"All the provisions of the law are designed to suppress rather than protect the public," Han told VOA Burmese. "We believe that junta will use this bill as a weapon prepared for this purpose." ...

If there’s a global trend, Eurasia Group president Ian Bremmer said at a summit in Canada in June, it’s that 'people are tired of the incumbents' Burkina Faso's military regime, in power since ...

2024 was a big year for elections. More than 70 national elections were held throughout the world, affecting more than half of the world’s population. Among the countries holding elections were ...

By VOA Fact Check estimates, top Russian officials made 135 public nuclear threats between February 2022 and December 2024. Vladimir Putin made 27, ranging from direct threats to ordering nuclear ...

But as VOA’s Congressional Correspondent Katherine Gypson reports, Trump’s plans could be complicated by a complex global interdependence on oil and gas supplies. A landmark hearing into ...

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CENTCOM says the strikes are a part of its 'effort to degrade Iran-backed Houthi efforts to threaten regional partners and military and merchant vessels in the region' ...

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The suspect in the deadly New Year’s Day terror attack in New Orleans was inspired by the Islamic State terror group and appears to have acted alone, the FBI said ...

Issuing clear warning, Chinese leader says the party is resolved to tackle a long-running problem that is now entrenched in many strata of Chinese society ...

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The mass vaccination exercise faces numerous challenges, including a lack of access to the areas dealing with the worst cholera outbreaks ...