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Japanese automakers Nissan and Honda have announced plans to work toward a merger that would catapult them to a top position in an industry in the midst of tectonic shifts as it transitions away from its reliance on fossil fuels. Japanese automakers face a strong challenge from their Chinese rivals and Tesla as they make inroads into markets at home and abroad. We talk to University of Massachusetts Professor of Marketing M. Berk Talay.

Israel says its forces won’t say in Syrian territory permanently

The $1.7 billion line runs almost 20 kilometers from the city center

China’s close partner opened its waters for the US Navy in an apparent effort to display its independence

RFE/RL contributor Farid Mehralizada is one of at least 14 journalists arrested in what analysts say is a politically motivated case

President-elect Trump’s team likely to be more aggressive only after Taiwan significantly increases its defense budget as a percentage of its GDP, says one expert

Eric Lombard, 66, the head of Caisse des Depots, the investment arm of the French government, became finance minister

On Jan. 17, 2025, we will publish a revised edition of Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker (edition date: 01/17/25). The form has been revised to align with the recently announced H-1B modernization final rule and the H-2 modernization final rule. 

International success of Zambian footballers Barbra Banda and Racheal Kundananji is inspiring girls and young women in country to take up the sport

The magnitude 9 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami on Dec. 26, 2004, killed over 230,000 people in 15 countries. The Indonesian province of Aceh was especially hard hit. Twenty years on, VOA’s Ahadian Utama reports on the lessons learned from the historic disaster.

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

The country’s interior ministry has established a special security team to deal with the growing number of cases of sexual and gender-based violence

Analysts also believe the India-China rapprochement will not affect India’s strategic cooperation with the United States.

Many students in the U.S. rely on financial aid to attend colleges and universities, but as Julia Barajas reports in LAist.com, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid could cause a dilemma for students with an undocumented parent.  If students fill out the application, they will share their parents’ financial information – and potentially raise questions about their immigration status -- with the federal government. If they don’t fill out the application, they won’t get federal...

Move would end a yearslong investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct with minors and use of illicit drugs while the Florida Republican was in office

Mangione, 26, was shackled and seated in a Manhattan court when he leaned over to a microphone to enter his plea

In his first term as U.S. president, Donald Trump tightened economic sanctions against North Korea to try to force Pyongyang to give up its nuclear weapons program. VOA’s Young Gyo Kim looks at what Trump should expect from North Korea during his second term. Scott Stearns narrates.

The magic of Christmas is lighting up New York City, and nowhere is it more dazzling than in Dyker Heights, a neighborhood famous for its extravagant holiday displays. VOA's Aron Ranen takes us to this festive wonderland.

Foreign affairs adviser Md Touhid Hossain told reporters in Dhaka that Bangladesh has sent a diplomatic note to India's Foreign Ministry for Hasina's extradition