Mexico City imposes severe, monthslong water restrictions as drought dries up reservoirs
MEXICO CITY—Mexican officials imposed severe, monthslong cuts to Mexico City’s water supply at midnight November 10, acting just a month after initial restrictions were ordered as...
Türkiye is marking its centennial, but a brain drain has cast a shadow on the occasion
ISTANBUL—Huseyin Buyukdag says he loves Türkiye and his job as a teacher. But with the rampant economic crisis and growing repression in his country,...
Bridging an ocean, Angolan king visits Brazilian community descended from slaves
RIO DE JANEIRO—Residents danced and chanted on Nov. 8 in a community descended from runaway slaves in Rio de Janeiro as they welcomed the...
Russia pulls out of arms control treaty with Europe
Russia has pulled out of a decades-long arms non-proliferation treaty with European countries amid rising tensions with Brussels over the Ukraine conflict. Russia’s Foreign Ministry...
At least 128 killed, dozens injured in Nepal’s deadly earthquake
At least 128 have been killed and dozens injured in northwestern Nepal, in the country’s deadliest earthquake since 2015, as houses in the area...
Rwanda announces visa-free travel for all Africans as continent opens up to free movement of people
NAIROBI, Kenya—Rwanda announced in early November that it will allow Africans to travel visa-free to the country, becoming the latest nation on the continent...
Forced displacement of Palestinians concerns Arab and African countries
South Africa and Chad have recalled their ambassadors to Israel for consultations, joining a growing list of nations that have withdrawn diplomatic personnel in...
‘Pervasive and relentless’ anti-Black racism is rising in EU countries, led by Germany: Study finds
Racism towards Black people has been on a rising trend in the European Union countries, with Germany in the lead, a recent poll has found. The...
No-go for Kenyan troops to Haiti—at least for now
One thousand Kenyan soldiers will not be going to Haiti anytime soon. That’s the word from the High Court in Kenya freezing a UN Security...
UN votes overwhelmingly to condemn U.S. economic embargo on Cuba for 31st year and urges its lifting
UNITED NATIONS—The UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly on Nov. 2 to condemn the American economic embargo of Cuba for a 31st year after its foreign minister...