New UN report says growing number of countries are convinced terror group’s leader is trying to hide in Somalia [Read More]

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Mammal engulfs Adrian Simancas before letting him go [Read More]

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India wants to avoid trade tensions with the U.S., is taking steps to meet Trump tariff concerns [Read More]

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Following a successful prisoner swap with Russia, U.S. President Donald Trump launched a multifront diplomatic blitz Wednesday to end the Ukraine conflict. VOA White House correspondent Anita Powell catches up on the latest, from Washington. [Read More]

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Austria president: ‘Spirit of compromise’ has been missing in the talks [Read More]

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Israeli defense minister echoes Trump’s warning [Read More]

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U.S. Democratic lawmakers said Wednesday the Trump administration’s freeze of U.S. foreign assistance might hurt America’s security and standing abroad. Republicans say the review of U.S. Agency for International Development programs is necessary to combat waste and fraud. Katherine Gypson has more. [Read More]

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said in Brussels that Ukraine returning to its pre-war borders is “unrealistic,” he also said that the U.S. does not support Ukraine joining NATO. President Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy by phone; they discussed, among other things: Ukraine and the Middle East. [...]

Seoul’s Unification Ministry, which handles affairs between the two Koreas, issued a statement urging North Korea to immediately stop the action at the site near the border [Read More]

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The decision could clear the way for the Republican president’s administration to swiftly try to wrap up the program, though the unions could ask another court to halt the program [Read More]

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