Wave of massacres signals new chapter in Columbia’s conflict
BOGOTA, Colombia—Jose Manuel Mancilla was taking a break from his job at a local gold mine. So on Sept. 20 he gathered with friends...
India rejects high status of dispute with Pakistan over Kashmir
An Indian official has rejected an assertion by Pakistan’s foreign minister that the dispute over the Kashmir region is a global matter high on...
Turkey condemns EU ‘bias’ in Libya-related sanctions
Turkey says the European Union (EU) has acted with “bias” by imposing sanctions on a Turkish firm over its alleged violation of a United...
‘Perhaps UK doesn’t want a deal’: Irish FM Coveney says concerns growing amid challenging Brexit talks
Britain is making it more difficult to reach a basic trade deal by introducing legislation that undermines its withdrawal treaty with the European Union,...
China uproots ethnic minority villages in anti-poverty fight
CHENGBEI GAN’EN, China—Under a portrait of President Xi Jinping, Ashibusha sits in her freshly painted living room cradling her infant daughter beside a chair...
Put ‘people before politics’ in Lebanon, urges Guterres, following Beirut disaster
It’s time that leaders across Lebanon put “people before politics” following August’s explosions in a Beirut port, said the UN chief on Sept. 23, which must...
U.S. effort to block Ethiopian dam recalls legacy of British colonialism
(GIN)—Based on guidance from President Trump, the State Department is suspending $130 million in security-related aid to Ethiopia over a nearly-completed dam that would...
The historical impact of African musicians on the geopolitical stage
When it comes to appreciating the power of African artists and their historical impact on geopolitics there is no shortage of icons from which...
Barbados seeks to drop Queen Elizabeth II as head of state
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—Queen Elizabeth II has eight realms in the Caribbean, but Barbados no longer wants to be part of that kingdom. The former...
Wreckage of slave ship that held captured Mayans discovered near Mexico
MEXICO CITY—Archaeologists in Mexico said Sept. 15 they have identified a ship that carried Mayan people into virtual slavery in the 1850s, the first...