Among the huge crowds expected in Washington for Donald Trump’s inauguration will be many planning to protest against his election and his plans for the nation. While hundreds of thousands of joyful Trump supporters thronged central Washington to celebrate Friday’s events, a similarly large crowd is expected Saturday for the anti-Trump Women’s March on Washington. …

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Ukraine has arrested a relative of Uzbekistan’s late President Islam Karimov who is wanted by Tashkent for the alleged embezzlement of hundreds of millions of dollars. …

After eight years of an on-again, off-again courtship of the world’s 1.5 billion Muslims in what he called a “new beginning” between America and Islam, President Barack Obama is leaving office with dashed hopes and disappointed fans in much of the Muslim world. Obama remains popular around the world, with notable foreign policy achievements: the …

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Editor’s note:  Story compiled with Ramon Taylor in Jacumba, CA, Aru Pande in York, PA, Aline Barros in Lumberton, NC, Kane Farabaugh in Ottawa, IL, Mohamed Olad Hassan in Minneapolis, MN. On a rocky hill outside Jacumba, California — almost within earshot of the U.S.-Mexico border — two rival gas stations duel beneath a towering …

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Editors’ note: As Donald Trump prepares to take the oath of office, the prospect of his presidency inspires the hopes of millions of Americans, the doubts and fears of millions of others. In effect, Trump will inherit leadership of many Americas, each sharing pride in country but conflicted in expectations of where we are headed …

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Technocrats from three NATO states wrapped up meetings on Thursday focused on security arrangements in Cyprus, seeking to break an impasse in talks over the ethnically split island, a U.N. envoy said. “The working group… successfully completed the mandate entrusted to it. Namely identifying specific questions related to the issue of security and guarantees and …

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Hundreds gathered Tuesday at the Sixth & I Historic Synagogue in Washington, D.C., to listen to a mix of performances by first- and second-generation Americans. …

With hundreds of thousands descending on Washington to celebrate — and protest — Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration, the U.S. capital is bracing for a ceremony whose pomp has been overshadowed by extraordinary tensions. …

When Barack Obama leaves office, will the restaurant named after him close its doors? The manager of the Obama Bar & Grill in the Kyrgyz capital says definitely not, because just like Obama, the eatery has earned its place in history. (RFE/RL’s Kyrgyz Service) …

Russian Orthodox Christians took the plunge in icy Siberian waters to mark the holy day of Epiphany. Meanwhile, the faithful in Serbia celebrated with a swimming race in Belgrade. (RFE/RL’s Russian and Balkan services) …

An ice storm shut down parts of major highways and interstates Wednesday in Oregon and Washington state and paralyzed towns along the Columbia River Gorge, with up to 2 inches of ice coating the ground in some places. As temperatures hovered around freezing, Interstate 84 was shut down for a 45-mile stretch in Oregon. Transportation …

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An al-Qaida-linked extremist group is claiming responsibility for Wednesday’s suicide attack on a military camp in northern Mali, killing at least 60 soldiers and former rebels and wounding 115. A car packed with explosives penetrated the camp in Gao as hundreds of solders gathered for a morning meeting. They belong to the Joint Operational Mechanism, …

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Disabled refugees and migrants are not properly identified in Greece and have poor access to basic services such as toilets, showers, food and medical care, Human Rights Watch said in a report on Wednesday. About 60,000 refugees and migrants live in formal and makeshift camps in Greece and Human Rights Watch said conditions there were …

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U.S. President Barack Obama held his final press conference in office on January 18. Addressing U.S. sanctions on Russia, Obama stressed that they were imposed because of Russia’s actions in Ukraine, and that the sanctions can be removed once Russia stops “meddling in Ukrainian affairs.” (AP) …