What the assault on Columbia University is really about
The right is trying to take ideological control over US higher education under the guise of fighting anti-Semitism.
The right is trying to take ideological control over US higher education under the guise of fighting anti-Semitism.
Israel has killed top Hamas official Salah al-Bardawil and his family in an air strike that targeted his tent in Gaza.
Pope Francis waved to well-wishers from a hospital balcony in Rome as doctors were to discharge him after treatment.
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Southern Sudanese who have returned to the south by barges stand on the banks of the Nile river in Juba’s port on Jan. 10, 2011.
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Another conflict is looming in the world’s youngest country, South Sudan, whichgained independence from Sudan in 2011 and saw civil war erupt shortly after its foundation.
A tenuouspower-sharing deal is teetering on the brink. An evacuation of non-emergency U.S. government employees is underway, and the United Nations has warned of a “regression” amid political infighting and escalating militia violence.
On Saturday, the German government was the latest to temporarily close its embasy in the capital Juba. “After years of fragile peace, South Sudan is once again on the brink of civil war,” German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock posted on social media.
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March 22, 20258:05 AM ET
Sudan’s military forces have retaken the country’s seat of government after nearly two years of Civil War. Could this be a turning point?
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Sudanese army members film themselves inside the presidential palace, as the Sudanese army says they have taken control of the building, in Khartoum, Sudan, March 21, 2025, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video.
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Sudan’s army recaptured the presidential palace on Friday, marking a significant turning point in a brutal two-year civil war, which has killed as many as 150,000 people and displaced 12 million.
Footage released by the Sudanese army showed triumphant soldiers brandishing their rifles in the air and cheering in the battered grounds of the palace after days of intense fighting with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, who had occupied Sudan’s seat of power since the war erupted in April 2023.
Through a megaphone in the complex, soldiers announced “The republican palace has now returned to the arms of the homeland” in footage posted on local Sudanese media. ..
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Kirsty Coventry reacts after she was announced as the new IOC President at the International Olympic Committee 144th session in Costa Navarino, western Greece, Thursday, March 20, 2025.
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—Zimbabwean Olympic swimmer Kirsty Coventry has had an eventful career, from the pool, to parliament.
The country’s former dictator, Robert Mugabe, called her “a golden girl,” while the man who deposed him in a coup — Emmerson “the Crocodile” Mnangagwa – appointed her his minister of sports.
Now the 41-year-old is taking on a whole new role, after beingvoted in on Thursday as the first female — and first African — president of the International Olympic Committee [IOC]. She’s also the youngest.
“The young girl who first started swimming in Zimbabwe all those years ago could never have dreamt of this moment,” she said after winning a majority 49 of 97 votes, and ..
Exploring an image of Sgt. Maj. Ismail Hassan of the Sudanese Army at a sniper position in a luxury apartment block across the Blue Nile from Sudan’s presidential palace.
The gallery selling the work, which resurfaced at the TEFAF Maastricht art fair, says a major museum is negotiating to buy it.
Two years into a civil war, troops recaptured the palace in Khartoum, routing a paramilitary foe. Civilians have been trapped in the middle in a city with an apocalyptic air.
Reporting from the frontline, The New York Times’s Africa chief correspondent, Declan Walsh, details the fierce struggle for the bridges over the Nile and its tributaries that divide the Sudanese capital.
The M23 militia is ruling over a vast stretch of territory in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, threatening the sovereignty of the biggest country in sub-Saharan Africa.
Geopolitical flash points, from Nauru to Greenland.
But growing public dissent could hinder Israel’s wartime and political efforts.
Regional reactions are muted as countries pick their battles with Washington.
Palestine has taken center stage in the U.S. leader’s crackdown on students.
A new book from Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson could be a lost manifesto for a second Democratic administration.
Scholars are increasingly making the case for reviving modernization theory.
Cuts to foreign assistance and a fragile cease-fire have made the urgent work more dangerous.
Canceling legal status would be a moral and strategic mistake that weakens America’s global standing.
“Picnic at Hanging Rock” has kept audiences guessing for 50 years.
Russia, Ukraine swap 372 prisoners of war as US president says efforts to negotiate ceasefire are ‘very much on track’.
Fraud costs $521bn annually while Social Security grapples with worker shortages and rising beneficiary numbers.
Judge Jesse Furman says effort to deport Palestinian rights advocate is ‘exceptional’ and requires ‘careful’ review.
Even as the war rages on, Ukrainians are reassured that the US president did not bend to Russia’s ceasefire demands.
US President Donald Trump has unveiled a new ‘self-deportation’ app called CBP Home.
Trump is still met with defiance from the leadership in Tehran as he threatens military strikes against Iran.
Putin agreed to a 30-day halt of attacks on energy infrastructure during a call with Trump.
Israel’s renewed attacks on Gaza has killed more than 400 people, including children. Here are some of their stories.
After al-Assad’s fall, Alaa Yahya leads a humanitarian effort in Damascus to rebuild and reunite Syria.
A far-right campaign to demolish the Mughal emperor’s mosque has set off Hindu-Muslim riots in Nagpur city.
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Rwanda is widely believed to be backing the rebel group that’s taken over much of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in the past two months. The DRC has asked groups to sever ties with Rwanda.
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Rwanda is widely believed to be backing the rebel group that’s taken over much of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in the past two months. The DRC has asked groups to sever ties with Rwanda.
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March 17, 20256:32 PM ET
Thousands of USAID contracts have been cut. African health leaders say the cuts aren’t surprising. But the lack of advanced warning has turned the lives of the already vulnerable upside down.
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A refugee mother and child from the Tigray region of Ethiopia wait to receive basic medical attention from an understaffed clinic run by the Sudanese Ministry of Health with assistance from Doctors Without Borders located in the east Sudanese border village of Hamdayet on Dec. 6, 2020.
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The Trump administration has moved aggressively to cut U.S. foreign aid, canceling 83% of aid contracts on March 10, a decision that has already halted critical health programs in Africa and beyond.
On Feb. 3, President Trump said that USAID was run by ‘radical left lunatics’ and accused the agency of “tremendous fraud,” though he did not provide any details.” Trump also accused the aid agency of stealing “BILLIONS OF DOLLARS” in a post on Truth Social.
Now, the White House is pushing to rescind the$58.4 billion appropriated for the current fiscal year, with many of these cuts being fought in court. A federal judge ru..
After talks in Qatar, the two countries’ presidents said they were committed to an unconditional truce between Congo’s army and a rebel group that Rwanda denies backing.
A researcher at a South African base in Antarctica has been accused of physical assault and sexual harassment. South Africa said it had no immediate plans to remove the accused or any colleagues.
Just weeks after the U.S. government suspended its work in massive foreign aid cuts announced in January, humanitarians say much of the damage to critical programs has already been done.
Belgium, Rwanda’s former colonial ruler, pushed for the European Union to impose sanction against Rwandan officials over their role in invading eastern Congo and plundering its mineral wealth.
An attack on a U.N. helicopter has highlighted rising tensions in the world’s youngest country, where a seven-year-old peace deal looks ever more fragile.
East African leaders and Saudi royals are among those profiting off a lucrative, deadly trade in domestic workers.
Housekeepers from East Africa suffer beatings, starvation and sexual assault in Saudi Arabia. Here’s what else we learned about the cross-border trade in domestic workers.
With U.S. commitment in question, armed neutrality is the most feasible option.
Vast U.S. human capital is now available. Europe—and the future trans-Atlantic relationship—could benefit.
A rift within the TPLF has renewed the risk of a large interstate conflict.
The Argentine leader left Washington empty-handed, but geopolitics could still tilt in his favor.
An acidic waste spill from a Chinese-owned copper mine has contaminated the country’s most important waterway.
The likelihood of the cease-fire being salvaged in the near future appears extremely low.
However, the Kremlin rejected a U.S. proposal for a wider truce.
The Kremlin agreed to pause strikes on “energy and infrastructure” in Ukraine but rejected a wider truce.
Modern autocrats don’t openly declare their intention to kill democracy but erode it stealthily over time.
It’s unclear what the U.S. president’s ultimate aims are—or whether increased military action will be enough to neutralize the Houthi threat.
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The pontiff was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital in February for double pneumonia.
Atletico host LaLiga leaders Barcelona on Sunday with Madrid side still reeling from defeat by Real in Champions League.
Yemeni health officials say nine civilians killed in US bombardment, days after Houthis vowed to resume maritime attacks
Delhi lose third straight final as Mumbai wins by eight runs.
The raids take place in the Mohmand and Dera Ismail Khan districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, bordering Afghanistan.
Eleven people are dead in Missouri, and Arkansas declares a state of emergency after three killed.
The attack targets a relief team in the north of the enclave that was accompanied by journalists and photographers.
Syrian flags and revolutionary songs fill the streets on a day of celebrating hope and sacrifice.
Latest grid collapse follows a string of nationwide blackouts in recent months.
“Remember, scholars were saying Syria was on the verge of becoming a failed state.”
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South Africa’s ambassador to the U.S. Ebrahim Rasool speaks at the South African Embassy in Washington, Dec. 6, 2013.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he’s kicking out the new Ambassador from South Africa — accusing him of hating America and hating Donald Trump.
It’s the latest salvo against South Africa, which has been in the administration’s crosshairs since Trump took office in January.
In afiery post on X on Friday, Secretary Rubio called Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool a “race baiting politician” and said he was considered “a persona non grata.”
Rubio’s ire came after Rasool said in an online seminar hosted by a South African think tank that the MAGA movement was partially in response to worries about demographic change and a future when white Americans would no longer be the majority.
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March 13, 20254:08 PM ET
President Trump has derided aid the U.S. provides overseas as rife with fraud. His administration has moved aggressively to eliminate such funding including cancelling contracts already in progress. This is all being challenged in court but the effects are being felt acutely by those providing the aid on the ground in foreign countries. We hear from three providers in Africa.
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NPR’s Michel Martin talks about the consequences of deep cuts to foreign aid programs with three aid workers in Africa, where about a quarter of USAID funds were allocated.
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Vatican: Francis stable, out of ‘imminent danger’ of death
Pope Francis greets supporters on Aug. 8, 2014.
Starmer: ‘Sooner or later’ Russia must yield to peace
In this photo taken from video on March 15, 2025, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer participates from London in a virtual meeting with a group of European, Australian, New Zealand and Canadian leaders. They discussed the proposed ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine.
NASA, SpaceX launch crew to space station to retrieve stuck astronauts
NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore shows research hardware for a study that explores 3D printing of on-demand medical devices on the International Space Station on Dec. 2, 2024.
Starbucks hit with $50 million fine for spilled drink injury
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US Appeals court allows DEI crackdown
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UN: Iran using drones to enforce hijab law
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Widespread power outage in Cuba leaves millions in dark
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Forecasters warn of tornadoes in US in coming days
This satellite image from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration taken March 15, 2025, shows the extreme weather facing the southern U.S.
VOA Kurdish: Senior ISIS leader killed in Iraqi intelligence operation
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WASHINGTON — Tribes and students sue feds over staff cuts at BIE schools
Three Tribal Nations, along with five Native students, are suing the U.S. Interior Department and the Office of Indian Affairs over mass firings at the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) and its federally operated schools — Haskell Indian Nations University in Kansas and Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI) in New Mexico.
The layoffs stem from President Donald Trump’s February 11 executive order calling for broad cuts to federal staffing. Haskell lost more than a quarter of its staff, leaving courses without instructors, delaying financial aid and forcing students to clean dorms and restrooms. At SIPI, staff cuts led to 13-hour power outages, undrinkable tap water, and canceled midterm exams due to a shortage of faculty.
The lawsuit by the Native American Rights Fund representing the Pueblo of Isleta, the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, and the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes argues that the layoffs violate ..
The president and his allies accuse South Africa of discriminating against and killing white people, and warn that it could happen in America if attempts to promote diversity aren’t stopped.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio had lashed out on social media over comments critical of President Trump that the ambassador had made to a think tank in Johannesburg.
After the Trump administration cut most U.S. foreign aid, a reporter wanted to understand how it would affect one of Uganda’s most vulnerable communities.
High-level diplomats urge Washington to lift nuclear sanctions on Tehran.
‘Ne Zha 2’ shows audiences are growing tired of formulaic Western films.
The strategies that once guided advocacy are no longer adequate in a world led by strongmen.
Christian groups are being stripped of aid funding by the U.S. government.
New Canadian leader Carney seen as a tough negotiator who doesn’t suffer fools.
Test yourself on the week of March 8: Myanmar announces elections, Canada’s Liberal Party picks a new leader, and Rodrigo Duterte is arrested.
Beijing is partners with Tehran but fears the nuclear crisis could be reaching a “critical juncture.”
Like Napoleon and the Ming dynasty, Europe is paying the price for strategic blindness.
When the next crisis hits, global markets may not be able to count on America’s financial backstop.
Without U.S. support, few options remain for those fighting HIV.
Constitutional crisis shakes Bosnia
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Homeland Security, rights group to meet in court over migrants at Guantanamo Bay
FILE – Newly erected holding tents for detained migrants are seen at the United States’ Naval Station Guantanamo Bay in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Feb. 21, 2025. (U.S. Navy/AFN Guantanamo Bay Public Affairs/Handout via Reuters)
Publisher Zamora reimprisoned in Guatemala in move lawyer calls ‘inhumane’
FILE – Newspaper founder Jose Ruben Zamora leaves in handcuffs after a court hearing in Guatemala City, June 14, 2023.
Earth’s shadow will block most of the light that illuminates the lunar surface, creating what is known as a blood moon.
A deadly war on drugs in the Philippines isn’t over.
The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces have agreed to merge with Damascus’s new government.
The Russian leader said “there are issues that need to be discussed” before he can accept a truce.
Like elsewhere in the Middle East, sectarianism is baked into Syrian society.
Pyongyang says it is building a “strategic guided missile” submarine, but experts say the development may not be all it’s cracked up to be.
The global order has faced challenges before, but Trump 2.0 is different.
Quebec’s international relations minister on Trump’s tariffs and the potential for cross-border economic pain.
The European Union and Canada retaliate with a slew of countermeasures.
Despite a shoutout in the U.S. president’s speech last week, don’t expect a renewed security partnership.
Voting was extended at some polling stations amid high voter turnout in an election dominated by Trump’s control pledge.
Paris-Saint Germain beat Liverpool on penalties at Anfield after levelling their Champions League tie in normal time.
Sharp words for the US president from Canada’s incoming prime minister.
US says it will ‘immediately’ resume military aid and intelligence sharing with Kyiv.
Hundreds reported killed in violence in Syria’s coastal region, which is heavily populated by Alawites.
A makeshift clinic has been set up on the ruins of Kamal Adwan Hospital.
Protesters in New York gathered to demand the release of pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil.
Lebanese media reported that the released hostages had arrived in a hospital in southern Lebanon city of Tyre.
The US says Ukraine has accepted a ceasefire proposal and agreed to start negotiations to end the war with Russia.
Separatist Baloch group claims responsibility, says it has killed six security personnel, holds hundreds hostage.
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Sheep are for sale in a northern district of Algiers on June 8, 2024, ahead of the Eid al-Adha, or “Feast of Sacrifice,” when Muslims around the world slaughter sheep and cattle in remembrance of Abraham’s near-sacrifice of his son.
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ALGIERS, Algeria — Algeria’s president has announced plans to import a staggering 1 million sheep ahead of this year’s Eid al-Adha, the holiday during which Muslims worldwide purchase livestock for sacrifice.
President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Sunday instructed his ministers to launch plans for the massive livestock import effort to stabilize costs and meet soaring demand.
The plan is the latest in a series of measures designed to ease public frustration over rising costs and the military-backed government’s uncompromising grip on power.
It builds on previous efforts to flood markets with food staples throughout Islam’s holy month of Ramadan. Yet its scale..
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Enlarge this imageIn 2012, playwright Athol Fugard, who was then 80, said, “I have a greater sense of adventure at this moment in my life than I ever had in the past.” Fugard is pictured above in February 1985.
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In 2012, playwright Athol Fugard, who was then 80, said, “I have a greater sense of adventure at this moment in my life than I ever had in the past.” Fugard is pictured above in February 1985.
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When apartheid ended, and Nelson Mandela was elected president of South Africa, Athol Fugard thought his life as a playwright was over, he told NPR in 2015.
“I sincerely believe that I was going to be South Africa’s first literary redundancy,” Fugard said. “But as it is, South Africa caught me by surprise again and just said, ‘no, you got to keep writing, man. There are still ..
US Education Department plans to lay off 1,300 employees
FILE — The U.S. Department of Education is seen in Washington, March 6, 2025.
White House defends Trump’s push to deport pro-Palestinian activist
People attend a protest following the arrest by U.S. immigration agents of Palestinian student protester Mahmoud Khalil at Columbia University, in Berkeley, Calif., March 11, 2025.
Russia’s gains in Kursk threaten Kyiv’s leverage
FILE – A woman walks past a building damaged by Ukrainian strikes in Kursk following Ukraine’s offensive into Russia’s western Kursk region, Aug. 16, 2024. Since Kyiv launched its cross-border assault into the Kursk region in August 2024, Moscow has been pushing back hard.
House Republicans block Congress’ ability to challenge Trump tariffs
FILE – A U.S. flag flies near the dome of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Feb. 25, 2025.
Wall Street swings wildly, briefly dropping more than 10% below its record
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, March 11, 2025.
US House passes short-term funding resolution as shutdown date nears
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson arrives for a press conference ahead of a potential budget vote at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, March 11, 2025.
VOA Kurdish: In Kobani, people protest Alevi massacres, Turkish bombings
FILE – Residents of northeastern Syria walk at the Tishrin Dam to join a sit-in demanding an end to the war in the region in Aleppo’s countryside, Syria, Jan. 8, 2025.
VOA Mandarin: US House passes bill to restrict use of Chinese-made batteries
FILE – People visit the booth of Chinese battery maker CATL during the China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing on Dec. 1, 2023
VOA Persian: Nowruz markets in ‘hibernation’ mode
FILE – Iranian people walk at a flower market, ahead of Nowruz, the Persian new year, in Tehran, Iran, March 17, 2024. (Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters)
VOA Creole: MSF reports 150 new cholera cases in Haiti
FILE – A medical worker walks through the cholera ward at a clinic run by Doctors Without Borders in the Cite Soleil neighborhood in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Feb. 3,2023.
A union representing career diplomats demanded that the aid agency follow the law stated in the Federal Records Act. Some documents could be relevant in court cases.
The United States was the major funder of tuberculosis programs. Now hundreds of thousands of sick patients can’t find tests or drugs, and risk spreading the disease.
“Sizwe Banzi Is Dead” and other works bear witness to forgotten lives and to the moral blindness and blinkered vision of the realities of apartheid South Africa.
Rwanda appears to be betting on its reputation as a key security partner and sports destination to minimize any backlash to its involvement in the war.
China Brief on Beijing’s response to Trump’s tariff increases.
The United States will immediately lift its pause on military aid and intelligence-sharing to Kyiv.
Officials in Beijing might be prepared to fight to the end, but is the Chinese public?
Berlin is rapidly reconsidering its nuclear weapons posture.
The former central banker plans to tackle U.S. tariffs with retaliatory measures.
Long-standing alliances are threatened by a chaotic White House.
Mark Carney rode a wave of national pride to replace Justin Trudeau, but elections loom.
After weeks of uncertainty, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the final tally of cuts.
Washington’s Ukraine policy might yield a truce—but tariffs and territorial threats to neighbors could do long-term damage.
Moscow said it captured territory shortly before potential peace talks begin in Saudi Arabia.
A US immigration enforcement agent said Khalil’s permanent residency was also being revoked, according to a lawyer.
Economist and ex-central banker takes over from Justin Trudeau in face of Trump tariff uncertainty, looming election.
After the election authority’s decision, about 300 of Calin Georgescu’s supporters gather outside the election bureau.
Iraq faces worsening power shortages after the US cuts waivers tied to Iranian gas and electricity imports.
Iran’s top leader says he refuses to negotiate under pressure.
Ahmed al-Sharaa says Syria will not be dragged into civil war as he vows to hold accountable those involved in violence.
Declan Rice salvages draw for Arsenal, but more points are dropped in title race in 1-1 draw at Manchester United.
India overcome New Zealand’s 351-7 to win by four wickets in the 2025 Champions Trophy final in Dubai.
Rebel fighters eye strategic town of Walikale as government forces suffer defection amid ongoing fighting.
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A new report describes the Sahel region of Africa, a million mile band that runs through Mauritania to Sudan, as “the epicenter of global terrorism.” We examine those findings.
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At least 9,000 people have been forcefully evicted from a community in Lagos. Like many waterfront communities across the city, it has faced threats and been targeted by real estate developers.
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A woman gestures in front of her demolished house in Otodo-Gbame waterfront in Lagos, Nigeria. Saturday, March 18, 2017. Slums and shantytowns are often targeted in rampant demolitions across Africa’s most populous country
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LAGOS, Nigeria—A century old riverside community of more than 9,000 people located in Nigeria’s largest city, Lagos, was demolished on Friday and residents were forcefully evicted.
Dozens of Lagos state officials, as well as police and young men known locally as “area boys” armed with machetes and clubs entered the community of Ilaje-Otumara in the early hours of Friday, forcing thousands to flee with their belongings, as bulldozers rolled through homes, businesses and places of worship.
NPR witnessed state government officials and police watching on as residents were beaten and attacked and forced to leave without their possessions. Reporters covering the demolitio..
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In many parts of the world skin whitening is a major industry, but women in Nigeria have a particular fondness for creams and lotions that promise to lighten their skin. By one estimate, over 77% of women in the country have used such products. We go to Nigeria and learn that the effects of skin whiteners can be severe and many people who use them are unable to stop.
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Government officials in the small African country of Lesotho were shocked by President Trump’s dismissive remarks that “nobody has ever heard” of their country.
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Who is Mark Carney, the next prime minister of Canada?
FILE – Mark Carney speaks during the Bank of England interest rate decision and inflation report press conference at the Bank of England in London, Aug. 1, 2019.
Argentina flooding death toll rises to 16, two girls missing
People row kayaks on flooded streets in the city of Bahia Blanca, in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 9, 2025.
North Korea warns of ‘accidental’ war risk from US-South Korea drills
South Korean K1A2 tanks move during a joint live-fire drill between South Korea and the United States at the Seungjin Fire Training Field in Pocheon on March 6, 2025.
Single-engine plane crashes near Pennsylvania airport
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Panama releases dozens of detained deportees from US into limbo
FILE – Hayatullah Omagh, of Afghanistan, and other migrants who were held in a Panamanian deportee camp after being deported from the U.S. arrive in Panama City, March 8, 2025.
France readying more than $200 million in military aid for Ukraine, minister says
FILE – French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu speaks with the media as he arrives for a meeting of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Feb. 13, 2025.
US Homeland Security chief replaces ICE leadership over lagging deportations
FILE – U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks to employees at the Department of Homeland Security, in Washington, Jan. 28, 2025.
Palestinian activist who aided Columbia University protests arrested by US immigration agents
FILE – Student activist Mahmoud Khalil speaks at a pro-Palestinian protest encampment on the Columbia University campus in New York City, April 29, 2024.
Mark Carney wins race to replace Canada’s Justin Trudeau
Former central banker Mark Carney speaks after winning the race to become leader of Canada’s ruling Liberal Party, in Ottawa, Canada, March 9, 2025. Carney will succeed Justin Trudeau as prime minister.
Syria’s worst violence in months reopens wounds of civil war
Smoke rises from a factory hit during clashes by Syrian security forces and gunmen loyal to ousted President Bashar al-Assad, on the outskirts of Latakia, Syria, March 7, 2025.
The United States spent decades responding to conflicts and disease in Africa. The continent is now expected to be the hardest hit by the Trump administration’s aid cuts.
The aircraft came under fire as it tried to rescue wounded soldiers, the United Nations said. The attack came amid fears that a critical power-sharing deal was at risk of collapse, risking all-out civil war.
The president falsely claimed on social media that the South African government was confiscating farmland, echoing previous statements that the country was mistreating white people.
Years of war and food insecurity in the region made the extreme heat especially dangerous.
The missing people were on two boats that capsized off Yemen, which is on a major route for migrants trying to reach Gulf countries for work.
Two more people are reported dead from the disease, and dozens are in isolation, as the outbreak grows.
In an International Court of Justice complaint, the Sudanese government says the United Arab Emirates is fueling genocidal actions by funding rebels in the country’s civil war.
American officials, including in the C.I.A., are concerned about mass closures hampering national security work. And China has overtaken the United States in global diplomatic footprint.
One U.S. president deferred too much to Zelensky, while the other is trying to dictate terms.
Europe should take primary responsibility for its security, but the United States needs to deliver key assurances to allow such a transition.
The continent is seeking new ways to defend itself without relying on U.S. support.
Amid tariffs and aid cuts, the region displayed rare unity at the OAS this week.
Amid tariffs and aid cuts, the region displayed rare unity at the OAS this week.
Beijing-backed groups are using Asian American concerns for leverage.
Trump’s approach of seeking a deal at any cost imperils the security of Eastern Europe and the Black Sea region.
A strategy of targeted engagement, rather than returning to maximum pressure, could foster a genuine democratic transition.
Trade wars, rising prices, falling confidence, and sinking stock markets are not what Wall Street or Main Street voted for.
Beijing has opted for defiance instead of flattery. Will the strategy backfire?
But the U.S. president stopped short of denouncing Moscow’s large-scale attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.
But the U.S. president stopped short of denouncing Russia’s large-scale attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.
To topple Vucic, student activists must look to the ballot box.
Russian mercenaries weren’t always welcomed by the state, but their fighting on behalf of Bashar al-Assad was a prelude to Ukraine.
The U.S. president has embraced digital currencies after years of skepticism.
‘Asura’ is impervious to a succinct pitch, which might be why too few people have seen it.
From a killing in the West Bank to horror in a postapocalyptic convent.
The continent has an upper hand in its looming security competition with the United States.
The U.S. can lead the way in culinary diplomacy—at Mar-a-Lago.
As Trump pivots to Russia, allies weigh sharing less intel with U.S. NBC News ‘What the…
The president has repeatedly accused Canada of allowing vast amounts of fentanyl into the US, an unsupported claim.
US president warns Hamas that there would be ‘hell to pay’ if Israeli captives in Gaza are not released immediately.
Barcelona struggle to narrow win despite teenage defender Pau Cubarsi being sent off midway through first half.
Summit follows US President Donald Trump’s beach resort plan.
Talks come as Israel continues to block supplies of humanitarian aid into Gaza after first phase of ceasefire expired.