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Tokyo — Japan wants renewable energy to account for up to 50% of its electricity mix by fiscal year 2040 with nuclear power taking up another 20%, according to a draft of its revised basic energy policy, as it makes a clean energy push…

Taipei, Taiwan — Taiwan has received 38 advanced Abrams battle tanks from the United States, the defense ministry said Monday, reportedly the island's first new tanks in 30 years. Washington has long been Taipei's most important ally and…

U.S. farmers hope President-elect Donald Trump’s selection to head the U.S. Department of Agriculture will understand their concerns while guiding trade policy and farm legislation. VOA’s Kane Farabaugh has more from Chicago.

In the Pacific Northwest, the world’s largest river restoration project has removed hydroelectric dams from the Klamath River to help migrating salmon. The project emptied a lake beloved to its surrounding community. VOA's Matt Dibble went…

On the U.S. West Coast, conservationists for the world's largest dam-removal project are both celebrating initial successes and encountering short-term obstacles. VOA's Matt Dibble has our story from the Klamath River on the border between…

A teenage student opened fire with a handgun Monday at a Christian school in Wisconsin, killing a teacher and another teenager during the final week before Christmas break. The shooter also died, police said. The shooter also wounded six…

It’s a marketing tradition that dates back more than a century. Each year, New York City’s most famous retailers unveil their opulent holiday window displays. VOA’s Dora Mekouar explores why the old-fashioned marketing device is still…

LOS ANGELES — A former FBI informant pleaded guilty Monday to lying about a phony bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden and his son Hunter that became central to the Republican impeachment inquiry in Congress. Alexander Smirnov…

PENTAGON — The United States is moving to fill the power vacuum in central Syria, worried the Islamic State terror group is looking to exploit the victory of Syrian rebels over forces loyal to former President Bashar al-Assad. U.S.…

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump contended Monday that the country's military "for some reason" was keeping details secret about unexplained drones flying across the nighttime skies above the eastern United States, but the White House…