Brazil officials warn clash looms over land
BRASILIA, Brazil—A potential clash is looming in northern Brazil between the Munduruku people and mining prospectors armed with rifles and handguns who have intruded...
Afghan president rebuffs U.S. proposal for power-sharing, seeks to offer counterproposal
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has rebuffed a U.S. proposal to replace his elected government with an interim administration sharing power with the Taliban, and plans to...
Indian PM calls for cordial relations with Pakistan
ISLAMABAD—Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sent a letter to his Pakistani counterpart saying he desires cordial relations with Pakistan, officials said March 23, in...
Belated acknowledgment: Ethiopia confirms Eritrean soldiers’ role in Tigray conflict
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has confirmed for the first time that troops from Eritrea entered Tigray during the recent conflict in the northern...
Africa should dictate terms of its relationships with U.S.
U.S. President Joe Biden has dispatched Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) to Ethiopia to meet with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to express the administration’s...
Venezuelan teen sells drawings on Twitter to buy food
BARQUISIMETO, Venezuela—Samuel Andrés Mendoza carefully chooses from dozens of colored pencils spread out on his kitchen table, humming a reggaeton song as he deftly...
Activists call for end to ‘China’s genocide’ against Muslim ethnic group
“Act now America ... Act now to stop China’s genocide ... Act now to save Uyghurs ... Act now to free East Turkistan.” Protesters...
No winners but fewer losers in global economy from Covid than expected
The Covid-19 pandemic seriously impacted all economies around the world last year, with trillions of dollars of lost earnings, UN trade and development experts...
UN agency raises alarm over ‘targeted’ violence against women in Myanmar protests
The United Nations entity dedicated to protection of women’s rights has voiced deep concerns over “targeted and disproportionate” violence against women being recorded during...
Disgruntled Haiti police raid stations, free jailed comrades
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—Masked officers who said they belonged to a disgruntled sector of the Haitian police force known as Fantom 509 stormed several police stations...