Trump tariff met with mixed reactions from China
Analysts say the Trump administration may use tariffs as a way to force China to strike deals on some important issues ...
In US, Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow, predicting 6 more weeks of wintry weather
The woodchuck's weather forecast is an annual ritual that goes back more than a century in western Pennsylvania, with far older roots in European folklore ...
Turkey says it will join with neighbors to fight Islamic State group in Syria
Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Jordan will come together to fight the remnants of the Islamic State group, a move the Turkish ...
Beyonce competes for the big prize - again - at Sunday's Grammys
Beyonce will compete for the top Grammy prize of album of the year with her country record "Cowboy Carter." The superstar singer has never won the album trophy despite winning 32 career Grammys, more ...
Russia and Ukraine trade blame over attack on boarding school in Russia's Kursk region
The General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces said four people were killed and four seriously wounded in the strike, with 84 ...
Putin says ignoring Soviet role in liberation of Nazi death camps is shameful
A commemoration to mark the liberation of the Auschwitz camp in Poland by Soviet troops was attended by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, King Charles, President ...
Syria's interim president lands in Saudi Arabia on first trip abroad
Ahmad al-Sharaa, who was once aligned with al-Qaida, landed in Riyadh alongside his government's foreign minister, Asaad ...
VOA Kurdish: Shirmar village powers ahead with solar energy
Shirmar is a village in Halabja province, home to about 100 families. While many urban residents in the Kurdistan Region and ...
VOA Kurdish: Campaign Tackles Female Circumcision in Halabja
The New Organization for Environmental Protection and Women's Rights has launched a widespread awareness campaign to combat ...
Farmers' lawsuit targets ban on sharing seeds in Kenya
Some farmers say efforts to improve the seed system in Kenya have been limited by a 2012 law banning seed sharing, which is what millions of farmers did every planting season to cut their production c ...
Artists help fellow creators who lost works, archives in L.A. fires
Initiatives and relief efforts have popped up around Southern California, ready to assist with clothing donations, art supplies, professional equipment for creatives and more ...
Couple challenges Vatican bank's ban on workplace marriages
The unusual role of the Vatican bank The Institute for Religious Works, or IOR as it is known, is a peculiar institution, created in 1942 to help the church carry out its charitable mission while ...