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

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 ...

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

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

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 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 ...

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 world marked International Teachers’ Day on Monday, while Afghan girls remain barred from attending school beyond sixth ...

Editor's note: this story was translated from the original VOA Dari article. The U.S. says it is working to relocate more ...

Editor's note: this story was translated from two original VOA Russian articles that were combined [article 1, article 2]. A ...