‘Left to drown’: MSF slams EU sea migration policies
by Jessica Corbett Doctors Without Borders on Wed. 22 called out European countries for “dangerous” policies and practices that have already made 2023 the deadliest...
Nearly 1,000 Rohingya refugees arrive by boat in Indonesia’s Aceh region in one week
LHOKSEUMAWE, Indonesia—Almost 1,000 Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar arrived by boat in Indonesia’s northernmost province of Aceh in the last six days, officials said Nov....
Congo and the UN sign a deal for peacekeepers to withdraw after more than two decades and frustration
KINSHASA, Congo—Congo’s foreign minister and the head of the United Nations stabilization mission in Congo signed agreements Nov. 21 to end the presence of UN peacekeepers after...
Make America know her sins in Gaza
“Whoever kills a person, unless it is for manslaughter or for mischief, in the land it is as though he had killed all men....
South Africa’s ruling party backs motion in parliament to close Israeli embassy
According to media reports, South Africa’s ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC), “given the unfolding atrocities in occupied Palestine …” is backing the...
Myanmar military orders civil servants, veterans to prepare for emergencies
Myanmar’s military rulers have ordered all government staff and those with military experience to prepare to serve in case of emergency after the junta reported...
Kenya’s high court extends a block on sending police to Haiti even as parliament approves deployment
NAIROBI, Kenya—Kenya’s high court on Nov. 16 extended orders blocking the deployment of police officers to Haiti, even as parliament approved a government request...
Spain’s Pedro Sánchez reelected prime minister despite controversy over amnesty for separatists
MADRID—Spain’s acting Socialist prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, was chosen by a majority of legislators to form a new government in a parliamentary vote Nov. 16. Sánchez was...
Indigenous communities face eviction by environmental profiteers
Kenya’s government is illegally evicting members of the Ogiek community from their ancestral lands in the Mau Forest, to profit from carbon offsetting schemes,...
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...