The U.S. role in 1966 coup against Ghana’s President Kwame Nkrumah
The West African country of Ghana celebrated the anniversary of the Sept. 21 birth of its first prime minister and first president, Osagyefo Kwame...
As U.S. struggles, Africa’s Covid-19 response is praised
JOHANNESBURG—At a lecture to peers in September, John Nkengasong showed images that once dogged Africa, with a magazine cover declaring it “The Hopeless Continent.”...
Covid-19’s global disruption takes center stage at UN General Assembly
The United Nations reached its 75th year of existence amidst confusion, strife between nations and a global pandemic that has adversely impacted life on...
Amazon Indigenous group patrols to expel invading loggers
ALTO RIO GUAMA INDIGENOUS TERRITORY, Brazil—A bit after sunrise, dozens of Indigenous Tembé men began preparing for the important day ahead. They danced, chanted...
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...