Peru Congress opens door to early elections amid unrest
LIMA, Peru—Peru’s Congress tentatively endorsed a plan on Dec. 20 to hold early elections in an attempt to defuse a national political crisis marked...
A year of challenges and opportunities in Africa
Africa will be remembered in 2022 as the year of the “Sirens of apocalypse: UN climate report warns of worst to come.” Adding insult...
Iran says U.S., allies liable for Israel crimes as UN urges probe into teenager’s killing
The Iranian Foreign Ministry has condemned the Israeli killing of a female Palestinian teenager, saying the Tel Aviv regime’s Western backers are responsible for the unchecked...
Costa Rica tightens overwhelmed asylum system
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica—Costa Rica, one of the world’s great refuges for people fleeing persecution, is tightening its generous asylum policies in the face...
More than 11,000 children killed or injured in Yemen conflict: UNICEF
More than 11,000 boys and girls have been killed or injured in the war in Yemen—an average of four a day since fighting escalated...
Lusaka demands probe of Zambian student killed on battlefield in the Ukraine
(GIN)—Zambian officials are seeking an explanation of the death of Lemekhani Nathan Nyirenda, a former student of nuclear engineering in Moscow, who died in September fighting...
100,000 British nurses begin first-ever strike amid dispute over pay
Around 100,000 nurses went on strike in their first-ever national walkout as the government has ruled out negotiation over a pay rise. The strike, which has...
Some observers wary of the deal between Sudan’s military and civilian political parties
Knee-deep in Sudanese political formulations is how I’m defining my 2021-2022. While I’m writing this, my wife Zakia who is from Sudan, is appearing...
African groups discuss goals ahead of U.S.-Africa summit
A collective of organizations met days ahead of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit to discuss several pressing crises on the African continent that they said...
Suspected German coup plot spawns dozens of arrests
BERLIN—German police seized dozens of people including a self-styled prince, a retired paratrooper and a former judge on Dec. 7, accusing the suspects of...