Khalifa Haftar threatens to target Turkish forces in Libya
Libya’s strongman Khalifa Haftar has threatened to target Turkish forces, who have been deployed to Libya to support the UN-recognized government in the face of...
UK and EU reach post-Brexit trade agreement
BRUSSELS—Just a week before the deadline, Britain and the European Union struck a free-trade deal Dec. 24 that should avert economic chaos on New...
Dozens detained in Armenia during anti-government protests
YEREVAN, Armenia—Police in the Armenian capital detained dozens of people on Dec. 25 during protests against the country’s prime minister, who is being pressured...
Activists call for end to recruitment of Canadian citizens by Israeli army
Human rights activists have called for an end to the recruitment of Canadian citizens by the Israeli military, which is against the laws of Canada. These activists...
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Thousands of migrants lose shelter, after camp destroyed in fire
The closure and subsequent fire, on Dec. 23, at a migrant camp in Bosnia and Herzegovina has left thousands of migrants without shelter and...
Kashmir parties opposed to Modi win seats in local polls
SRINAGAR, India—An alliance of political parties opposed to India’s policies in Kashmir has won a majority of seats in local elections, the first since...
Growing movement demands return of cultural art, artifacts
Two-years-ago, a study, “The Restitution of African Cultural Heritage,” found at least 90 percent of Sub-Saharan Africa’s cultural legacy remains preserved outside of the...
Indonesia rebuffs Israeli media allegations about imminent norma-lization with Tel Aviv
Indonesia has dismissed Israeli media allegations that the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country is seeking to establish diplomatic ties with the Tel Aviv regime, after Israel...
Syria: Millions displaced, impoverished and traumatized, Security Council hears
As the end of another year of war looms, “families in Syria remain without respite after almost a decade of conflict,” the UN Emergency Relief...
Freed Nigerian schoolboys welcomed; calls for more security
KATSINA, Nigeria—Bleary, barefoot, apparently numbed by a week of captivity, more than 300 Nigerian schoolboys, freed after being kidnapped in an attack on their...