During Donald Trump’s first presidential term, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan enjoyed a close relationship with the U.S. leader, benefiting from policies such as the withdrawal of U.S ...

VOA director Mike Abramowitz said that VOA and its journalists, by law, provide "a consistently reliable and authoritative source of news around the world." "We stand with our journalists who ...

China reported 5% GDP growth in 2024, meeting its target. Analysts linked the growth to late-2023 stimulus measures and Q4 export surges but questioned the sustainability of strong consumer spending.

Middle East News VOA Kurdish: Erdogan will renegotiate relationship with Trump administration VOA Persian: Iran intensifies repression of women, dissidents, minorities, says watchdog ...

As the U.S. and Armenia signed a strategic partnership agreement in Washington this week, experts say the Kremlin is slowly losing one of its few remaining allies. While Moscow says that Armenia ...

Liu Chin-ching, minister of the National Development Council of Taiwan, told VOA of the importance of the bridge between the U.S. and Taiwan, adding that the Taiwan government would support new ...

Iraqi and Kurdistan Regional Government security forces launched a joint operation in the Gharaw Palkana area of Khurmatu district, a known Islamic State stronghold connecting several provinces.

By VOA Russian Ukrainian Lt. Col. Ihor Benzeruk, who survived explosions at the Russian-controlled Olenivka prison two years ago, is pictured in Lyman, Ukraine, July 11, 2024.

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The Association of Families of Flight PS752 Victims announced on Wednesday that it is actively pursuing a criminal case with the Canadian Federal Police to advance the investigation of Iran's ...

On Jan. 7, China issued a 55-article set of guidelines for building a "national unified market" and urged local governments to follow through in implementation. Observers said that the initiative ...

The Russian army is strengthening its positions in villages around the key eastern Ukrainian town of Pokrovsk in an attempt to encircle it and lay siege to a vital transport hub linking embattled ...