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WASHINGTON — Security forces in Somalia say they killed all six attackers who laid siege to a hotel in the central town of Beledweyne and later killed at least 50 al-Shabab Read more
PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI — Haiti is facing a "humanitarian catastrophe" as it reels from a surge in violence that is forcing people from their homes and pushing overstretched health facilities to the Read more
WASHINGTON — One month ago, on the morning of Feb. 4, forces from Somalia’s Puntland region attacked Islamic State terror group fighters, who responded with drones, suicide attacks and infantry charges. Read more
WASHINGTON — The United States imposed sanctions on Wednesday on seven senior members of Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement, the Treasury Department said. The men smuggled military-grade items and weapon systems into Read more
ISLAMABAD — Five soldiers and at least 13 civilians, including women and children, were killed in a twin suicide bombing Tuesday that targeted a military compound in northwestern Pakistan, according Read more
WASHINGTON — The U.S. State Department on Tuesday reinstated the "foreign terrorist organization" designation for Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi group, fulfilling an order announced by President Donald Trump shortly after he took Read more
JERUSALEM — Israel's defense ministry said Saturday the military has been instructed to prepare to defend a Druze settlement in the suburbs of Damascus, asserting that the minority it has vowed Read more
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army said Saturday it had killed a top military leader of Hurras al-Din, a Syrian branch of Al-Qaida that announced its dissolution in January. The U.S. Central Read more
BUKAVU, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO — At least 11 people were killed and scores injured Thursday when explosions in the eastern Congo city of Bukavu struck a rally held by leaders Read more
ABUJA, NIGERIA — Nigeria's National Counter Terrorism Center (NCTC) warns that terrorist groups are getting more sophisticated — using new technologies and exploiting political and economic grievances to expand their operations. Read more
WASHINGTON — When Naveeda Khoshbo published her book of political analysis in 2019, she received widespread praise and recognition. For many, "it was the first time that they were reading a Read more
Reza Valizadeh, a dual-citizen Iranian American journalist imprisoned in Iran, ended his hunger strike after six days on Thursday out of concern for his mother, who went on the hunger Read more
washington — A Guatemalan judge ordered prominent journalist Jose Ruben Zamora back to prison this week in a move that the leader of his legal team called “inhumane.” Zamora on Monday Read more
WASHINGTON — The son of imprisoned pro-democracy publisher Jimmy Lai this week brought the campaign to secure his father’s release to the Trump administration in Washington. Nearly two months into President Read more
A High Court judge in Zimbabwe on Wednesday adjourned the case of a journalist arrested over his interviews with a war veteran-turned-politician who criticized the country's president. Blessed Mhlanga, a Read more
A self-described member of a Russian organized crime group told a court on Tuesday that he tried to kill the Iranian American journalist and VOA host Masih Alinejad in New Read more
More than two years have passed since police stopped a man who was loitering outside the New York home of Iranian dissident and journalist Masih Alinejad. Inside his car, they Read more
Gert Kuiper was in a bar in Madrid when a newscast announced that his brother had been killed while reporting on El Salvador’s civil war. It was more than 40 Read more
Across Pacific Island nations, journalists are pushing back on draconian laws and defamation cases, while weighing the cost of Chinese economic help against true editorial freedom. VOA’s Jessica Stone has Read more
In a win for Elon Musk's X corporation, the U.S. state of California will no longer require social media companies to report about their content moderation practices. VOA's Matt Dibble Read more
Australia orders Iran's ambassador to leave the country following intelligence services' allegations. Read more
Ahead of Lee's White House visit, anxieties were bubbling in Seoul that the meeting could turn bitter. Read more
Leaders are strengthening its defence, but most Taiwanese believe it is unlikely China will invade soon. Read more
The deal was announced just hours after the presidents of the US and South Korea met in Washington. Read more
BBC correspondents visit export hubs across India to assess how steep US tariffs are impacting business owners. Read more
Family members of the three people Erin Patterson murdered with toxic mushrooms have confronted her in court. Read more
The embattled property giant's shares were taken off the Hong Kong stock market on Monday. Read more
Typhoon Kajiki is brushing past Hainan in China before heading for Vietnam, forecasters say. Read more
The former temple cleaner's startling claims threw the town of Dharmasthala in Karnataka into turmoil. Read more
As Starbucks asks some to stop bringing printers into its branches to work, what's going on? Read more
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