South Africa’s ANC Pushes to Keep Zuma’s Party Out of Elections
FILE – Former South African President Jacob Zuma is shown on Dec. 16, 2023, where Zuma gave his backing to a new party for this year’s national elections. The ruling African National Congress has gone to court to try to stop the party from competing in the May 29 elections.
South Korea Will Take Final Steps to Suspend Striking Doctors’ Licenses
Members of the Gyeonggi Province Medical Association stage a rally against the government’s medical policy near the presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, March 13, 2024.
World Uyghur Congress Leader Discusses Time in China, Uyghur-Han Chinese Tension
World Uyghur Congress President Dolkun Isa, left, with Dean Baxendale of Optimum Publishing International, at a March 14, 2024, event marking the publication of his book, The China Freedom Trap. (Photo courtesy Optimum Publishing International)
Blinken Holding Egypt Talks Seeking Gaza Cease-Fire, Humanitarian Aid
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken steps out of a car as he departs for Cairo, in Jeddah on March 21, 2024.
Russia Targets Kyiv in Aerial Attack
FILE – Mayor of Kyiv Vitali Klitschko is shown near a damaged residential building in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Jan. 2, 2024. Klitschko said at least 10 people were injured March 21, 2024, when Russian rocket fragments hit residential buildings in the city, causing fires.
French President Launches Anti-Drug Trafficking Crackdown
French President Emmanuel Macron, center, meets with residents during a visit focusing on security and the fight against drug trafficking, in La Castellane district of Marseille, southeastern France, on March 19, 2024.
Trump Urges US Supreme Court to Endorse ‘Absolute Immunity’ for Ex-Presidents
FILE – Former President Donald Trump leaves Manhattan Criminal Court in New York, Feb. 15, 2024. In a new filing to the U.S. Supreme Court, Trump’s lawyers argue that a former president should enjoy “absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for his official acts.”
Expert Sounds ‘Red Alert’ About Climate Crisis, Calls it Humanity’s ‘Defining Challenge’
FILE – A strip of snow makes a ski slope in Saalbach, Austria, March 17, 2024. The U.N. weather agency is sounding “a red alert” about global warming last year and beyond.
UN Rights Chief Warns Israel’s Restriction of Aid Could Be War Crime
FILE – A 10-year-old Palestinian boy, Yazan al-Kafarna, who was born with cerebral palsy, lies at a hospital in Rafah, Gaza Strip, March 3, 2024. Yazan died due to what his doctor said was extreme muscle wastage caused primarily by a lack of food.
Ukrainian Drone Strikes Hit Russia’s Oil Revenues
Smoke billows after Ukrainian drones strike a refinery, amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in Ryazan, Russia, in this screen grab from video obtained by Reuters, March 13, 2024.