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Japan is neighbors with an increasingly assertive China and a nuclear-armed North Korea that has been deepening military ties with Russia

The vessel, built in 2009 and called ‘’Ursa Major,’’ was controlled by Oboronlogistika, a company that is part of the Russian Defense Ministry's military construction operations, which had previously said it was en route to the Russian far eastern port of Vladivostok.

The intercepts took place in the Chernihiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Khmelnytskyi, Kyiv, Poltava, Sumy and Zaporizhzhia regions, Ukraine’s air force said.

Haitian and Colombian officials agreed at a bilateral Council of Ministers meeting in Colombia on December 21 that the two nations would collaborate on issues of security, food and education, among others. Click here for the full story in Creole.

Panama has for decades maintained full sovereignty over the interoceanic canal that runs through the country. Now, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has said that his government could try to regain control over the canal. What do the mutual agreements say about this possibility? Click here for the full story in Spanish. 

Following the collapse of Bashar al-Assad's regime, Turkey is threatening a military action against the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces. The SDF warns that assaults by Turkish proxies hinder their efforts to combat IS and their ability to control thousands of IS foreign and local members held at Syria prisons. Click here for the full story in Kurdish.

The visit led by Robert Petit, head of the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism for Syria, was the first since the organization was established by the U.N. General Assembly in 2016.

Corporate services provider Amicorp, in a statement late Monday, said it would defend itself and challenge the effort by sovereign wealth fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad, which filed a legal claim last week in the British Virgin Islands.

Hong Kong's Secretary for Security Chris Tang said the six -- all based overseas in countries including Britain and the United States -- had engaged in the alleged crimes of incitement to secession, subversion and collusion with foreign forces.

The missile prompted air sirens, but caused no damage after being destroyed before entering Israeli territory, the military said.

Israel has taken over a buffer zone on its border with Syria. The ethics report on former Florida Representative Matt Gaetz reveals that he paid tens of thousands of dollars to women for drugs and sex. The Kenyan interior ministry has established a special security team to deal with the growing violence against women and girls. A look at what President-elect Donald Trump should expect from North Korea in his second term, and a look back on the year between India and China. Plus, President...

Decision now lies with President Joe Biden, who opposes $15B deal, as does President-elect Donald Trump

Nayib Bukele had pushed for measure to boost economic growth, but environmental groups opposed it

Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa says his government will not cover up for anyone involved in disappearance

Volcano has been very active since 1983 and erupts relatively regularly

Pope Francis formally inaugurates the 2025 Holy Year, reviving ancient church tradition encouraging faithful to make pilgrimages to Rome, amid new security fears following a Christmas market attack in Germany

Russia recently expanded punishment against independent journalists and activists that the Kremlin designated as "foreign agents," with Moscow charging a prominent exiled reporter, Tatyana Felgengauer, on criminal counts in absentia. The State Duma passed the law severely limiting the ability of "foreign agents" to get income from inside Russia. VOA Russian spoke to several people named "foreign agents" who said they expected repressions to ramp up further. Click here for the full story...