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An Israeli drone strike kills Wissam al-Tawil, a senior Hezbollah commander in southern Lebanon
An Israeli drone strike kills Wissam al-Tawil, a senior Hezbollah commander in southern Lebanon
In Berlin, dozens of tractors blast their horns and block the main avenue leading to the Brandenburg Gate.
Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina has won a fourth consecutive term, after the main opposition party and its allies boycotted
Israel and the Lebanese armed group have frequently exchanged cross-border fire over the past three months.
The fanatic is suing the state in a bid to force an end to his isolation in prison, which he labels ‘inhumane’.
Residents of Belgorod are moved away from the border as Ukraine deflects another barrage of drones and missiles.
Sonko is the highest-ranking official under former dictator Yahya Jammeh, to stand trial for widespread rights abuses.
A girl whose eyes were blinded in an Israeli attack in Gaza asked for her parents, unaware they had been killed.
TB Joshua: Megachurch leader raped and tortured worshippers, BBC finds
TB Joshua: ‘We thought it was heaven but then terrible things happened’
Betta Edu: Nigerian poverty minister suspended over money in personal bank account
Ousman Sonko: Gambian ex-minister goes on trial in Switzerland for murder
Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen would excel in the Premier League, according to former Arsenal forward Emmanuel Adebayor.
DR Congo election: Three ministers and four governors disqualified for fraud and violence
Kenya’s push to make ‘boda-boda’ motorbike taxis go electric
Earning the trust of a 40-stone silverback gorilla
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Enlarge this imageAnton Koen, a former police officer who now runs a private security firm that specializes in tracking and recovering hijacked and stolen vehicles, prepares to go out on patrol east of Johannesburg, South Africa, on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023.
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Anton Koen, a former police officer who now runs a private security firm that specializes in tracking and recovering hijacked and stolen vehicles, prepares to go out on patrol east of Johannesburg, South Africa, on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023.
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JOHANNESBURG — Thamsanqa Mothobi was going about his life in Johannesburg when he was carjacked and taken to an informal settlement where robbers accessed his mobile banking apps.
“They had guns and demanded the PIN codes for my apps. They increased the withdrawal limits in my accounts and emptied them. I was only released in the early hours of the morning,” the father of th..
Pakistan’s Top Court Outlaws Lifetime Election Bans on Convicted Politicians
FILE – Lawyers are seen gathered outside Pakistan’s Supreme Court in Islamabad, April 4, 2023.
UN Urges Bangladesh to Change Course After Controversial Vote
Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina gestures while speaking to the media, a day after she won the 12th parliamentary elections, in Dhaka on Jan. 8, 2024.
Slovenian Rescuers Save 5 People Trapped in Cave Since Saturday
In this photo taken from video, rescuers gather outside the Krizna Jama cave near Grahovo, Slovenia, Jan. 7, 2024.
China Says it Has Detained a Person Accused of Collecting Secrets for Britain
FILE – Chinese and British flags fly in London’s Chinatown, Britain.
Pope in Major Policy Address Calls for Universal Ban on Surrogacy
Pope Francis leads the Angelus prayer at the Vatican, January 7, 2024. (Vatican Media/Handout via REUTERS)
Ukraine Reports Russian Attacks Using 51 Cruise Missiles
Rescuers evacuate the body of a local resident at the site where a house was destroyed in a Russian missile strike in the town of Zmiiv, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Jan. 8, 2024
India Court Quashes Early Release of Men in Muslim Woman’s Gang-Rape – Lawyer
FILE-A Muslim woman holds a placard against remission of sentence by the government to men convicted of a gang rape of a Muslim woman in communal violence in 2002 in western Gujarat state, during a protest in New Delhi, India, Aug. 27, 2022.
Zimbabwe Rescues All 15 Trapped Miners Alive
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Former Gambian Interior Minister on Trial in Switzerland Over Alleged Crimes Against Humanity
A picture taken on Jan. 8, 2024, in Bellinzona, southern Switzerland shows the Swiss Federal Criminal Court at the opening day of the trial of Ousman Sonko, a Gambian former interior minister accused of crimes against humanity.
It is out of step with the continent’s values, many bishops say, and threatens to derail expansion in the church’s fastest growing region in the world.
After the generals took charge, the United States was forced to suspend operations at its most strategic military asset in sub-Saharan Africa. Restarting them won’t be easy.
The Africa Cup of Nations and the Asian Cup, once seen as poorly timed intrusions by European soccer, may finally be getting the respect they deserve.
The pope equated surrogacy with child trafficking in a Monday speech to ambassadors to the Vatican.
The Peruvian capital’s achievement of four spots on the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list owes as much to Indigenous bounty as to chefs’ creativity.
Hezbollah said its commander Wissam al-Tawil was killed, as tensions continue to escalate along Lebanon’s shared border with Israel.
“To do it every night is unbelievable,” Rodney Holbook said of “Welsh Tidy Mouse,” who may be as obsessed with cleaning as Disney’s Remy is with cooking in Ratatouille.
The mission to extract Zahra Sckak required days of negotiation between the U.S. and Israel as officials rallied on behalf of her son, an American soldier.
The secretary of state is touring the Middle East as part of the U.S. effort to avoid regional escalation, in particular a war between Israel and the militant group in Lebanon.
Ethiopia is famously landlocked. That’s why the ambitious Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed has long harbored visions of reaching the sea.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken, speaking in Doha on Sunday, described the killing of journalist Hamza al-Dahdouh as “an unimaginable tragedy.”
At least 77 members of the media have been killed in the Israel-Gaza war, press watchdog says — most of them Palestinian journalists in Gaza.
A Jewish business owner in a West Bank settlement and his Palestinian employees built a friendship over decades. After Oct. 7, the relationship is “breaking apart.”
The Death of the 1.5 Degree Climate TargetThe current path of climate policy is at a dead end—a welcome opportunity to rethink.
Ukraine Has a Pathway to VictoryWhy the new conventional wisdom that the war is a stalemate favoring Russia is wrong.
“Imagined Communities” is far weirder than you remember.
Socialism Doesn’t Win American ElectionsThere’s no magic fix for Democrats at the ballot box.
Ex-spy Valerie Plame on the “secret history” of women in the agency.
Is Israel Winning the War on the Tunnels in Gaza?Destroying Hamas’s underground network has been slow and cumbersome.
Israel Outlines Next Phase of Hamas War, Plans for Gaza’s FutureIsrael’s Defense Ministry said the Palestinian Authority will not be given control of Gaza.
What if Trump Wins and Other Vexing Questions for the Year AheadHow upcoming elections in key countries could change geopolitics.
What in the World?Test yourself on the week of Dec. 30: Russia pummels Ukraine, Argentina’s Milei meets with international lenders, and opposition leaders in Pakistan and Senegal face new setbacks.
Red Sea Shipping Takes Another Blow From IranLonger and costlier routes are becoming the norm.
The governing Awami League is likely to win another term in Sunday’s election.
India and Pakistan will play in New York on June 9 as the schedule for the T20 World Cup 2024 is announced.
Abdel Fattah al-Burhan rejects latest peace efforts, saying RSF fighters are ‘committing war crimes’ across country.
US Capitol riot continues to fuel divisions as criminal cases progress in courts, including a Donald Trump indictment.
Police officials in Dhaka suspect an arson attack and said they are seeking out the culprits.
Mourners gather for a mass funeral for dozens of victims of attacks in Kerman, Iran.
Hezbollah: al-Arouri assassination will not pass without response, punishment
The cars reportedly have problems with their automatic assisted steering and door latch controls.
Nasrallah again pledges retaliation for killing of Hamas deputy chief al-Arouri, says Hezbollah ‘cannot be silent’.
Sassi was arrested on Wednesday at his house.
Oscar Pistorius release: A reminder of South Africa’s femicide problem
Oscar Pistorius released on parole 11 years after killing Reeva Steenkamp
Indian navy rescues sailors on board a ship attacked by pirates off Somali coast
A Tribe Called Judah becomes highest-earning Nigerian film
Ousmane Sonko: Senegal court upholds opposition leader’s libel conviction
Zambia can win the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations despite missing the past three tournaments, according to captain Lubambo Musonda.
Will Smith surprises Guinea student who biked across Africa
DR Congo elections: How Félix Tshisekedi won chaotic poll
BBC Sound of 2024: South Africa’s Tyla says ‘people are not ready’ for debut album
Enlarge this imageSouth African Paralympian Oscar Pistorius leaves the Pretoria High Court on June 15, 2016, after the third day of his resentencing hearing for the 2013 murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorius was released from Pretoria prison on Friday after serving nearly 11 years.
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South African Paralympian Oscar Pistorius leaves the Pretoria High Court on June 15, 2016, after the third day of his resentencing hearing for the 2013 murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorius was released from Pretoria prison on Friday after serving nearly 11 years.
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JOHANNESBURG — Before his shocking arrest and conviction for murdering his model girlfriend, Oscar Pistorius was South Africa’s golden boy — and an inspiration to many around the world.
Pistorius, who had his lower legs amputated as a baby, had become a..
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Enlarge this imageAlexis Mukwedi tested positive for sleeping sickness during a two-day mobile screening in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He had complained about nervous tics and fatigue.
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Alexis Mukwedi tested positive for sleeping sickness during a two-day mobile screening in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He had complained about nervous tics and fatigue.
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Acute sleeping sickness – the treatment is almost as horrific as the disease.
But now there is encouraging news about an oral medication – one that’s also been used for chronic sleeping sickness to great success.
Symptoms for both forms of sleeping sickness start with fever and aches. Then things get worse. The parasite that causes the disease will start to disrupt sleeping patterns and cause aggressiveness and psychosis – that’s how it got its name.
For many years, therapy fo..
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Enlarge this imageCongo’s President Felix Tshisekedi waves to his supporters after casting his ballot inside a polling station during the presidential elections in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023.
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Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi waves to his supporters after casting his ballot inside a polling station during the presidential elections in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023.
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KINSHASA, Congo — Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi has won reelection with more than 70% of the vote, the country’s election commission said Sunday as opposition candidates and their supporters questioned the validity of the results.
The preliminary results of the Dec. 20 election were announced in the capital, Kinshasa, amid demands from the opposition and some civil society groups for the vote to be rerun due to mas..
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North Korea Fires Artillery Shells Near South Korean Islands, Seoul Says
People watch a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of North Korea’s artillery firing, at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, on Jan. 5, 2024.
Extreme Cold Leaves Thousands Without Power in Nordic Countries
A person stands near a bus station amid heavy snowfall in Randers, Denmark, Jan. 3, 2024.
Lancashire Heeler Newest Breed to Join American Kennel Club
Lex, a Lancashire heeler, sits at attention, Dec. 29, 2023, in Morristown, NJ.
Jordan Strikes Iran-linked Drug Dealers in Syria, Intelligence Sources Say
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Israeli Defense Minister Announces New War Phase, Postwar Plan
An Israeli tank moves along the Israel-Gaza border as seen from southern Israel, Jan. 4, 2024.
South Africa to Take Israel to Top UN Court on Genocide Claim in Gaza
FILE — Smoke rises following an Israeli bombardment in the Gaza Strip, Dec. 16, 2023. South Africa has launched a case at the United Nations’ top court alleging that Israel’s military campaign in Gaza amounts to genocide.
US Urges Free and Fair Elections in Pakistan
A shopkeeper arranges flags of political parties at his shop ahead of the upcoming general elections in Karachi, Pakistan, on Jan. 3, 2024.
US Prosecutors Can Now Charge Foreign Officials With Bribery
FILE — The U.S. Capitol in Washington, Dec. 18, 2023.
White House Hopes for Free, Safe Polls in Taiwan
National Security Council spokesman John Kirby speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Jan. 4, 2024, in Washington.
The South African sprinter, whose trial for the 2013 killing of his girlfriend drew intense global interest, served more than seven years in prison.
Like a human GPS, he guided Britain’s first special forces across the vast Sahara for hit-and-run raids on enemy bases in the battle against Rommel’s forces.
A landmark pact between Ethiopia and the breakaway region of Somaliland has drawn condemnation from Somalia. Other neighbors also worry about allowing potential naval access to the Red Sea.
He documented the cruelties of white South African rule, and he was made to pay for it, enduring beatings and 586 consecutive days in solitary confinement.
The human misery unfurling across Gaza finds little sympathy in the Israeli public discourse, where the priority remains the vanquishing of Hamas.
Iraq says the strike violated agreements between Baghdad and Washington. The Pentagon described it as “necessary” and “proportionate.”
France-based Carrefour, one of the world’s largest grocery chains, told customers Thursday it is pulling Lay’s, Doritos, Lipton teas and other PepsiCo products in protest of increased prices.
Hezbollah chief Hasan Nasrallah warned of “a response and punishment” following the assassination of Saleh Arouri in a suspected Israeli drone strike.
The risk of war in the Middle East is growing despite few indications that actors in the region are eager to fight.
Ballistic missiles provided by Pyongyang to Moscow are now being used on the battlefield, according to U.S. officials.
She won Tony for “A Little Night Music” and introduced Stephen Sondheim’s standard “Send in the Clowns.”
Controversial proposals from some Israeli officials to evacuate Gazans to camps in Egypt or other third countries are causing rifts with Washington and the U.N.
Ukrainian leaders hoped to show military progress by deploying marines in a bid to liberate territory in the Kherson region.
Israel has struggled to kill Hamas’ top leaders inside Gaza. Outside it, they may have more luck.
U.S. Airstrike Kills Iran-Backed Militants in IraqThe assault on Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba is the third high-profile attack in the Middle East this week.
A Chinese EV Company Has Taken Tesla’s CrownBeijing has gone “all in” on electric cars—rattling Washington and Brussels.
NATO Scrambles to Reload Ukraine’s Air DefenseWith U.S. military aid to Ukraine frozen, Europe is ramping up support.
The Ukraine War May Be Decided at the Ballot BoxPolitical and economic changes in 2024 could weaken Kyiv’s struggle.
The 6 Lessons Israel Should Not Learn From Hamas’s AttackDrawing the wrong conclusions from Oct. 7 would make the region less secure.
Biden Thought 2023 Was BadThe U.S. president’s challenges this year won’t stop at the waterfront.
The Pentagon is Trying to Rebuild the Arsenal of DemocracyIt’s not just one war or two. How do you fight three at once?
Blasts Kill Dozens in Iran at Suleimani MemorialThe explosions escalate regional tensions just one day after a senior Hamas commander was killed in Beirut.
Bangladesh’s All-but-Certain ElectionPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her party are nearly guaranteed to win on Sunday. The rest of the region may welcome the result.
Where Europe-South America Relations Go From HereBy abandoning the EU-Mercosur deal, both continents missed a historic opportunity to adapt to a more unstable world.
Kiplagat’s body was found with a knife wound to his neck, suggesting he was murdered, according to the local police.
Russia’s economy withstands Western sanctions, while US political divisions are worrying Kyiv.
The celebrations come as ongoing conflicts raise security concerns and lead to muted or cancelled festivities.
As the year draws to a close, Al Jazeera talks to five people who have lost everything but hope and prayers.
Israel’s far-right finance minister says Israelis who would replace Palestinians would ‘make the desert bloom’.
The Danish queen announces abdication on January 14 during New Year’s Eve address live on TV.
Meanwhile, Israel bombed Aleppo and Neirab, leaving Syrians trapped between two forces raining fire from the sky.
A survey released last month suggests approximately 60 percent of Brazilian Muslims experienced religious intolerance.
More than 40 years of war, violence and poverty have created one of the world’s most uprooted populations.
A recent CNN report from a field hospital in Gaza reveals the power and deficiencies of US TV coverage.
DR Congo election: President Felix Tshisekedi declared landslide winner
Benjamin Kiplagat: Ugandan athlete stabbed to death in Kenya – reports
Sahara migrant smuggling: Double-edged sword of overturning Niger’s ban
Mali: UN peacekeeping mission ends after decade
South Africa coach Desiree Ellis reflects on a successful sporting year for her nation which included a historic Women’s World Cup run.
Kenyan runner Faith Kipyegon on manifesting her stellar 2023, which included world records and two World Championship golds.
Africa’s year in pictures 2023: Fans, snow and checkmate
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Enlarge this imageTen-month-old Ahmin Esas, who was born with clubfoot, shares a moment with his mother and brother in the family’s home near Battambang, Cambodia. As a single parent with limited means, his mother, Pho Sok overcame many challenges to ensure her son could receive the treatment he needed.
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Ten-month-old Ahmin Esas, who was born with clubfoot, shares a moment with his mother and brother in the family’s home near Battambang, Cambodia. As a single parent with limited means, his mother, Pho Sok overcame many challenges to ensure her son could receive the treatment he needed.
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A ten-month-old girl, with a first flush of silky black hair and bathed in warm light, giggles as her cackling big brother gives her a hug. Her mother, Pho Sok, hoists the happy baby and beams at both children.
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TikTok in 2023 wasn’t just about girl dinners or cottage cheese inspo.
The annual roundup of the most popular content of 2023 is a testimony to the global appeal of the short-form video. They come from everywhere — like Sean the Sheepman’s sheepherding border collie in Scotland and Kirby Quimado cooking up breadrolls in the Philippines. And here’s another thing about TikToks: Even though there are plenty of serious-minded videos, the most popular ones are often goofy and in-your-face with earwormy music.
Of course there are exceptions to every TikTok rule. No creator got more eyeballs on a single video than Nydollie Deng with a simple but stunning makeup routine.
Here’s a sampling of the global TikToks that dominated in 2023.
Nyadollie Deng: viral makeup artist for women of colorThe most popular TikTok of..
Putin, in New Year Address, Makes Only Passing Reference to Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his annual New Year’s address to the nation, in Moscow, Russia, in this picture released Dec. 31, 2023. (Sputnik/Gavriil Grigorov/Pool via Reuters)
‘Wonka’ Back Atop North America Box Office in Weak Film Year
FILE – Timothee Chalamet arrives at the premiere of “Wonka” at the Regency Village Theatre in Westwood, California, Dec. 10, 2023. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
Iran Releases Spaniard Held for More Than a Year
FILE – Santiago Sanchez, the father of Santiago Sanchez Cogedor, shows a photo of his son at his home in Henches, Spain, Oct. 24, 2022.
Report: 23 Pro-Iran Fighters Killed in East Syria Strikes
Israeli Indicted for Impersonating Soldier, Stealing Weapons in Gaza War
FILE – An Israeli soldier is seen during a mission in the Gaza Strip amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in this handout photo released Dec. 30, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces/Handout via Reuters)
Lavrov: Russia Has Sentenced More Than 200 Captured Ukrainian Fighters
FILE – Relatives of Ukrainian soldiers who were captured by Russia hold their photos demanding they be freed, at a rally in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Dec. 10, 2023.
On New Year’s Eve, Russia Launches New Strikes on Ukraine
This photograph taken on Dec. 31, 2023, shows a heavily damaged building following an early morning Russian drone attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
North Korea Plans Spy Satellites Launches, Nuclear Material Production in 2024
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks at a plenary meeting of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea, at the party’s headquarters in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this photo released Dec. 31, 2023, by the Korean Central News Agency.
California Law Banning Most Firearms in Public Taking Effect as Legal Fight Over It Continues
FILE – Gun owners fire their pistols at an indoor shooting range during a qualification course to renew their carry concealed handgun permits, at the Placer Sporting Club in Roseville, California, July 1, 2022.
Xi: China Will ‘Surely Be Reunified’ With Taiwan
In this photo released on Dec. 31, 2023 by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a New Year message in Beijing to ring in 2024.
President Evariste Ndayishimiye also railed against Western governments that he said had conditioned providing aid on accepting gay rights. His remarks do not carry the force of law.
The Central African nation’s vote drew accusations of fraud, but the elections commissioner declared that the incumbent, Felix Tshisekedi, had won.
Our correspondents ventured to some of the world’s most remote, and dangerous, locales to report stories that reveal a country’s culture and the human condition. Here are our favorites from the year.
Before the fall of apartheid, his plays, which also included “Woza Albert!” and “Asinamali,” challenged the South African government’s racial policies.
U.S. Navy helicopters exchanged fire with Houthis in the Red Sea, U.S. Central Command said. Ten Houthis were killed, said a spokesman for the militant group.
Sunday’s firefight, in which 10 Houthi militants were killed, appeared to be the first direct engagement between the U.S. and Houthi forces since Oct. 7.
Queen Margrethe II, Denmark’s popular 83-year-old monarch, will step down in January after 52 years on the throne. Her eldest son will become King Frederik X.
Mr. Jiang helped draft the first modern civil legal codes in China in the 1980s and criticized Chinese leaders for increasing limits on freedoms.
Initial results show incumbent President Félix Tshisekedi has won a second five-year term in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The economics behind the weeks-long assault have powerful implications for Israel, the Palestinians and the Middle East.
The attack on Russia’s Belgorod came a day after Russian forces fired a massive missile barrage at civilian targets across Ukraine.
While Americans test a four-day workweek, people in developing countries often work six. Now Mexico is debating a five-day week — a revolution in the workaholic nation.
Fiuto may be the first restaurant in the world that caters primarily to dogs.
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) criticized the State Department’s circumvention of Congress in approving a $147.5 million arms sale to Israel this week.
What in the World?A lot happened in 2023. Test yourself on all of it here.
The biggest releases in foreign affairs, history, and economics.
An AI Future Is Much Shakier Than You ThinkThe ghosts of past futurism give pause to predictions of digital change.
Biden and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad YearThe U.S. president’s foreign-policy strategy came undone in 2023.
Our Most Read Stories of 2023Readers spent time on coverage of Russia’s war in Ukraine in its second year, along with pieces on U.S. foreign policy and the global order.
Israel Threatens to Expand War Into LebanonConcerns are rising that Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip could turn into a regional conflict.
Peering Into the Crystal Ball: 10 National Security Predictions for 2024What we think will happen, for better or worse, in 2024.
Iran Threatens to Take Red Sea Disruption to New WatersTargeting shipping has been disturbingly successful.
The world’s most dismal science could make Eurasia safe for illiberalism and predation—or protect it from those forces.
5 Ways Women Made a Difference in 2023Amid rising conflict, these people and organizations fought for peace and justice.
Israel restricts Palestinians’ access to Al-Aqsa Mosque for 12th Friday in a row.
The move is the latest shift in economic and foreign policy by newly elected hard-right President Javier Milei.
Overthrow of leaders in Niger and Gabon has been met by international condemnation but celebrations at home.
Russia launches one of its largest nights of missile and drone strikes across Ukraine since the start of war
Israel, which has been accused of meting out collective punishment on Palestinians, rejects the case at the UN court.
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg says organisation is ‘monitoring the situation’ as Poland says it has confirmed incident.
Israel intensifies air and ground offensive in central Gaza forcing displaced Palestinians to flee again towards south.
Vending machines with free overdose-reversal drugs are being embraced across US, but misconceptions remain a hurdle.
Saeed is accused by India and the US of being involved in the 2008 attacks, which killed 166 people.
Theophylline Mulbah has had a long journey to Tunisia, but he’s found hope — and music — along the way.
South Africa files ICJ case accusing Israel of ‘genocidal acts’
South Africa’s shark spotters back in action as great whites return
Northern Ethiopia facing famine, says official
Burundi’s President Ndayishimiye hits out over gay rights and aid
Afua Asantewaa: Ghanaian media personality ends 126-hour singing marathon
BBC Sport looks at which players are due to be competing in the Africa Cup of Nations and the Asian Cup in January.
Ukraine war: International students complete exams abroad
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The dream of the Pan African Village, a rural settlement for returning diaspora in Ghana’s Cape Coast, has become a source of bitterness.
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More than six million people have been displaced, and medical services have been wiped out in many areas. Thousands have died.
Israel Strikes Syria After Rocket Fire, Army Says
An Israeli soldier checks a weapon in the Israel-annexed Golan Heights near the border with Syria, Dec. 28, 2023. The Israeli army said Saturday that it was carrying out strikes in Syria after two rockets fired from Syria fell into territory under Israel’s control.
North Korean Reactor Likely to Be Operational Next Summer, Seoul Says
FILE – International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Rafael Grossi arrives for an IAEA Board of Governors meeting in Vienna on Nov. 22, 2023.
Congo Election Body Says It Will Meet Deadline for Presidential Results
Security forces stand guard as they gather to prevent protests by supporters of presidential candidate Martin Fayulu outside his opposition party’s headquarters in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dec. 27, 2023.
Arrests of Catholic Priests in Nicaragua Tick Up as Dragnet Intensifies
FILE – Rolando Alvarez, bishop of the Diocese of Matagalpa and Esteli and critical of the Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, prays at a Catholic church where he was taking refuge prior to his imprisonment, in Managua, Nicaragua, May 20, 2022.
Biden Administration OKs Emergency Arms Sale to Israel, Bypassing Congress
FILE – President Joe Biden listens as he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu participate in an expanded bilateral meeting with Israeli and U.S. government officials, Oct. 18, 2023, in Tel Aviv.
India Asks Pakistan to Extradite Suspected Terror Mastermind
FILE – Hafiz Saeed, founder and leader of Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, a U.S.-designated global terror group, addresses an anti-Indian rally in Lahore, Pakistan, on Oct. 26, 2018. India announced on Dec. 29, 2023, that it has asked Pakistan to extradite Saeed in a “money laundering case.”
Israel Widens Attack on Hamas; Palestinians Pour Into Southern Gaza
A Palestinian child wounded in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip receives treatment at the Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Dec. 29, 2023.
Suspicious of China, Philippines Expands US Military Presence
Ethiopia’s Tigray Warns of Looming Famine
FILE – A Tigray woman who fled the conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region holds her malnourished and severely dehydrated baby as nurses tend to him at a clinic in a Sudanese refugee camp on Dec. 5, 2020. Tigrayan authorities warn that the region faces a looming famine in 2024.
Argentina Won’t Join BRICS Alliance in Milei’s Latest Policy Shift
FILE – Javier Milei and his sister, Karina, arrive at the government house in Buenos Aires on Dec. 10, 2023, after he was sworn in as Argentina’s president. Under Milei’s leadership, Argentina announced on December 29 that it will not join the BRICS group of nations.
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After the tanker overturned in an accident, people gathered around the vehicle trying to scoop up fuel before it caught fire and exploded.
The military junta in Burkina Faso, a West African nation struggling to defeat extremist groups, has been forcibly conscripting critics, say human rights organizations.
Rafah is one of the only parts of Gaza not facing intense ground fighting, the U.N. humanitarian agency said, as Israel intensifies operations further north.
The IDF investigations address the main points of criticism of the Israeli campaign, both domestically and internationally.
The scale of the attack confirmed what many have feared for months: that Russia was conserving its missile stocks throughout the fall for strikes in the winter.
Photographer Ed Ram has spent the past year photographing the war in Ukraine. He reflects on what he saw.