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

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 Kurdistan Regional Government’s minister of Peshmerga affairs praised the role of the U.S.-led coalition in supporting ...

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

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

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

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

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