In Somalia, deputy UN chief encourages progress on women’s political participation, and peaceful elections
The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina J. Mohammed, visited Somalia on Sept. 12, to express her solidarity with Somali women’s calls for full and...
Spain restarts talks to resolve Catalan secession crisis
BARCELONA, Spain—Spain’s prime minister and Catalonia’s leader met Sept. 15 to restart negotiations in hopes of finding a solution to the ongoing political crisis...
Haiti and Haitians still in turmoil, fighting to recover
A shake-up has entered Haiti’s government, after Prime Minister Ariel Henry came under scrutiny by a top prosecutor who wanted him charged in the...
Is the Biden administration, U.S. corporate media under-mining integrity of the Ethiopian government?
KHARTOUM, Sudan—Is the West deliberately trying to destroy the reputation of the 2019 Noble Peace Prize winner, the Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed? The...
Over 400 militants lay down arms in Dara’a after truce deal with Syrian army: Military source
More than 400 militants holed up in Syria’s southwestern province of Dara’a have agreed to lay down their arms and renounce violence following breaches...
West African bloc to send delegation to Guinea after coup
ACCRA, Ghana—A delegation of West African leaders is to travel to Guinea to meet with the junta that toppled President Alpha Conde in a...
Sudan summons Ethiopia envoy over bodies found in river
CAIRO—Sudan has summoned Ethiopia’s envoy to the country over an incident where bodies were found floating down the river separating the two nations, as...
UK’s Frost warns of ‘cold mistrust’ with EU due to Brexit rows over Northern Ireland
The UK’s Brexit minister says that the standoff between his country and the European Union over post-Brexit trading rules for Northern Ireland might create...
Fire kills 41 inmates, 80 hurt at crowded Indonesian prison
JAKARTA, Indonesia—A massive fire raged through an overcrowded prison near Indonesia’s capital early Sept. 8, killing at least 41 inmates, two of them foreigners...
Lebanon to start paying cash aid to poor families
Lebanon’s pm says hopes new cabinet will be able to stop economic collapse BEIRUT—Lebanon’s government said Sept. 9 it will start paying cash assistance next...