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The arrest of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has triggered international outrage and growing calls for his release. Navalny was detained Sunday upon his return to Russia nearly five months after he was nearly poisoned to death by a military-grade nerve agent.

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This week the head of the World Health Organization warns the world is on the brink of a "catastrophic moral failure" over the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. More from VOA Correspondent Mariama Diallo.

World leaders have congratulated Joe Biden following his inauguration Wednesday as the 46th U.S. President. As Henry Ridgwell reports from London, many allies have especially welcomed his decision to re-join the Paris climate agreement.

A family of four in Brooklyn, New York, has tried to make the most of their time together – and for some 300 days in a row they have been posting funny videos of their music rehearsals. Anna Nelson has the story of the Hochman family, narrated by Anna Rice.

Inauguration Preview: Wednesday, the United States will inaugurate its next president, Joe Biden, in Washington, DC. Following the violent assault on the Capitol earlier this month by supporters of outgoing president Donald Trump, Americans are bracing for the worst but hoping for unity.

On January 20, former Vice President Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th president of the United States. Every four years, Americans pause for this peaceful transfer of power — a potent symbol of American democracy. VOA’s Dora Mekouar reports.

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Vice president-elect Kamala Harris will make history on January 20 when she is sworn in as America's first female vice president. VOA’s Congressional Correspondent Katherine Gypson reports on the path that brought Harris to the second most powerful position in the U.S. government.

After almost a year of staring at each other’s living rooms or other spaces in virtual meetings due to the coronavirus pandemic, members of a Swiss startup have a new idea: sending holographic emissaries to a virtual meeting space. VOA’s Arash Arabasadi logs on.