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Russian aerial attacks hit energy infrastructure in western Ukraine

Biden pardons son Hunter for gun, tax offenses

Stephens is the chairman, president and CEO of Little Rock, Arkansas-based financial services firm Stephens Inc., having taken over the firm from his father

Georgia's Interior Ministry said Monday that 224 protesters were detained on administrative charges and three arrested on criminal charges

Trump announced his trip in a post on his Truth Social site Monday evening

The main challenge for lawmakers over the next three weeks is to avert a pre-Christmas partial government shutdown by striking a bipartisan deal to fund federal agencies beyond Dec. 20

In the largest escalation in the Syrian civil war in years, Syrian rebels have taken considerable ground, including most of Aleppo. The exiled Russian opposition is looking to organize a common strategy while waiting for U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to fulfill his campaign promises to end Russian President Vladimir Putin's war with Ukraine. German chancellor Olaf Scholz visits Kyiv and promises further cooperation. Trump’s conflicting views on electric vehicles and President Joe Biden’s...

Japan’s prime minister has proposed establishing a collective security alliance in Asia similar to NATO

The opposition has rejected the results and claimed the extension was illegal

Pentagon also announces additional $725 million aid package for Kyiv

Chase Strangio will be the first openly transgender attorney to argue before the nation's highest court

Comments that the borders were ‘vastly different’ rankles Mexican president

Tesla has said in court filings that the judge should recognize a subsequent June vote by its shareholders in favor of the pay package for Musk

The latest round of sanctions is specifically aimed at preventing China from fabricating advanced semiconductors on its own, out of concern that it would then incorporate AI into new military hardware and advanced tools of social control

UN meeting calls for protection of children in violence-wracked Haiti

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has issued an appeal for the immediate release of minors being detained in Venezuela. The call comes amid growing international concern over alleged human rights abuses and the treatment of political detainees under the current Venezuelan government.     See the full story here.   

Twenty-six Haitians were hospitalized and treated for poisoning at Santo Domingo's Taiwan regional hospital in the Dominican Republic. The attending doctor says the victims are expected to recover in 24 hours after exhibiting symptoms of ingesting organophosphates. Authorities are still investigating the apparent poisoning.   See the full story here.  

Due to China’s slowing domestic economy and intensified trade disputes with the West, Chinese manufacturers are increasingly turning to developing countries to offload their surplus stocks, resulting in a flood of low-cost products. VOA Mandarin takes a look at how that affects merchants and consumers in a country like Pakistan.   See the full story here.