UN agency says children as young as 12 are also being enlisted or coerced to join the fighting by armed groups.

A kayaker who was briefly swallowed by a whale in Chile says he thought he was dead, before being spat back out unharmed

Casualty figures and damages are still being assessed after firefighters rescued workers from the blaze in Busan city.

Staff were told they should note that higher marks are awarded at other universities.

India's Prime Minister Modi and US President Trump agreed on a security agenda that will also address 'terrorism'.

AP boss Julie Pace condemns 'deeply troubling escalation' in spat over Trump's renaming of the Gulf of Mexico.

Here are the key developments on the 1,086th day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Two of Silicon Valley’s most prominent tech titans are at loggerheads over the future of the creator of ChatGPT.

The judge's temporary restraining order is a setback for Trump's efforts to roll back transgender rights and services.

The Indian prime minister praised Trump while angling to avoid the steep 'reciprocal' tariffs the US president plans.

US president says Washington's existing nuclear arsenal could destroy the world '100 times over'.

Technology company Google recently broke with its long-standing policy against developing AI weapons. VOA's Matt Dibble has more from Silicon Valley.

Jakarta says it is preparing legislation to protect minors from 'physical, mental, or moral perils'.

US president says levies will restore a sense of 'fairness' to trade relations with other countries.

At this week’s Artificial Intelligence Action Summit in Paris, world leaders and technologists gathered to discuss the rapidly evolving field of generative artificial intelligence. Many are eager to join the global AI race, while others are proceeding with caution. Tina Trinh reports.

General says US has also stepped up surveillance of cartels in Mexico, raising concerns about possible military strikes.

Ukrainian president says it was 'not very pleasant' that Trump called Putin before speaking to him.

“We've never seen a conflict where so many journalists have been killed ... ever.”

The US president is reaching across the divide and says Russia and Ukraine both want peace.

Ukraine's prime minister said he will not accept any negotiations with Russia that do not have Ukrainian involvement.