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South Korea and Poland have been strategic partners since 2013, with South Korea in recent years becoming a major supplier of weapons as NATO member Poland carries out a massive investment program to modernize its armed forces

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

Three investigations concluded that Syrian government forces under Assad used the nerve agent sarin and chlorine barrel bombs in attacks during the civil war that killed or injured thousands

Lawmaker’s death temporarily widens Republicans’ slim House majority

The sanctioned people smuggled weapon systems into Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, the Treasury Department says

Kremlin-linked media magnate fallaciously questions Europe’s ability to boost Ukraine’s military resources

A World Economic Forum report says it will take roughly 130 years for the world to reach full gender parity, in which women and men contribute equally to all dimensions of life. In Colorado, Svitlana Prystynska has the story of two women making inroads.

While these Russian tourists think it may still take some time for Russia and Ukraine to agree on peace terms, all of them say they want to see the war end soon.

Trump thanked Pakistan for helping arrest an ISIS-K operative charged with supporting an Afghan bombing that killed 13 US soldiers 

Machar, whose political rivalry with President Salva Kiir has in the past exploded into civil war, said that the firing of several of his allies from posts in the government threatened the 2018 peace deal between him and Kiir

The 88-year-old pope, who has chronic lung disease and had part of one lung removed as a young man, had two respiratory crises on Monday in a setback to his recovery

China on Wednesday set its economic growth target at 5%. That figure is unchanged from last year, despite mounting economic challenges, including escalating trade tensions with the United States. More from VOA’s Bill Gallo in Seoul.

Among the proposed projects cited in the report by the state planning agency was a controversial hydropower facility on the Yarlung Tsangpo river in Tibet

The German development ministry said Berlin had informed Rwanda in advance of the move and urged it to withdraw support for the M23 rebel group

The large storm system brought blinding dust storms to the Southwest, blizzards with whiteout conditions to the Midwest and fears of wildfires elsewhere

President Donald Trump delivered remarks before a joint session of Congress Tuesday evening, lauding steps taken by his administration to slash the bureaucracy, order steep tariffs, and pressure Ukraine to stop fighting against a Russian invasion. Democrats watched and made their protests clear.

European leaders propose 'coalition of the willing,' but analysts say US shortfall will be felt in months