A foreign armed force to fight gangs makes many in Haiti celebrate, while others worry
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Foreigners with guns are met with hostility in most countries in the world. But the departure of armed
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Energy transition at risk from commodity market fragmentation: IMF
Growing geopolitical fragmentation since the invasion of Ukraine has hit commodity markets, threatening to slow the transition to renewable energy as the
Russia-Ukraine War News: Live Updates
As Ukraine’s counteroffensive has rumbled forward in recent months, it has encountered minefields and forces dug into elaborate trench networks. Kyiv’s forces
Seychelles opposition leader Patrick Herminie charged with witchcraft
The main opposition leader in Seychelles, Patrick Herminie, has been charged with witchcraft, along with seven others. Police say the case is
Sunak’s UK Conservative Party Conference Haunted by Truss and Other Rivals
Perhaps it’s inevitable for a political party that has held power in Britain for nearly 14 years, but the Conservative Party’s annual
Can tech stop India wasting so much of its harvest?
Kapil Jain’s father didn’t want his children to be farmers. “My father had seen the hardship which farmers go through, so we
Slovakia Appears Set to Join the Putin Sympathizers After Election
The victory of Robert Fico, a former prime minister who took a pro-Russian campaign stance, in Slovakia’s parliamentary elections is a further
Ukraine Russia war latest: Putin’s Black Sea fleet ‘struggling’ with threats as Biden pledges more US aid
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Tuesday Briefing – The New York Times
Trump’s fraud trial begins Donald Trump yesterday began his first of many trials — a civil fraud case that imperils his company
US Senators to Seek Xi Meeting, Discuss Micron on China Trip
(Bloomberg) — A bipartisan group of US senators hopes to meet President Xi Jinping in China next week, as a flurry of
Biden’s reference to a deal with McCarthy on Ukraine funding creates confusion
President Joe Biden appeared to suggest over the weekend that Democrats had reached a new deal with embattled House Speaker Kevin McCarthy
E.U. Foreign Ministers Meet in Kyiv for Summit
Nearly all of the European Union’s highest diplomats met in Ukraine’s battered wartime capital on Monday, convening a surprise summit to reassert
Germany delivers ammunition, other equipment to Ukraine
Germany has transferred over 32,000 rounds of 40-mm ammunition, dozens of all-terrain and border protection vehicles, and other military equipment to Ukraine
UN Approves Kenya’s Mission to Stabilize Haiti
The United Nations Security Council on Monday authorized a yearlong multinational security mission for Haiti, led by Kenya, aimed at cracking down
Nobel Prize-winner to contest DR Congo presidency
In 2012, Nobel Prize-winner Dr Denis Mukwege was attacked by gunmen – a consequence, he believes, of criticising the Democratic Republic of
Ukraine Downplays Uncertainty Over U.S. Support After Funding Bill Passes With No Aid
Ukraine’s government said on Sunday it was confident that the United States would continue to support it in its war with Russia,
UK prime minister says no immediate plans to send British troops to Ukraine
United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Sunday he has no immediate plans to send troops to Ukraine, despite comments made
Grizzly Bear Kills 2 People at Banff National Park in Canada
A grizzly bear is believed to have attacked and killed two people at a national park in southwest Canada, park officials said
In Poland, Supporters of Opposition March in Warsaw Ahead of Key Election
Huge crowds marched through Poland’s capital, Warsaw, on Sunday, converging around a giant flag commemorating a 1945 uprising against Nazi Germany, as
Senegal’s navy intercepts boats carrying 600 would-be migrants
Senegal’s navy says it has intercepted four boats over three days with more than 600 people on board. They were attempting the
An Invasive Mosquito Threatens Catastrophe in Africa
The narrow wooden benches in the student health clinic at Dire Dawa University in Ethiopia’s second-largest city began to fill up in
Ukraine left out in cold by US shutdown deal
The future of US aid for Ukraine hangs in the balance after a last-gasp deal to avoid a government shutdown, despite President
Fierce fighting erupts after Tuareg rebels kill ‘more than 80 soldiers’
Fierce fighting has broken out in northern Mali with Tuareg rebels saying they have taken control of the town of Bamba from
US Aid for Kyiv at Risk; Slovakian Election
(Bloomberg) — Three ships that recently arrived to load grain or iron ore at Ukrainian Black Sea ports have sailed and more
At Least 7 Killed in Nightclub Fire in Spain
At least seven people were killed on Sunday after a fire broke out in a nightclub in southeastern Spain, the authorities said,
James W. Pfister: United Nations: Basis of International Law
The United Nations system provides the basic legal structures and fundamental substantive rules for international law. The world faces many threats: pandemic,
In Izium, Ukraine, Fear Remains a Year After Russian Retreat
More than a year after her mother died, Alla Kotliarova buried her for the third — and she hopes final — time.
Russian forces hit grain warehouses in Cherkasy Oblast causing major fire
The Russian army has severely bombarded Cherkasy Oblast with attack drones overnight, with hits occurring to grain storage facilities in the city
Modi’s Hindu Nationalism Stokes Tension in Indian Diaspora
Lecture halls at Canadian and American universities have become battlegrounds for critics and defenders of Hindu nationalism, punctuated by threats of violence
A populist, pro-Russia ex-premier claims victory in Slovakia’s parliamentary elections
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — A populist former prime minister and his leftist party won early parliamentary elections in Slovakia, staging a political
Senate Democrat Threatens to Block a Chunk of Military Aid to Egypt
Senator Ben Cardin of Maryland, the new chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, pledged on Saturday to block the release of
Russia Sanctions Critic Headed for Victory in Slovak Election
(Bloomberg) — A former Slovak premier who derides the European Union’s sanctions against Russia and military aid to Ukraine appeared on track
Tight Finish in Slovak Vote Makes Government’s Shape Hard to Predict
Two exit polls released early Sunday after Slovakia’s parliamentary election showed a tight finish between a liberal party that wants to maintain
US Rep. Mike Quigley of Chicago was lone House Democrat ‘no’ vote on stopgap funding bill over lack of Ukraine aid
U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley of Chicago was the only Democrat in the U.S. House to vote against an emergency funding plan aimed
Iraq Wedding Fire’s Death Toll Rises, as Investigators Point to Safety Violations
The sounds of mourning have coursed through the small Christian town of Qaraqosh in northern Iraq since late Tuesday, when a fire
White House warns of ‘unprecedented’ Serbian troop buildup on Kosovo border
The White House has said there is an “unprecedented” buildup of Serbian troops and armour along the Kosovo border and called on
Maldives President Nears Defeat in Vote Overshadowed by India and China
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih of the Maldives appeared headed for defeat in the presidential runoff on Saturday, according to initial results of
Russian Drone Strike Sparks Fire at Plant, Ukraine Says
Russian forces launched 40 exploding drones at Ukraine overnight, the authorities said on Saturday, sparking a big fire at a plant in
37 defence businesses affected by Russian attacks – Ukrainian PM
Denys Shmyhal, Prime Minister of Ukraine, has stated that 37 defence industry businesses in Ukraine have been affected by Russian attacks. Source:
Ukraine’s War of Drones Runs Into an Obstacle: China
Surrounded by rooms filled with stacks of cluster munitions and half-made thermobaric bombs, a soldier from Ukraine’s 92nd Mechanized Brigade recently worked