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The Association of Families of Flight PS752 Victims on Thursday urged the International Civil Aviation Organization to formally condemn the "killing of 176 innocent passengers and crew members aboard the Ukrainian passenger plane" by the Islamic Republic of Iran. See the full story here.

A U.S. State Department spokesperson said Friday that the United States is "deeply concerned about Iran’s announcement that it is choosing the path of continued escalation as opposed to cooperation with the IAEA," or International Atomic Energy Agency. Iran’s production and accumulation of uranium enriched to 60% has no credible civilian justification, the spokesperson added. See the full story here.

Insurgents have breached Syria’s second-largest city, Aleppo, and were clashing with government forces on the city's western edge on Friday. It was the first time the city has been attacked by opposition forces since 2016, when they were ousted from Aleppo’s eastern neighborhoods. We talk with Ibrahim Al-Assil, a political scientist and Middle East scholar. He is a Senior Fellow at the Middle East Institute in Washington, D.C.

Russia struck Dnipro, Ukraine, with an experimental Oreshnik medium-range ballistic missile on November 21. Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed the day after that the missile could not be intercepted. The claim is likely false. Leonid Martynyuk explains.

Sentences underscore Moscow’s intolerance of any dissenting voices

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

Statement raises tensions over Tehran’s nuclear program

'With a clear understanding that Ukraine's membership in NATO is inevitable, Russia will lose one of its main arguments for continuing this unjustified war,' the foreign minister wrote.

At least eight people were confirmed dead at the scene

No illnesses were immediately reported

In Southern California, what was once America’s second-largest landfill is on its way to becoming a recreational park. From Los Angeles, VOA’s Genia Dulot reports on its development in an urban environment with scare green spaces.

Images broadcast live of a site visit by French President Emmanuel Macron showed the inside of the iconic cathedral as worshippers might have experienced it back in medieval times

Ties with Taipei are relatively stable despite Paraguayan agricultural business pressure and limited Taiwanese investment, analysts say

If you want an undergraduate degree from the University of California, San Diego, you’re going to have to take a course in climate change.   The requirement, which affects students who will graduate in 2028, is meant to prepare students for the future, according to a report by ABC News. (October 2024) 

Vinnytsia resident Vyacheslav Strazhets lost his right arm in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but even as an amputee, he is doing what he can to help other soldiers fight the war. Anna Kosstutschenko has the story. Camera: Pavel Suhodolskiy

From a Siberian city to Prague, the founder of Verstka focuses on underreported stories for audiences back in Russia

First time the city has been attacked by opposition forces since 2016

Will Ireland buck the global trend of incumbents being ousted by disgruntled voters?