Tunisian group accuses authorities of mass expulsions of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa
TUNIS, Tunisia—Migration activists are sounding the alarm about mass expulsions and arbitrary arrests in Tunisia, where authorities are seeing more migrants arrive for attempted...
‘No end in sight’ to Ukraine war, UN political chief warns
The new year has brought no respite to Ukraine, with recent weeks seeing some of the worst attacks of the nearly three-year war, the...
Guatemala arrests ex-minister who resigned rather than use force against protesters
GUATEMALA CITY—Guatemalan police on January 11 arrested the country’s former interior minister for allegedly not carrying out his duties when he opted for dialogue...
‘Shocking political failure’: Health inequalities led to one million early deaths in UK in last decade
More than one million premature deaths occurred in England in the last decade, due to a combination of poverty, austerity, and Covid, according to new...
Mediation toward cessation of Sudan war is a long way off
“If this war (in Sudan) lasts for several years … the country that we knew as Sudan, a sort of regional linchpin, between the...
Argentina’s annual inflation soars to 211.4 percent, the highest in 32 years
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—Argentina’s annual inflation soared to 211.4 percent in 2023, the highest rate in 32 years, according to figures released January 11 by...
Children in Palestine living in constant fear as pressure mounts to charge Israel with genocide
Children in volatile distress zones like the Gaza Strip, the Occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem can easily relate to the message in Michael...
Rescuers race against time in search for survivors after powerful earthquake in Japan
SUZU, Japan—Japanese rescuers searched urgently through rubble for survivors on Jan. 3 ahead of predicted bitter cold and heavy rain in what the prime...
Guterres strongly condemns attack in Iran; over 100 reportedly killed
The UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Jan. 3 strongly condemned an attack in Iran which has reportedly killed more than 100 people taking part in a commemoration for a...
Colonial-era currency limits economic freedom of African countries
“Playing neocolonial games with African money” is how the African Executive, a weekly Nairobi-based opinion and business magazine, framed a 2020 article on the...