Armenia PM agreed to Karabakh truce to avoid ‘full collapse’
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan says he agreed to a Russian-brokered peace deal with Azerbaijan to avoid further losses in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region,...
Peru’s Congress appoints third president in one week
Peru’s Congress has named centrist legislator Francisco Sagasti as caretaker president, amid a political crisis that has gripped the Andean country since its leader,...
‘Trouble’ ahead if there’s no Brexit deal in next 10 days, Irish FM warns
With the December 31 deadline fast approaching, Ireland’s foreign minister has warned that there is a risk of “trouble” in the absence of a...
Thai police use water cannon against protest outside parliament
Riot police in Thailand have used water cannons to disperse protesters trying to cut their way through razor wire hurdles outside the parliament in...
Rape, abuses in palm oil fields linked to top beauty brands
SUMATRA, Indonesia—With his hand clamped tightly over her mouth, she could not scream, the 16-year-old girl recalls— and no one was around to hear...
Spain opens 2nd migrant camp on overrun Gran Canaria island
BARCELONA, Spain—Spain’s government is scrambling to manage the steady stream of migrants to its Canary Islands from West Africa by opening a second holding...
Cash-strapped African countries face pain from foreign interest obligations
(GIN)—Foreign investors who plied African countries with huge loans despite obvious difficulties for repayment got some bad news recently. The government of Zambia announced it...
UN releases $100 million to guard against famine
The United Nations released $100 million of emergency funding on Nov. 17 to stave off the risk of famine in seven countries most at risk from...
An African Giant Passes Remembering Ghana’s President Jerry John Rawlings
Another African tree has fallen with the death of former President Jerry John Rawlings, 73, who led Ghana’s successful transition to a stable democracy...
EndSARS movement born out of young Nigerians’ outrage against police brutality
“For people who are not familiar with the histories of (global) policing and even just youth struggles, political struggles in Nigeria, the #EndSARS uprising...