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Muslims have been using the Shahi Jama Masjid Mosque in Sambhal for almost 500 years, but Hindu groups claim it is the site of a former Hindu temple

Nearly 200 countries in negotiations for a deal to curb plastic pollution

Orban, who has maintained friendly ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Trump, has been critical of EU aid for Ukraine

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday he wanted former National Security official and loyalist Kash Patel to lead the FBI, signaling an intent to replace the bureau's current director, Christopher Wray.  Patel, who during Trump's first term advised both the director of national intelligence and the secretary of defense, has previously called for stripping the FBI of its intelligence-gathering role and purging its ranks of any employee who refuses to support Trump's...

Election has been marred by chaos and allegations of foul play

VOA exclusive: Biden to also stop in African island nation of Cabo Verde ahead of first visit to continent

President Joe Biden’s visit to Angola – the first by a U.S. president to the southwest African nation – centers on a rail corridor for transportation of valuable minerals from the heart of the continent to a burgeoning Angolan port. VOA White House Correspondent Anita Powell reports from Washington.

Kusher, the father of Trump’s son-in-law, is tapped to serve as ambassador to France

The Black Sea nation has been rocked by turmoil since the ruling Georgian Dream party claimed victory in an October 26 parliamentary election that the pro-European opposition said was fraudulent

The action comes a week after US President-elect Donald Trump threatened to slap 25% tariffs on Mexican products unless the country does more to stem the flow of migrants to the US border

Officials warn of dangerous conditions for Thanksgiving travelers trying to return home in parts of New York and Pennsylvania

The Arsi Zone, a region known for agriculture, is marred by violence and killing

Fighters and activists say insurgents faced little to no resistance from government troops

The footage 'gives us hope, but it also shows how difficult it is for Edan and for the other hostages,' says the mother of a 20-year-old captive

Members of the alliance and other developing nations say they are fed up with America's dominance of the global financial system

WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau returned home Saturday after his meeting with Donald Trump without assurances the president-elect will back away from threatened tariffs on all products from the major American trading partner.  Trump called the talks productive but signaled no retreat from a pledge that Canada says unfairly lumps it in with Mexico over the flow of drugs and migrants into the United States.  After the leaders' hastily arranged dinner...

PRISTINA, KOSOVO — Kosovo's Interior minister Xhelal Svecla said Saturday that police had arrested eight people after an explosion hit a canal that sends water to its two main power plants, an incident Pristina labeled a "terrorist act" by neighboring Serbia.  "Somehow we managed to fix the damage, arrest the suspects and confiscate a huge arsenal of weapons," Svecla said during a live-streamed news conference. Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic denied what he said were "baseless...

President Vladimir Putin has touted 'traditional family values' as a cornerstone of his quarter-century in power