In Southeast Africa, a Conflict Mediator Seeks a Road to Peace
For Deborah Julio, the challenges are many: from religious conflicts to border disputes to forced childhood marriage.
For Deborah Julio, the challenges are many: from religious conflicts to border disputes to forced childhood marriage.
His groundbreaking research, which he performed with Yvonne Barr, his doctoral student, uncovered the first virus capable of causing cancer in humans.
President Macky Sall previously postponed the election without setting a date. On Wednesday, he also fired the prime minister, his party’s candidate for president.
U.S. Warns of Potential Extremist Attack in MoscowThe threat follows Russian authorities stopping a planned shooting at a Jewish synagogue.
What Biden’s State of the Union Revealed About Foreign Policy and the 2024 ElectionA postgame analysis with Susan Glasser.
The Economics of ‘Oppenheimer’The Manhattan Project was, in many ways, the largest project ever undertaken by the U.S. state.
Biden Starkly Lays Out the Stakes for 2024The president delivered one of the most politically significant State of the Union addresses
in memory.
Retroactively applied laws are used to prosecute Muslim community leaders.
State Department Beefs Up U.S. Diplomatic Presence in KyivLawmakers still think the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv is too small, and diplomats can’t get close enough to the front lines.
Bibi’s Other Political ProblemThe war in Gaza has rekindled the debate in Israel over who serves—and who doesn’t.
China’s Global EV Domination Is Just BeginningAnd the West isn’t ready for it.
Deadly Houthi Attack Escalates Threat to Red Sea ShippingThe strike marked the first deaths from such an attack since the Red Sea crisis began.
How Haiti’s Unelected Leader Lost America’s BlessingNeighboring Caribbean countries pushed Washington to support a leadership transition in Port-au-Prince.
LONDON — Foreign policy never wins elections, as the old political maxim goes. So eight…
Washington says no despite ‘frantic’ talks between diplomats, as bodies lie in street and army…
Bezos has gained $23bn in 2024, while Musk has lost $31bn, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
Collision occurred as the coast guard escorted a resupply mission to sailors on grounded ship at Second Thomas Shoal.
Lee’s supporters hope her advocacy for ending the Gaza war will help her in California’s Super Tuesday primaries.
Ex-CEO Parag Agrawal and other top executives accuse Musk of believing ‘rules don’t apply to him’.
Beijing sets one of its lowest targets in decades amid property crisis, slowing exports and population decline.
The court struck down a Colorado effort to keep Trump off the state’s primary ballot for his role in the January 6 riot.
Vice President Kamala Harris meets Israeli war cabinet member Benny Gantz amid growing pressure over Gaza war stance.
Six months after party formed government in deal with military-backed parties, voters still hanker for change.
Hanoi is hoping to benefit from the push to de-risk from China amid intensifying geopolitical tensions.
Tens of thousands of Haitians flee their homes across the capital Port-au-Prince amid spiralling gang violence.
February 12, 20245:00 AM ET
Enlarge this imageA wooden boat was spotted at night in international waters north of Libya by Doctors Without Borders’ rescue team aboard the MV Geo Barents.
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A wooden boat was spotted at night in international waters north of Libya by Doctors Without Borders’ rescue team aboard the MV Geo Barents.
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ABOARD A SHIP ON THE MEDITERRANEAN — It’s 2 a.m. and the team on the MV Geo Barents rescue ship has just spotted a boat in distress.
The migrants on board the small wooden fishing vessel are waving the light of their cellphone screens to attract attention after the boat’s engine cut out. They’ve been drifting for hours in the pitch black, hundreds of miles offshore in the Mediterranean Sea.
When the rescuers from Doctors Without Borders reach them, they find 162 people, 29 of them children, so tightly packed into the vessel that many can only..
February 10, 20245:52 PM ET
This week, the United Nations pleaded for more aid to Sudan, after nearly 10 months of war. U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield is working to draw more attention to the crisis there.
February 10, 20249:52 AM ET
Enlarge this image26-year-old Zainab Sankoh in a shack at the Kingtom dump site in Freetown, Sierra Leone. A self-described “hustler,” Sankoh used to send money home to support her family and her young daughter in a village in the south of the country. Now, she spends almost all her money on kush. “My life is miserable” said Sankoh. “This is not the Zainab I used to be.”
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26-year-old Zainab Sankoh in a shack at the Kingtom dump site in Freetown, Sierra Leone. A self-described “hustler,” Sankoh used to send money home to support her family and her young daughter in a village in the south of the country. Now, she spends almost all her money on kush. “My life is miserable” said Sankoh. “This is not the Zainab I used to be.”
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It’s barely 9 a.m. but the cramped alleyways of Kaduna in the western end of Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown, are already pack..
February 8, 20245:32 PM ET
We hear rare eyewitness testimony from Darfur, one of the worlds unseen and often forgotten conflicts — which has resulted in the largest child displacement crisis in the world.
February 8, 20248:06 AM ET
Enlarge this imageA child receives a measles vaccination at a clinic in Harare, Zimbabwe, where a 2022 outbreak saw some 700 children die from the highly infectious childhood disease.
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A child receives a measles vaccination at a clinic in Harare, Zimbabwe, where a 2022 outbreak saw some 700 children die from the highly infectious childhood disease.
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Measles is on the rise around the world, and even experts who saw it coming say the increase is “staggering.”
The World Health Organization said in December that its European region (which extends into parts of western and central Asia) saw an “alarming” increase in measles cases – from under a thousand in 2022 to more than 30,000 last year.
John Vertefeuille, directorof the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Global Immunization Division, said in a statement that the numbers are “stagge..
Donald Trump Wins North Dakota Republican Caucuses
Claus, left, and Marsha Lembke, right, handle ballots for Republican caucus voters on March 4, 2024, at Bismarck State College in Bismarck, N.D. The college is one of 12 sites for the North Dakota Republican caucuses.
China Emerging as One of the Key Foreign Investors in Indonesia’s New Capital City
FILE – Indonesian soldiers take photos at the ‘ground zero’, the center of the site of the new capital city ‘Nusantara’, in Penajam Paser Utara, East Kalimantan, Indonesia, on March 8, 2023.
UNRWA Chief: Israel Conducting Campaign to Eliminate Palestinian Aid Agency
A Palestinian man transports sacks of humanitarian aid in a vehicle outside the distribution center of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on March 3, 2024, amid the ongoing confli
Trump Nears Crucial Delegate Numbers Ahead of Super Tuesday
A voter casts their ballot during early voting, a day ahead of the Super Tuesday primary election, at the San Francisco City Hall voting center in San Francisco, California, March 4, 2024.
US: Low Iran Election Turnout Another Sign of ‘Discontent’
Iranian Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi speaks during a press conference after the parliamentary elections in Tehran, Iran, March 4, 2024. (West Asia News Agency via Reuters)
UN Mission Says It Has ‘Clear and Convincing’ Information That Hamas Sexually Violated Women
FILE – Demonstrators gather outside U.N. headquarters in New York, Dec. 4, 2023. Israeli women and legal activists criticized international rights groups’ response to reports of alleged sex crimes committed by Hamas militants during the October 7 attacks.
US Condemns Sentencing of Grammy-Winning Iranian Singer Hajipour
FILE – A video of Iranian singer Shervin Hajipour plays on a phone in Nicosia, Cyprus, Oct. 4, 2022.
‘Ukraine Is Russia,’ Says Putin Ally Dmitry Medvedev
FILE – Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev, front right, speaks to Russian military members during his visit at a military training range in the Russian-controlled Donetsk region, Ukraine, Sept. 15, 2023. (Pool Sputnik via AP)
Analysts: Iran Using Gaza War to Consolidate Regional Influence
FILE – Iranian women, one of them holding an anti-Israeli placard, attend a pro-Palestinian rally, in Tehran, Iran, Oct. 13, 2023. The woman at left holds a portrait of the late Iranian Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in a U.S. drone attack in 2020.
US Lobbyists Drop Chinese Clients Amid Tightened Scrutiny
FILE – A man speaks on his phone at the Capitol in Washington, June 22, 2022. Lobbying firms in Washington reportedly are dropping clients from China amid growing concerns about Beijing’s influence on Capitol Hill.
As the stench wafted more than a mile inland, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals found a buildup of dung in the animals’ cramped holding pens.
The continent has the highest rate of gender-related killings of women in the world, according to the United Nations. Activists accuse officials of ignoring the issue and blaming the victims.
Even in countries where homophobia is pervasive and same-sex relationships are illegal, authors are pushing boundaries, finding an audience and winning awards.
A student’s vow to overthrow one of Africa’s last ruling monarchs faces a roadblock: his own father, a soldier sworn to protect the throne.
The president of the West African country had postponed a coming election, but the country’s constitutional court said the vote must take place as soon as possible.
Israel Carries Out Overnight Raids in West BankA cease-fire deal remains distant as Hamas rejects key Israeli hostage demands until it receives a permanent truce offer.
Europe Edges Closer to ‘Plan B’ for Using Frozen Russian MoneyLeery of seizing all of Russia’s state assets, Europe may opt for a next-best approach that could still provide Ukraine billions of euros a year.
Biden Should Ditch Trump’s Tainted Legacy in AfricaThe administration’s policy is too much talk and too little action.
Russian Crackdown Continues Unabated After Navalny’s DeathMore than 100 people were detained during memorials for the opposition leader on Friday.
The ‘Military Schengen’ Era Is HereThe first step for Europe’s common military ambitions is figuring out free movement.
What the Allied intervention in the Russian civil war teaches us about Ukraine today.
Why Farmers Are Protesting Around the WorldFrom Europe to India, agricultural workers have taken to the streets.
A strong field of features depict toilet-cleaning, cannibalism, petty theft, and more.
The idea of a special Chinese model rings increasingly hollow.
A new book accidentally puts forward a provocative thesis on the country’s entropy.
Ivo Daalder, former U.S. ambassador to NATO, is CEO of the Chicago Council on Global…
From finding love in a smugglers’ den to risking all for a new life, these are the stories of women crossing the sea.
Shervin Hajipour says he was sentenced to more than three years in prison for ‘inciting people to riot’.
Wadi talks about growing up in Gaza, leaving to follow his dream and the struggles of being a Palestinian footballer.
At least 17 people are killed in Israeli attacks on Deir el-Balah and the Jabalia refugee camp as hunger crisis worsens.
A study from Sri Lanka suggests climate change will spark a rise in the numbers of people receiving snakebites.
Three Manipuri women serve slices of their culture, trauma and life from Lomba Kitchen in their New Delhi apartment.
Argentina’s libertarian leader says he will ‘keep pushing forward’ with radical economic agenda.
Nationalism in China has been invoked for political ends and financial gains, but it is also a destructive force.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola expects United to be a force once more, but not in time for Sunday’s derby.
With votes in more than a dozen states, Super Tuesday is set to be pivotal in the race for the Republican nomination.
February 28, 20247:41 PM ET
Enlarge this imageSpeaker of Ghana Parliament Alban Sumana Bagbin speaks at the Parliament House in Accra, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. Ghana’s parliament passed a highly controversial anti-LGBTQ+ bill on Wednesday that could send some people to prison for more than a decade.
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Speaker of Ghana Parliament Alban Sumana Bagbin speaks at the Parliament House in Accra, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. Ghana’s parliament passed a highly controversial anti-LGBTQ+ bill on Wednesday that could send some people to prison for more than a decade.
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ACCRA, Ghana — Ghana ‘s parliament passed a highly controversial anti-LGBTQ+ bill on Wednesday that could send some people to prison for more than a decade.
The bill was introduced to parliament three years ago and criminalizes members of the LGBTQ+ community as well as its supporters, including promotion and funding of related activities and ..
February 26, 20248:46 AM ET
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Mary Gachoki had learned about autism spectrum disorder from a caregiving course she’d taken in college. When her son was 2 years old, she recognized that he was displaying traits associated with this neurological condition. He wasn’t making eye contact, he stopped talking and he began flapping his fingers – a common behavior for people with autism as they seek to calm themselves.
Deep down, the 34-year-old single mom knew he likely had autism. But, she says, she was in denial.
When she did get a diagnosis, she says, the news “felt burdensome because I am a single mother. I am not strong mentally. I need support and reassurance that [my son] will be okay someday.” (Editor’s note: We are not naming the children in this story to protect their privacy as we discuss their condition.)
Challenges for parentsAround the world, parents like Gachoki often struggle to find reliable informa..
February 25, 20245:00 AM ET
Enlarge this image74-year-old Lenval Skiers at his home in Pan-African Village, in Asebu.
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74-year-old Lenval Skiers at his home in Pan-African Village, in Asebu.
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ASEBU, Ghana — Nestled in the sleepy town of Asebu, a few miles inland from the Atlantic along Ghana’s Cape Coast, lies a serene 5,000 acre rural settlement. A mud road at the entrance weaves through a dense, green landscape of dozens of homes and partially built concrete structures, enveloped by miles of farmland and palm trees.
“Nobody’s ever lived here before,” says 74-year-old Lenval Skiers, from the sun-lit lounge of his six-bedroom home and guesthouse. “It was me alone in the forest. It was idle land, but I braved it.” From his wide-set balcony on the second floor, Skiers points to his large garden, full of clusters of cassava, avocado and sugar cane. Beyond lies Pan-African Village, a..
February 16, 20245:07 PM ET
World record marathon runner Kelvin Kiptum died on Sunday. Kenya has been celebrating the life and explosive career of the 24-year old marathon runner.
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Content Warning: The following story references graphic violence and descriptions of murder.
Enlarge this imageActivists march through the Central Business District of Nairobi on Jan. 27 at a demonstration calling for government action to address the murders of young women.
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Activists march through the Central Business District of Nairobi on Jan. 27 at a demonstration calling for government action to address the murders of young women.
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Hashtags like #WeAreNotSafe, #StopKillingWomen and #EndFemicideKE are trending in Kenya.
They reflect an intense national debate over a series of murders that have rocked the country. In the month of January, 30 women were murdered, according to data compiled by the grassroots organization Usikimye (Swahili for “don’t be silent”), whose mission is to end gender-based violence, workin..
February 16, 20245:10 AM ET
The brutal decades-long conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is moving into a new phase, and the city of Goma is in the crosshairs of the violence.
Enlarge this imageThousands who are fleeing the ongoing conflict between government forces and M-23 rebels reach the entrance the Democratic Republic of Congo eastern city of Goma.
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Thousands who are fleeing the ongoing conflict between government forces and M-23 rebels reach the entrance the Democratic Republic of Congo eastern city of Goma.
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Ruth Alonga and Sammy Mupfuni in Goma
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Enlarge this imageJanine Kibwana, Ebola survivor and mother of five, sits in her living room in Beni, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Researchers studying the DRC’s most recent Ebola outbreak say that a new vaccine can dramatically reduce the risk of dying from the disease.
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Janine Kibwana, Ebola survivor and mother of five, sits in her living room in Beni, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Researchers studying the DRC’s most recent Ebola outbreak say that a new vaccine can dramatically reduce the risk of dying from the disease.
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There’s welcome news in the battle against the Ebola virus, an infectious disease that for years had almost no treatments or remedies.
Outbreaks of the deadly Ebola virus flare up in parts of Africa almost every year, and they’re vicious.
“When you see a person who has Ebola, you don’t nee..
February 12, 20244:22 PM ET
While millions of fans were watching the super bowl in the U.S., billions have been watching the African cup of nations soccer tournament and Sunday’s final between hosts Cote D’Ivoire and Nigeria.
Enlarge this imageCote D’Ivoire players celebrate after winning the African Cup of Nations final soccer match between Nigeria and Cote D’Ivoire, at the Olympic Stadium of Ebimpe in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Sunday, Feb. 11
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Cote D’Ivoire players celebrate after winning the African Cup of Nations final soccer match between Nigeria and Cote D’Ivoire, at the Olympic Stadium of Ebimpe in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Sunday, Feb. 11
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Enlarge this imageFighters ride in a vehicle moving in a military convoy accompanying the governor of Sudan’s Darfur State on Aug. 30, 2023.
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Fighters ride in a vehicle moving in a military convoy accompanying the governor of Sudan’s Darfur State on Aug. 30, 2023.
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The United Nations warns that the conflict in Sudan has caused one of the world’s largest human displacements.
It began about 10 months ago, when the Sudanese military and a powerful paramilitary group began fighting each other for political control.
Last week, the U.N. pleaded for more aid to the region. It said the fighting had displaced more than 10 million people — many of them fleeing to neighboring countries. It’s also left 18 million people facing acute food insecurity.
Africa Sudan’s war passed 6 months, with much of the world consumed by other conflictsJames Elder is a spokesperso..
February 12, 20247:17 AM ET
While millions of football fans were focused on the Super Bowl in the U.S., billions of soccer fans were watching the Africa Cup of Nations over the past month.
Ethiopia Releases French Journalist After Week of Imprisonment
A part of the homepage of Africa Intelligence, for which journalist Antoine Galindo works. Galindo, who was held for a week in Ethiopia, was released Feb. 29, 2024, ahead of his scheduled second court appearance, the Committee to Protect Journalists said.
VOA Immigration Weekly Recap, Feb. 18-March 2
U.S. President Joe Biden greets members of the U.S. Border Patrol at the U.S.-Mexico border in Brownsville, a city in the U.S. state of Texas, Feb. 29, 2024.
WASHINGTON — Ten US states control and profit from federal Indian reservation lands
It is commonly assumed that the U.S. government holds in trust all land inside Indian reservation borders for the exclusive use of tribes.
This week, High Country News and the nonprofit online news magazine Grist report that 10 state governments hold trust to 647,500 hectares (1.6 million acres) of surface and subsurface acres of lands inside 83 federal Indian reservations.
Tribes have little to no say over how the lands are used, and state-run mining, grazing, logging and leasing generate millions of dollars that are used to support non-Indigenous agencies such as public schools, prisons or universities.
In 1887, Congress passed the General Allotment Act, or Dawes Act, carving up reservations into smaller parcels that were doled out to families and individuals. The remaining land — about 36,400,000 hectares (90 million acres) — was sold or opened up to U.S. states, settlers and federal projects suc..
Israel-Hamas War Brings Back Pain to Argentine Jewish Community
FILE – Sandra Miasnik, right, an aunt of Argentine-Israeli infant Kfir Bibas, a hostage of Hamas in Gaza, attends a gathering one day before his first birthday in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Jan. 17, 2024.
Looking Back on Argentina’s Deadly 1994 Jewish Community Center Bombing
FILE – A man cries as he holds up a candle on the 25th anniversary of the bombing of the AMIA Jewish center that killed 85 people in Buenos Aires, Argentina,, July 18, 2019.
US Court Ruling Could Allow Mine on Land Sacred to Apaches
FILE – An Apache activist dancer performs in a rally to save Oak Flat, land near Superior, Ariz., sacred to Western Apache tribes, in front of the US Capitol in Washington, July 22, 2015.
CDC Relaxes COVID Guidelines; Will Schools, Day Cares Follow Suit?
FILE – A student wears a mask and face shield in a fourth grade class amid the COVID-19 pandemic at Washington Elementary School on Jan. 12, 2022, in Lynwood, Calif.
Iris Apfel, Fashion Icon Known for Her Eye-Catching Style, Dies at 102
FILE – Iris Apfel attends the premiere of ‘Iris’ at the Paris Theatre on April 22, 2015, in New York.
As DR Congo Seeks to Expand Drilling, Some Worry Pollution Will Worsen
Annie Kopacitino holds her daughter, who she says has been affected by the pollution caused by oil drilling, in her village of Tshiende, Moanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dec. 23, 2023.
Alaska’s Iditarod Dogs Get Neon Visibility Harnesses After Crashes
FILE – Lead dogs Magic, left, and his brother Geronimo, right, are illuminated during a run at dusk on the Beach Lake trails in Chugiak, Alaska, Jan. 23, 2024.
The two countries are pushing ahead with the plan despite criticism from Kenyan rights groups and opposition from a Kenyan court.
Handpicked by his socialist predecessor, Julius K. Nyerere, he took a different path and was credited with reforms, among them permitting the sale of mobile phones.
Yaya Dillo, who was expected to run for president in May, was killed along with many others in a gun battle in the capital, the national prosecutor said.
The legislation would sentence those who identify as L.G.B.T.Q. to three years in jail and punish those who promote gay issues as well. It would be among the harshest on the African continent.
Terrorism, hunger and devastating floods have roiled the Horn of Africa nation. Now, it faces an even bigger challenge: the prospect of war with a neighbor, Ethiopia.
Rape, killing, torture: A stark report offers new evidence of horrific abuses carried out by Sudan’s military and its enemy, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.
Twice denied Olympic glory by his nation’s boycotts of the Games, he wrote himself into track history in 1978 by breaking four records in just 81 days.
Matteo Garrone’s Oscar-nominated feature “Io Capitano” dramatizes the harrowing journeys made by thousands of Africans each month looking for a better life in Europe.
Governments are seeking to curb donkey skin exports to China, where demand for traditional medicine and other products is threatening animals that rural households need.
It was the latest outbreak of intertribal unrest at a gold mine in Free State. The situation was under control at midnight, officials said.
Haiti, Kenya Approve Police Deployment MissionPolitical instability and rampant gang violence threaten Haiti’s security.
Could Real Estate Again Trigger a Financial Crisis?Changing work patterns in the United States could have severe consequences for global markets.
The West Can No Longer Hesitate on UkraineAllies must provide Kyiv with what it needs to win the war and secure the peace: arms supplies and a path to NATO membership.
How Macky Sall Provoked a Constitutional Crisis in SenegalA country renowned for stability and peaceful transitions has been plunged into uncertainty.
What in the World?Test yourself on the week of Feb. 24: ECOWAS reconsiders sanctions, Palestine shakes up its leadership, and anti-Muslim hate crimes rise in India.
Ukrainians Are Resilient—But They Still Need WashingtonIn Kyiv, all eyes are on the U.S. congressional fight over aid.
Biden Cracks Down on Chinese Electric VehiclesA new investigation into foreign “connected vehicles” could enable future action against Beijing’s tech sector.
Making Sense of Macron’s Hint at Troops in UkraineKeeping all options open could serve deterrence—but does nothing to help Ukraine now.
Colombia’s Confrontational Climate PolicyHow oil-exporting Bogotá became an environmental hawk.
Is the World Really So Gloomy?Western elites have become extremely pessimistic, but European countries’ shifting attitudes toward self-defense could be a bright spot.
Two activists who organized a protest for a ceasefire in Gaza say their combined effort amplifies their message.
The boom around ‘nearshoring’ and tensions with China have led to a manufacturing boom in Mexico, for the US.
Jailed candidate Yasmin Rashid says she defeated Nawaz Sharif for a seat in Pakistan’s general election.
France’s decision comes on the back of similar sanctions by the US and the UK.
Amnesty International warns Israel has already violated international law in Rafah in four assaults since December.
When Mahmoud Murtaja and his family returned to their home in Gaza, they never imagined the desolation that awaited.
Israel does not intend to ‘evacuate’ Palestinians from Rafah to safety. It seeks to kill or deport them.
Police say journalists were charged with collaborating in vandalising an historical site in an incident last year.
Some 1.4 million Palestinians have been sheltering in a 64sq km area, hoping for safety that has not materialised.
Number of American Jews who say they feel less secure in the US has jumped 22 percent since last year’s survey.
February 12, 20244:22 PM ET
While millions of fans were watching the super bowl in the U.S., billions have been watching the African cup of nations soccer tournament and Sunday’s final between hosts Cote D’Ivoire and Nigeria.
February 12, 20249:05 AM ET
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Fighters ride in a vehicle moving in a military convoy accompanying the governor of Sudan’s Darfur State on Aug. 30, 2023.
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The United Nations warns that the conflict in Sudan has caused one of the world’s largest human displacements.
It began about 10 months ago, when the Sudanese military and a powerful paramilitary group began fighting each other for political control.
Last week, the U.N. pleaded for more aid to the region. It said the fighting had displaced more than 10 million people — many of them fleeing to neighboring countries. It’s also left 18 million people facing acute food insecurity.
Africa Sudan’s war passed 6 months, with much of the world consumed by other conflictsJames Elder is a spokesperso..
February 12, 20247:17 AM ET
While millions of football fans were focused on the Super Bowl in the U.S., billions of soccer fans were watching the Africa Cup of Nations over the past month.
February 12, 20245:00 AM ET
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A wooden boat was spotted at night in international waters north of Libya by Doctors Without Borders’ rescue team aboard the MV Geo Barents.
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ABOARD A SHIP ON THE MEDITERRANEAN — It’s 2 a.m. and the team on the MV Geo Barents rescue ship has just spotted a boat in distress.
The migrants on board the small wooden fishing vessel are waving the light of their cellphone screens to attract attention after the boat’s engine cut out. They’ve been drifting for hours in the pitch black, hundreds of miles offshore in the Mediterranean Sea.
When the rescuers from Doctors Without Borders reach them, they find 162 people, 29 of them children, so tightly packed into the vessel that many can only..
Zimbabwe Will Attempt to Establish Gold-Backed Currency
A Zimbabwean holds local currency in Harare on Feb. 13, 2024. Known as the dollar, bondnotes or ZWL, the currency has become nearly worthless since its introduction in 2014. (Columbus Mavhunga/VOA)
Landslide Traps Turkish Mine Workers
FILE – Mountains and a village are seen in the Erzincan province of Turkey, Feb. 7, 2018. A landslide on Feb. 13, 2024, at a gold mine in the province has trapped at least nine workers underground.
EU Eyes Export Ban on Three Chinese Firms
FILE – High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and Vice-President of the European Commission, Josep Borrell (2ndR) opens an Informal Foreign Affairs Council (Development Ministers) in Brussels, Feb. 12, 2024.
Thailand’s Thaksin Set for Parole as Old Rivalries End, New Ones Begin
FILE – Thai former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra arrives at Don Muang airport in Bangkok, Thailand, on Aug. 22, 2023.
Indian PM in UAE to Open Hindu Temple, Deepen Trade Links
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, center, walks next to the President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, in Abu Dhabi, in this photo taken and released Feb. 13, 2024, by the Indian Press Information Bureau.
US Inflation Slows as Price Pressures Ease Gradually
An associate checks over a big-screen television on display in a Costco warehouse Feb. 6, 2024, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The U.S. Labor Department reported on Feb. 13 that the consumer price index rose 0.3% from December to January.
Hybrid work relaxed office fashion, but formal attire might be making a comeback
US Senate Approves Aid Package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan
FILE – Soldiers prepare a Bradley Fighting Vehicle for overseas transport Jan. 25, 2023, in North Charleston, South Carolina. More than 60 Bradleys were shipped as part of a U.S. military aid package to Ukraine.
Cyber Attacks Spike Suddenly Prior to Taiwan’s Election
FILE – A staff sorts ballot papers at a polling station in Taipei, Taiwan, Jan. 13, 2024.
The waterborne disease has killed more than 4,000 people in seven countries over the past two years. Experts blame severe storms, a lack of vaccines, and poor water and sewer systems.
IMF’s Gopinath: U.S. Economy ‘Doing Very Well’The fund’s No. 2 official on the United States, China, and Russia’s “squarely positive growth.”
Milei’s Swing Into Normality Might Not LastThe Argentine president’s rhetoric is bizarre—but so far, his policies aren’t.
Indonesia Has Grand Ambitions for Its Nickel IndustryAs the country heads to the polls this week, the future of Jakarta’s bid is set to come into sharper focus.
A Self-Absorbed America Means Disorder for the WorldThe dam holding back chaos in U.S. foreign policy is cracking.
Israeli Hostage Rescue Kills Dozens in RafahDestroying Hamas remains Israel’s top priority despite mounting public pressure to free more hostages.
How the U.S. Military Helped Build Las VegasThe strange economic history of this year’s Super Bowl site.
Trump’s NATO Bashing Confirms Europe’s Worst FearsThe former president’s comments come as European military leaders warn of a potential war with Russia.
Angry Young Pakistanis Give Imran Khan a Future Shot at PowerThe jailed politician still stirs national pride.
5 Rules for Superpowers Facing Multiple ConflictsUkraine, the Middle East, and Taiwan are part of an unstable frontier—and require a more principled U.S. strategy.
This Really Isn’t Angela Merkel’s Center Right AnymoreTo outflank the far right, Friedrich Merz has remade Germany’s CDU in his own image.
Abbas is scheduled to meet Qatar’s emir on Monday, as the Israel-Hamas war rages on.
Delusional beliefs of civilisational superiority help the West claim it is on the right side of history in Gaza.
Authorities say 63 people remain missing as rescue efforts are hampered by heavy rain and thick mud.
As the war enters its 719th day, these are the main developments.
The 14-time Grammy-winner completed the Japan leg of her Eras Tour on Saturday before returning to US on a private jet.
The military offensive in Gaza has persisted despite a United Nations court order to end plausible acts of genocide.
Palestinian group issues warning as Biden says Israel shouldn’t invade without ‘credible’ plan to protect civilians.
Despite opposition from former US President Donald Trump, senators moved closer to passing a foreign aid bill.
The NATO chief said that any attack on the military alliance will be met with a ‘united’ response.
New president will have a central role in defining Finland’s NATO policies, amid growing security concerns about Russia.
Israel Conducts Airstrikes on Rafah
People walk through the rubble of a building heavily damaged by Israeli bombardment, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Feb. 11, 2024.
Greece to Increase ‘Golden Visa’ Amount to $862,000
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said he would increase the threshold of foreign real estate investment from $269,491 to $862,372 for residency rights in certain pockets of the country to ease the housing crisis.
Protesters Opposed to Same-Sex Marriage Bill Rally in Greek Capital
People gather during a protest against a bill allowing same-sex marriage ahead of the vote in parliament in Athens, Greece, Feb. 11, 2024.
Marathon World Record-Holder Kelvin Kiptum Killed in Kenya Car Crash
FILE – Kenya’s Kelvin Kiptum poses after a press conference ahead of the London Marathon, in London, Britain, April 20, 2023. (Action Images via Reuters)
Antifascists in Hungary Oppose Annual Far-Right Event, Italian Activist Still Jailed
Antifascist activists march in Hungary’s capital on Saturday to oppose an annual commemoration held by far-right groups, in Budapest, Feb. 10, 2024. The banner reads: “Stop the glorification of Nazis.”
Father in Gender-Reveal That Sparked Fatal California Wildfire Pleads Guilty
FILE – A gender reveal event that ignited a 47,000-acre wildfire is seen in the Santa Rita Mountain foothills in Arizona, April 23, 2017. A similar event started a wildfire at El Dorado Ranch Park, California, Sept. 5, 2020. (U.S. Forest Service via AP)
Brazil Army Colonel Arrested in Military Coup Probe on Return From US
FILE – Soldiers patrol in the arrival area of Juscelino Kubitschek airport in Brasilia, Brazil, March 30, 2023.
Saudi Arabia Sends $250 Million to Prop Up Yemeni Government
FILE – A stack of Yemeni riyals rests on the counter at the Central Bank of Yemen’s internationally recognized government, in Aden, Yemen, Dec. 13, 2018.
Nicaragua’s Crackdown on Catholic Church Spreads Fear Among Faithful
FILE – Faithful attend a Mass at the Cathedral in Matagalpa, Nicaragua, Aug. 19, 2022, after Nicaraguan police raided the residence of a bishop and several priests in an escalation of tensions between the Catholic Church and the government of President Daniel Ortega.
Xiaomi: India’s Scrutiny of Chinese Firms Unnerves Suppliers
FILE – A man walks past a logo of Xiaomi, a Chinese manufacturer of consumer electronics, outside a shop in Mumbai, India, May 11, 2022.
Europe’s tumultuous year of 1848 is often forgotten, but a new book argues that it could teach us a lot about politics today.
The Roots of the Red Sea CrisisThe Houthi attacks that have rattled global trade are only the latest chapter of the sea’s recent troubles.
In its quest for cash, the tiny island nation of Nauru has tried it all. Its latest scheme may be its riskiest bet yet.
Imran Khan-linked independents win most seats after PTI party banned.
Akram Afif was person of the match, sealing Qatar’s win with a hat-trick of penalties.
The Bombardier Challenger 600 series jet has crashed on the I-75 highway in US state of Florida.
Nigeria manage expectations as they target a fourth AFCON while hosts and comeback kings Ivory Coast seek a third crown.
Mourners gathering at public funerals in Sanaa say they remain resolute in their position on Israel’s war on Gaza.
The drone strike hit a car 35km (22 miles) from the Lebanese capital, Beirut.
Protests erupted across the country over delays as final results of Thursday’s elections have not yet been released.
Announcement follows outrage over Novak’s pardoning of a man convicted in a child sexual abuse case.
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-abdollahian is in Lebanon to discuss the impact of Israel’s war in Gaza.
From the United States to the Global South, the genre has gained broad appeal by casting a spotlight on social ills.
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This week, the United Nations pleaded for more aid to Sudan, after nearly 10 months of war. U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield is working to draw more attention to the crisis there.
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Enlarge this image26-year-old Zainab Sankoh in a shack at the Kingtom dump site in Freetown, Sierra Leone. A self-described “hustler,” Sankoh used to send money home to support her family and her young daughter in a village in the south of the country. Now, she spends almost all her money on kush. “My life is miserable” said Sankoh. “This is not the Zainab I used to be.”
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26-year-old Zainab Sankoh in a shack at the Kingtom dump site in Freetown, Sierra Leone. A self-described “hustler,” Sankoh used to send money home to support her family and her young daughter in a village in the south of the country. Now, she spends almost all her money on kush. “My life is miserable” said Sankoh. “This is not the Zainab I used to be.”
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It’s barely 9 a.m. but the cramped alleyways of Kaduna in the western end of Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown, are already pack..
Israeli Drone Strike in Lebanon Kills 2
Lebanese army soldiers gather around a damaged car near the coastal town of Jadra, south Lebanon, Feb. 10, 2024.
Israel Discovers Hamas Tunnels Under UNRWA Gaza Headquarters
This photo, taken during a Feb. 8, 2024, media tour organized by the Israeli military, shows Israeli soldiers inside a tunnel that the army claims is a “Hamas command tunnel” under a compound of the UNRWA in Gaza City.
Ukraine Aid Bill Inches Forward in US Senate to Uncertain Fate
Burnt-out cars after a Russian attack on a residential neighborhood in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Feb. 10, 2024.
US-Led Coalition Blocks Attacks at Conoco Oil Field in Syria
This is a map showing much of Syria.
Tuareg Separatists Lift Road Blockades in Northern Mali
Kyrgyzstan Court Orders News Site Shut Down
Screenshot taken on Feb. 10, 2024, of the news website, Kloop.kg. On Feb., 9, 2024, a court in Kyrgyzstan ordered the site shut down.
As Primary Looms, Haley Challenges Trump in Her Home of South Carolina
Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks during a campaign visit in Newberry, South Carolina, Feb. 10, 2024.
South African Opposition Leader Promises Jobs for Millions if Elected
Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema gestures before his address to supporters at the EFF manifesto launch at the Moses Mabhida stadium in Durban, South Africa, Feb. 10, 2024.
Facing Setbacks From Rebels, Myanmar Activates Conscription Law
FILE – Military officers march in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, March 27, 2023. On Feb. 10, 2024, Myanmar’s military government activated for the first time a decade-old conscription law that makes young men and women subject to military service if called up.
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Brian Schatz took to the Senate floor on February 1 to demand that museums and federal agencies comply with the law and return to Native American tribes all ancestral remains and funerary objects in their collections.
Passed in 1990, the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, or NAGPRA, directs all federally funded institutions to catalog all Native American human remains, funerary items and objects of cultural significance in their collections, submit the information to a National Park Service database, and work with tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, or NHOs, to repatriate them.
A January update to NAGPRA now requires institutions to “obtain free, prior and informed consent from lineal descendants, tribes or NHOs before allowing any exhibition of, access to, or research on human remains or cultural items.”
“Give the items back. Comply with federal law. Hurry,” the Hawaii senator said.
Schatz credited institutions that have stepped..
This year’s Africa Cup of Nations, like several previous editions, played out in Chinese-built arenas. It will end with familiar questions about their legacy.
The “Aya” series explores the pains and pleasures of everyday life in a working-class neighborhood in West Africa.
The Nazi Era Continues to Haunt This German CityThe tensions surrounding the legacy of the Dresden bombing illustrate the continuing potency of the city’s history.
Fanon is a global anti-colonial icon, but he could never truly embody the revolution he supported.
How an Afghan Drug Kingpin Became Beijing’s Man in KabulBashir Noorzai was once serving a life sentence in the United States. Now he’s the key conduit for growing ties between China and the Taliban.
Aspiring soccer players used to leave the continent to pursue their dreams in Europe. Now they are coming home.
Nawaz Sharif Predicted to Win Pakistani ElectionViolent attacks and internet shutdowns hindered Islamabad’s already controversial vote.
European Lawmakers Issue Dire Warnings Over Stalled Ukraine Aid Package“If you don’t want another Pearl Harbor, you better listen to us,” cautioned one Lithuanian politician.
Everyone Wants a Chip FactoryHow the world is future-proofing (and China-proofing) its semiconductor supply chains.
This year’s Africa Cup of Nations, like several previous editions, played out in Chinese-built arenas.…
But loopholes and a lack of transparency stall efforts to hold government accountable for its role in arming Israel.
Results so far show wins for candidates aligned with former PM Imran Khan’s party, followed by PMLN and PPP contenders.
Qatar will look to defend their AFC Asian Cup title at home against a side that has blown away the big guns.
Countries including the US and UK called for authorities to investigate reported irregularities in Pakistan’s election.