Iran and Iran-backed Shiite militias in Iraq have intensified their surveillance and security activities in the Kurdistan ...

The United States says the Taliban government in Afghanistan does not ‘fully’ meet the minimum standards for combating human ...

The number of politically motivated prosecutions in Russia involving restrictions on freedom of association increased by 50% in the first nine months of 2026, according to a new report by the Support ...

According to an official proclamation obtained by VOA, the first group of Kurdish families arrived in the United States on ...

The French government has confirmed ‘technical’ talks with the Taliban to facilitate the deportation to Afghanistan of Afghan ...

New satellite imagery shows Chinese-made light attack aircraft and military vehicles deployed at a newly opened ...

Under the new rates, the Central Bank will purchase U.S. dollars from the Ministry of Finance at 1,500 dinars per dollar and ...

The U.S.-led United Nations Command this week determined that North Korea violated the 1953 armistice agreement with South ...

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the United Nations will work with Pakistan to “uphold protection principles and ...

The U.S. 7th Air Force is seeking combat-proven drone countermeasure capabilities to modernize joint base defense in the ...

Editor's note: this story was translated from the original VOA Mandarin article. Washington and Beijing are racing to ...

Editor's note: this story was translated from the original VOA Pashto article. The United States says that the Taliban in ...