Politics
Tigray’s humanitarian crisis worsens, no Eritrean exit: UN
The U.N. humanitarian chief warned Thursday that the grave humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region is deteriorating, with no sign of ...Biden announces end of U.S. troop deployment to Afghanistan
President Joe Biden declared on Wednesday he plans to end the longest U.S. war and that it is “time for American troops ...Banker Lasso wins surprise victory in Ecuador election
Ecuadorean banker Guillermo Lasso unexpectedly won the nation’s presidency on promises to revive an economy battered by coronavirus as his rival’s vows ...Russian force on Ukraine border larger than any time since 2014, U.S. says
Russia has more troops on Ukraine’s eastern border than at any time since 2014, when it annexed Crimea and backed separatist territory ...Jordan’s prince vows loyalty, king accepts mediation in palace row
Jordan’s Prince Hamzah pledged loyalty to the king on Monday as the monarch accepted mediation over a rift within the royal family ...Jordan says prince liaised with ‘foreign parties’ over plot to destabilise country
Jordan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ayman Safadi said on Sunday that King Abdullah’s half-brother and former heir Prince Hamza had liaised with foreign ...Soldiers arrested in Niger after ‘attempted coup’
Soldiers were arrested in Niger after an “attempted coup” early Wednesday, a security source said after gunfire broke out in the capital ...Myanmar security forces kill over 100 protesters in ‘horrifying’ day of bloodshed
Myanmar security forces killed 114 people, including some children, in a brutal crackdown on pro-democracy protesters on Saturday, the bloodiest day of ...Myanmar junta blames protesters as EU, U.S. impose sanctions
Myanmar’s military accused anti-junta protesters of arson and violence as Western countries imposed more sanctions on individuals and groups linked to last ...Tanzania swears in first female president after Magufuli’s sudden death
Tanzania’s Samia Suluhu Hassan was on Friday sworn in as the country’s first female president after the sudden death of John Magufuli ...