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The filings come ahead of oral arguments scheduled for January 10 on whether the law, which requires TikTok to divest from its China-based parent company or face a ban, unlawfully restricts speech in violation of the First Amendment

The New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reinstates a nationwide injunction that had been issued this month by a federal judge in Texas who had concluded the Corporate Transparency Act was unconstitutional

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council on Friday gave the green light to a new African Union force in Somalia that is meant to take on the Islamist armed group al-Shabab, with the soldiers due to deploy in January. The resolution was adopted by 14 of the council's 15 member states, while the United States abstained due to reservations about funding. It provides for the replacement of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia, whose mandate ends on Dec. 31, by the African...

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, the rebel group now in control of Damascus, has bolstered its military presence in the Syrian cities of Homs, Tartus and Latakia following recent protests against the burning of a holy Alawite shrine in Aleppo. Experts warn that tensions could deepen sectarian and ethnic divisions in the country, causing further fragmentation of Syria's diverse population.    Click here for the full story in Kurdish.  

President-elect Donald Trump's threats of mass deportations are harming the mental health of many immigrants, psychologists and organizations warn. Click here for the full story in Spanish.   

A drone that struck a U.S. outpost in Jordan killed three Army Reserve soldiers from Georgia and injured 47 others

The expert who defended El Salvador in international litigation against mining companies speaks to VOA about the risks the nation faces with a new law on gold and silver extraction, after international rulings pushed for the prohibition of that activity in 2017.  Click here for the full story in Spanish.

South Korea’s opposition-controlled National Assembly has voted to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo. The assembly approved the impeachment motion in a 192-0 vote on Friday. Governing party lawmakers boycotted the vote. Han, who is also prime minister, had been acting leader after President Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached by the assembly over his short-lived imposition of martial law earlier this month. We talk with Victor Cha, president of the Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department and...

VOA Russian spoke with U.S. officials, politicians and experts to see how U.S. relations with China and Russia could change under the incoming Donald Trump administration. Experts say Beijing may be worried about Trump's plans for the swift end of the war in Ukraine, while North Korea's involvement in the war could become a lightning rod in China-Russia relations. Click here for the full story in Russian.

VOA Russian speaks to aviation expert Konstantin Kryvolap, who takes apart Moscow's official versions of the crash of the Russia-bound Azerbaijan Airlines plane in Kazakhstan and says a Russian missile was the only viable cause. Kryvolap says as soon as the first photos and videos from the crash site started to trickle in, this became obvious, taking into account the shrapnel damage on the plane fuselage. Click here for the full story in Russian.

President-elect Donald Trump is openly discussing aspirations for U.S. territorial expansion, including taking over the Panama Canal. Trump has yet to specify how he will demand the return of the state-run canal to the U.S. “We will never, never let it fall into the wrong hands.” For many Chinese readers, the Panama Canal sounds familiar but remains unknown. Why does Trump think the U.S. can “retake” the canal? Did it ever belong to the U.S.? What’s the history of the canal, and is it true...

Since taking office in 2021, U.S. President Joe Biden's China policy has had a profound impact on the global economy and geopolitics. During his tenure, Biden introduced far-reaching export control measures that leveraged the dominant role of the U.S. dollar in global finance and America's critical position in specific supply chains (such as high-end semiconductor design) to restrict China's access to advanced chips essential for driving economic and military innovation. Click here for...

The nation suffers from recurring power shortages that bring cuts for as long as 18 hours per day.

It is the first public admission by a senior Taliban leader regarding the presence of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan operatives in the country

The spacecraft is expected to send detailed telemetry data about its status in January

Report casts no new light on causes of illnesses but says many people faced obstacles to care

The penalties are 'for undermining the democratic and Euro-Atlantic future of Georgia for the benefit of the Russian Federation,' the US says

Rising costs, natural disasters and a surge of migrants drive up the number of people without shelter

BAMAKO, MALI — Nearly 70 migrants died when their boat sank as they tried to reach Spain earlier this month, Mali’s Minister for Malians Living Abroad said. In a press release Thursday, Mossa Ag Attaher announced that a migrant boat bound for Spain sank on Dec. 19. The migrants in this boat “numbered 80 at the start, with only 11 survivors,” according to the Ministry. The Malian authorities have identified nine Malians among the survivors, and “25 young Malians have unfortunately been...