U.S. Immigration Service cancels African deportations after torture reports
(GIN)—A plane carrying Cameroonian, Angolan and Congolese asylum seekers due to take off from Alexandria, Louisiana, was canceled with minutes to spare after advocacy...
Haiti crisis flares up with constitutional crisis
Violence and political upheaval have flared up in Haiti over a constitutional crisis caused by a presidential term dispute. Demonstrations have intensified on the...
Spain: Protests erupt after rapper’s insults lead to prison
LLEIDA, Spain—Violent street protests erupted in some Spanish cities on Feb. 16 following the arrest of a rap artist who barricaded himself at a...
Friction escalates in Western Sahara, Morocco dispute
As President Joseph Biden has been reversing policies of his predecessor, questions are floating about what his administration will do concerning the issue of...
New head of African Union faces daunting challenges from day one
(GIN)—He’s been described as a “master strategist,” but can the incoming chair of the African Union beat the daunting challenges ahead? That is the difficult...
‘Women and girls belong in science’ declares UN chief
Closed labs and increased care responsibilities are just a two of the challenges women in scientific fields are facing during the Covid-19 pandemic, the...
India, China begin troop withdrawal from contested border
SRINAGAR, India—China and India are pulling back front-line troops from disputed portions of their mountain border where they have been in a standoff for...
Amnesty decries ‘arbitrary’ arrests of Paris protesters
Amnesty International France has condemned the “arbitrary” arrests of dozens of people during a protest against a controversial security bill that would place restrictions...
Will International Court ruling mean anything for Israel?
The Zionist state of Israel is back in the hot seat with the International Criminal Court at The Hague after judges ruled the ICC...
Iran still in crosshairs of U.S. foreign policy and Israeli-Saudi meddling
Towards the end of 2020, former President Donald Trump was said to have been restrained by his advisors from bombing Iran in an attempt...