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The nation remains on edge following a disputed election and the slaying of two prominent opposition figures

Three-quarters of voters say undocumented immigrants fill jobs citizens don’t want, while 61% say the same of legal immigrants.

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Twenty-one people from a resort in Malaysia were held for ransom in 2000

The Biden administration has moved to strengthen an arc of military alliances in the Indo-Pacific to better counter China

Early voting was marred by irregularities, including lack of ballot papers, forcing electoral body to order re-run in some voting areas

NewsGuard audit finds AI chatbots largely fail to spot false information, including narratives often pushed by hostile nations

Government amends constitution, authorizing parliament to select Supreme Court chief justice, a move opposition parties and independent critics slam as infringement on judicial independence

An international student at Miami University in Ohio is helping the Serbian government and the U.S. Embassy through her research. Anastasija Mladenovska, who's originally from Macedonia and who speaks English, Russian, Serbian and French, is studying political science, finance and Russia. As part of that, she did field research in Belgrade, Serbia. "By integrating herself into a diasporic community of Russians who had become displaced by the war, Mladenovska was able to get them to...

Ilir Meta is being investigated for alleged corruption, money laundering and hiding personal income and property, his lawyer said

With a stagnating economy and an increasingly stricter interpretation of the law, arrests in China are on the rise

Seven Israelis were arrested after an investigation found they allegedly had gathered intelligence on Israeli military bases and energy and port infrastructure

Taiwan’s de facto embassy is being kicked out of Pretoria, as the South African government seeks to reassure China amid political shifts at home

French drugmaker Sanofi's confirmation that it will sell a controlling stake in its consumer health unit Opella to a US investment fund sparked a new political backlash

The amount tipped workers make varies by state; 14 states pay the federal minimum, or just above $2 an hour for tipped workers and $7 an hour for non-tipped workers 

North Carolina has emerged as an important battleground state since Vice President Kamala Harris replaced President Joe Biden on the Democratic ticket in the 2024 election.

In late September, the Russian parliament backed new legislation that will make it harder for some people to adopt children from the country. Some adoption advocates say the legislation is really designed to punish the West. VOA Russian has the story, narrated by Anna Rice. Camera: Andre Sergunin  

The establishment of the facility highlights the crucial importance of the Baltic Sea for NATO after relations with Russia deteriorated following the Ukraine war, with Moscow's Baltic Fleet based near Kaliningrad

Gulen was a one-time ally of Erdogan but they fell out spectacularly, and Erdogan held him responsible for the 2016 attempted coup in which rogue soldiers commandeered warplanes, tanks and helicopters

Cuong replaces Lam who remains Communist Party chief