Burundi’s President Says Gay People Should Be Stoned
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.
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.