VOA’s Leonid Martynyuk explains why this is misleading. Officials tell VOA the shortage of amphibious warfare ships has reached a breaking point. While the ships make up just 10% of the fleet ...

Frenchman Marcus Detrez once became a social media sensation in China after donating what he claimed to be his family's treasured photographs of Japan’s invasion of China, earning widespread praise.

Tensions are escalating in Syria's southern province of Suwayda between local Druze residents and the Sunni-led central government, as the latter seeks to assert its authority in the Druze ...

If there’s a global trend, Eurasia Group president Ian Bremmer said at a summit in Canada in June, it’s that 'people are tired of the incumbents' Burkina Faso's military regime, in power since ...

Through the Chinese government's Belt and Road Initiative, Chinese companies acquired or built major port facilities in 129 strategic locations, including the Panama Canal. While Beijing claims ...

It’s tough to gain admission to Yale University, and it’s getting even tougher for international students as standout students from around the world set their sights on Yale. The Yale Dale ...

Violence has increased in recent years as population growth leads to an expansion of farming areas, leaving less land for nomads' cattle Felicien Kabuga, an alleged financier of the 1994 genocide ...

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The Public Health Agency of Canada said it has recorded 227 measles cases as of March 6, more than all of last year ...

The Chagos Islands are one of the last vestiges of the British Empire. They are currently home to a key U.S. military base. But under pressure from the United Nations, Britain looks set to hand ...

Tibetans worldwide want the institution of the Dalai Lama to continue after the 89-year-old's death, but China says it will name his successor ...

Several Israeli hostages released from Gaza speak about the hardship they endured during 16 months of captivity by U.S.- designated terror group Hamas. Some credit U ...