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The report said 305.1 million people around the world are in humanitarian need - up from 77.9 million in 2015 - and that the 20 countries on the IRC watchlist account for 82% of them

The country of 55 million people has been in turmoil since 2021 when the military seized power from the elected civilian government

Yoon’s ill-conceived power grab has paralyzed South Korean politics, frozen its foreign policy, and rattled financial markets

The Kremlin was a key supporter of Bashar al-Assad in his government's brutal attempts to defeat rebels, and that memory may make it difficult for Moscow to regain its foothold in Syria. Meanwhile, a Turkish-backed Syrian militia is moving against Kurdish forces in Syria. The corruption trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is back on in Israel. A look at the woman nominated to be the next U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., and the implications of President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to shut...

National security adviser John Kirby spoke with VOA on the Biden administration’s Syria policy after the Assad government fell

The PRESS Act would protect journalists from being forced by the government to reveal their sources 

The ICC investigation primarily focuses on past violations committed by Myanmar's military, particularly the crimes against the Rohingya population

Donald Trump has signaled he wants to avoid involvement in Syria following an insurgent group's ouster of President Bashar al-Assad. However, as White House Bureau Chief Patsy Widakuswara reports, the president-elect might need to balance his stance with U.S. goals in the region.

At a landmark climate change hearing at the United Nations’ top court, small island states argue that human rights laws should apply beause global warming poses an existential risk. As Henry Ridgwell reports, this case could reframe global climate change negotiations.

Presidents often find their powers tested after they enter office

Humanitarians can only do so much without international political support, says a United Nations official

Ferguson, who is already one of the FTC's five commissioners, will replace Lina Khan, who became a lightning rod for Wall Street and Silicon Valley

But looming Trump presidency casts uncertainty over action to help the species

Shares of U.S. Steel tumbled more than 10% on Tuesday afternoon following a Bloomberg report suggesting the deal would be killed in short order

As Syrians danced in the streets over President Bashar al-Assad's fall from power, Anwar Etnesh drove his car into the dense traffic clogging the route from his hometown Daraa north to Damascus. Hordes of Syrians like Etnesh were heading to Syria's capital to celebrate the end of the Assad family's rule. But Etnesh was on a mission to find his 55-year-old cousin, whom Assad soldiers arrested in Daraa 13 years ago during anti-government protests. He was never seen or heard from...

At a landmark hearing Tuesday on climate change law at the United Nation’s top court in The Hague, Britain argued that only existing climate treaties should have any bearing on a state’s obligations to address the crisis, echoing calls from other big economies. Small island states have told the court that global warming poses an existential risk, arguing that international human rights laws must apply, in addition to any negotiated climate agreements. Such an outcome could pave the way...

Staffing, communication and the agency’s move to Homeland Security among the concerns

Luigi Mangione is charged with murder in the killing of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson