Politics
More than 500 people killed in Tanzania election violence, inquiry finds
Tanzania’s electoral violence last year left at least 518 dead, a government-appointed commission said Thursday, giving a figure far below opposition estimates ...Iran tightens control of Hormuz after US calls off renewed attacks
By Steve Holland, Parisa Hafezi and Saad Sayeed Reuters Iran seized two ships in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, tightening its ...Islamist Militants Kill Scores, Burn Homes in Late-Night Nigeria Attack
By HARUNA UMAR AP Islamic militants attacked a remote village in northeastern Nigeria overnight, killing 11 people and leaving two critically injured, ...Trump says ceasefire extended as talks with Tehran in limbo
BY MUNIR AHMED, JON GAMBRELL and MATTHEW LEE AP President Donald Trump said Tuesday the United States was indefinitely extending its ceasefire with Iran ...Scarce food, bleak futures spur Rohingya refugees to gamble with death at sea
By Ruma Paul and Sam Jahan Reuters Rohingya refugee Rahila Begum spent two days adrift in the Andaman Sea this month, clinging ...US, Iran warn ready for war as talks in limbo
The United States and Iran each warned they were ready for war as the clock ticked down Tuesday on a ceasefire, with ...Fears over Ethiopia peace deal as TPLF restores Tigray government
Tigray’s main political party said it was taking back control of the region’s government, effectively voiding a peace deal with Ethiopia’s federal ...Tehran vows response and calls U.S. attack and seizure of cargo ship an act of ...
By MICHELLE L. PRICE, SAMY MAGDY and SAM METZ AP The United States attacked and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship it said ...Iran says final deal still far off as Hormuz Strait shuttered
The strategic Strait of Hormuz was again closed on Sunday in the stand-off between Iran and the United States, with Iran’s powerful ...North Korea fires ballistic missile as regional tensions simmer
By HYUNG-JIN KIM and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles toward the sea on Sunday, its neighbors said, ...














