theories in Syria, claiming Western allies are plotting with IS terrorists to take over Russian military bases

A look at the best news photos from around the world.

The man inside was identified as Matthew Livelsberger, an active-duty U.S. Army soldier and member of its elite Green Berets

The find could shed light on the size of the dinosaurs, how they walked and the speed at which they moved

The shooter, identified as 45-year-old Aco Martinovic, killed owner of the bar, the bar owner's children and his own family members, officials say

Cecilia Sala was detained in Tehran on Dec. 19 while working under a regular journalistic visa