African leaders, French president seek vaccines for Africa
French President Emmanuel Macron, right, welcomes Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame to the Global Forum for Vaccine Sovereignty and Innovation at the French Foreign Ministry in Paris, June 20, 2024. Macron and African leaders are working to make vaccines more available in Africa.
Analysts: Presence of foreign actors complicates Sudan war situation
FILE – Sudanese soldiers from the Rapid Support Forces unit secure an area in the East Nile province, Sudan, June 22, 2019. Calls to end Sudan’s current 14-month war have come and gone with little effect.
Aid entering Gaza again via US-built temporary pier
FILE – This image provided by U.S. Central Command shows the U.S.-built temporary pier on the coast of the Gaza Strip, on May 16, 2024.
Moscow awaits US response to prisoner swap proposal
FILE – Russia’s Foreign Ministry building is seen in Moscow, April 24, 2024.
Haitian police meet Kenyan commanders ahead of deployment
FILE – Kenyan police patrol the streets of Nairobi on March 12, 2024. Kenya is expected to lead a multinational peacekeeping mission in Haiti, which has been overrun by gang violence. Haitian police officials visited Kenya on June 18, 2024, to meet with Kenyan police leaders.
Islamic State in Somalia poses growing threat, US officials say
FILE – A man looks at a computer screen displaying an image of Somali-born cleric and Islamic State-Somalia leader Abdulqadir Mumin, in Nairobi, Kenya, Sept. 1, 2016. Mumin was targeted in an airstrike late last month, according to U.S. officials.
Half a million immigrants could get US citizenship under new plan from Biden
FILE – People recite an oath during a naturalization ceremony, Feb. 15, 2023, in San Diego, California.
Thailand’s Senate overwhelmingly approves bill to legalize same-sex marriages
A participant holds a rainbow flag at government house in Bangkok, Thailand, June 18, 2024. Thailand’s Senate voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to approve a marriage equality bill.
India, US to strengthen high technology cooperation
In this image released by the Prime Minister of India, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan, during a meeting with him, in New Delhi, June 17, 2024. (The Prime Minister of India via AP)
Putin to arrive in North Korea, with new treaty in focus
Russian President Vladimir Putin goes down the stairs upon his arrival at the airport of Yakutsk, republic of Sakha also known as Yakutia, Russia Far East, Russia, June 18, 2024. (Kremlin pool photo via AP)