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(COMBO) This combination of file pictures created on January 26, 2021 shows US President Joe Biden (L) speaking in the State…
USA

Biden, Putin Brace for Possible Fight Over Ransomware

This photo taken on June 2, 2021 shows commuters at the subway during rush hour in Beijing. - Ground down by the sapping…
East Asia Pacific

Many Young People in China 'Lie Flat' as Good Life Seems Unattainable

Telling America's Story

Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump clash with police at the west entrance of the Capitol during a "Stop the Steal" protest outside of the Capitol building in Washington D.C., Jan. 6, 2021.
USA

New Biden Administration Strategy Seeks to Confront Domestic Terrorism

U.S. President Donald Trump holds a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, in Washington, January 6, 2021.
USA

Trump Pressed Justice Department to Upend His Election Loss, Documents Show

COVID-19 Pandemic

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during the opening of the 3rd Plenary Meeting of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea
COVID-19 Pandemic

N. Korea Hints at 'Prolonged' Covid Lockdown

A child looks at the "Naming the Lost Memorials," as the U.S. deaths from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are expected to…
COVID-19 Pandemic

US Surpasses 600,000 Deaths from COVID, Leading the World

Special Projects

FILE - Afghan journalists attend a meeting in the Tolo newsroom, in Kabul, Afghanistan September 7, 2018.
Archive

Can Afghanistan's Free Press Survive?

Ethiopia's Tigray Region Conflict Unpacked
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Tigray, Ethiopia: From Conflict to Humanitarian Crisis

Headlines

Africa
UN: Deaths From Starvation Reported in Ethiopia's Tigray
VOA News on China
More Than Two Dozen Chinese Warplanes Enter Taiwan’s Airspace
Middle East
Israel Carries Out Airstrikes in Gaza
Science & Health
China to Launch First Crew to New Permanent Space Station
Middle East
Saudi Man Accused of Participating in Rebellion Is Executed

Press Freedom

Slovak businessman Marian Kocner is escorted by security officers for a public hearing at the Slovak Supreme Court as he and…
Press Freedom

Slovakia Orders Retrial of Businessman Accused of Ordering Jan Kuciak Murder

Plugged In

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Plugged In-The Global Supply Chain - Episode 174

Extremism Watch

Iraq Finds Remains of 123 Islamic State Victims in Mass Grave 
Extremism Watch

Iraq Finds Remains of 123 People in IS Mass Grave

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Companies Creating Fake AI People
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Fake AI People Created by Companies Could Trick You

Israeli Courts Could Evict Hundreds of Palestinians From East Jerusalem
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Israeli Courts Could Evict Hundreds of Palestinians From East Jerusalem

Ethiopian Holy City Reels in Tigray Crisis
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Ethiopian Holy City Reels in Tigray Crisis

Tree to Table: Cicadas Make for Culinary Adventure at DC Restaurant
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Tree to Table: Cicadas Make for Culinary Adventure at DC Restaurant