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South Korean and U.S. forces began live-fire exercises simulating a "full-scale attack" from North Korea on Thursday in what they said were the biggest such drills to demonstrate their "overwhelming" military capability against the North's…

The top Chinese and U.S. business and trade officials are set to meet Thursday in Washington, Beijing announced, in what is an infrequent direct conversation between leaders of the world's two biggest economies. Chinese Minister of…

Art from across Africa is on display in a newly renovated gallery at the Denver Art Museum in the U.S. state of Colorado. VOA’s Scott Stearns shows us what is on display.

Steve Bannon, a one-time advisor to Donald Trump, is set to go on trial on May 27, 2024, on criminal charges over a push to fund the former U.S. president's signature wall along the U.S. southern border, a New York judge said in a court…

Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the anti-government Oath Keepers militia, and a former top lieutenant were sentenced on Thursday to 18 and 12 years in prison respectively for their roles in the violent storming of the U.S. Capitol on January…

The Supreme Court on Thursday sharply limited the federal government's authority to police water pollution into certain wetlands, the second decision in as many years in which a conservative majority narrowed the reach of environmental…

The United States has targeted mid-level al-Shabab commanders and multiple junior finance officers with new sanctions.  The U.S. State Department designated five commanders of the Somali militant group as global terrorists, while the U.S.…

The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on the head of the Wagner Group in Mali, accusing the Russian private army of trying to obscure its efforts to acquire military equipment for use in Ukraine, and of working through Mali and…

Taiwan's order of 66 advanced new F-16V fighter jets from the United States will not be completed until 2026 because of software problems, Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng said Thursday, marking the latest delay in U.S. weapons deliveries…

Top White House officials and Republican lawmakers were nearing a deal Thursday evening that would raise the debt limit for two years while also limiting federal spending on all but the military and veterans, according to news reports. If…