Former Tanzanian leader honoured by African Union statue
Tanzania’s founding father Julius Nyerere has been honoured with a statue outside the African Union headquarters in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa. Nyerere
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Maps: Where Ukraine Is Fighting to Hold Back Russian Onslaught
Ukraine is engaged in a desperate fight to hold back the Russian onslaught. Russian forces captured the longtime Ukrainian stronghold of Avdiivka
Conjoined twins given days to live are proving world wrong
Marieme and Ndeye were not expected to survive for more than a few days when they were born. Now aged seven, they
EXPLAINER-Alexei Navalny’s death: What do we know?
MOSCOW, Feb 18 (Reuters) – Alexei Navalny, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most prominent domestic foe, died on Friday at the Arctic prison
Avdiivka: The Death Throes of a Ukrainian City
Even from a few miles away, the death rattle of another Ukrainian city echoed through the mist and fog. Russian warplanes were
Egypt won’t let anyone enter from Gaza
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh has called on the Israeli authorities to allow the population crammed into the south of the
Sydney Asbestos Problem Grows as Taylor Swift Venue Tests Negative
Officials in Sydney, Australia, said on Sunday that they had found traces of asbestos at 34 public sites across the city in
Navalny tributes left at cell replica installation
Tributes have been left at an art installation designed to replicate the cell of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. His death in
Hundreds of Navalny Mourners Detained Across Russia
For the second day in a row, mourners walked purposefully along Moscow’s snow-heaped Garden Ring on Saturday carrying bouquets to lay at
Former Thai prime minister released on parole
Thailand’s convicted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has arrived at his mansion in the capital Bangkok after being released on parole. The
Thaksin Shinawatra, Former Thai Prime Minister, Freed on Parole
Thailand’s ousted former prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, a leader once seen as a threat to the country’s wealthy elite, was released on
West Bank Palestinians paying the price for Gaza war
Kamal Karaja used to earn $3,500 (£2,780; €3,250) a month working on construction sites in Israel – a good living for a
Drone remnants found in Moldova near border with Ukraine
Fragments of a Shahed-type drone were found in Moldova in a field two kilometers from the country’s border with Ukraine, the Moldovan
Netanyahu Says He Won’t Bow to Pressure to Call Off Rafah Invasion
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel insisted on Saturday that Israel would not bow to international pressure to call off its plan
Tens of thousands at pro-Palestinian march in London
Tens of thousands of people have taken part in a pro-Palestinian march in central London. The Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) march was
Tel Aviv Protesters Show Anger Toward Netanyahu and Israel’s Government
Thousands of antigovernment protesters on Saturday filled a central Tel Aviv thoroughfare, the same street where demonstrations riled the nation before the
Thousands join pro-Palestinian march in London, 12 arrests
Tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters marched in London on Saturday, with police making 12 arrests for alleged offences including inciting racial
AU Commission chief urges action on Africa instability
The chair of the African Union Commission (AUC) has called on leaders to tackle conflicts in the continent, and condemned a series
‘Dictators Do Not Go on Vacation,’ Zelensky Warns Washington and Europe
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine called on world leaders not to abandon his country, citing the recent death of a Russian dissident
Opposition supporters march in Dakar calling for swift vote
Thousands of demonstrators have gathered in Senegal’s capital, Dakar, demanding swift presidential elections. It comes after the country’s top court blocked President
Avdiivka, Longtime Ukraine Stronghold Ukraine, Falls to Russia
Ukraine ordered the complete withdrawal from the decimated city of Avdiivka before dawn on Saturday, surrendering a position that had been a
Somalia’s president accuses Ethiopia of trying to annex territory with Somaliland sea deal
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud accused Ethiopia on Saturday of trying to annex part of his country’s territory by signing a sea
Who Was Navalny? A Timeline of the Putin Critic’s Career
Aleksei A. Navalny, the outspoken activist who died in prison on Friday, was born on June 4, 1976, according to his website,
Israeli stages airstrikes across Gaza, makes arrests at hospital
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Maayan Lubell CAIRO/JERUSALEM, Feb 17 (Reuters) – Israeli forces carried out arrests in Gaza’s largest functioning hospital, health
With Prison Certain and Death Likely, Why Did Navalny Return?
There was one question that Russians repeatedly asked the opposition leader Aleksei A. Navalny, who died in a remote Arctic penal colony
‘Zombie Fires’ burning at an alarming rate in Canada
Even in the dead of Canada’s winter, the embers of last year’s record-setting wildfire season remain. So-called zombie fires are burning under
City of Palestine closings for Presidents Day Holiday
Feb. 16—The city of Palestine has announced holiday closings for the Presidents Day Holiday. The following city offices and facilities will be
Ukraine troops leaving embattled eastern town
Ukraine’s military says it is withdrawing its troops from Avdiivka – the key eastern town besieged by Russian forces. Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr
Aleksei Navalny, Russian Opposition Leader, Dies in Prison at 47
Aleksei A. Navalny, an anticorruption activist who for more than a decade led the political opposition in President Vladimir V. Putin’s Russia
France signs ‘ambitious and concrete’ security pact with Ukraine
France signed a security pact with Ukraine on Friday, pledging more weapons and assistance to help the war-torn nation in its defence
Israel says 18 of 24 Hamas battalions in Gaza Strip ‘destroyed’
Israel’s army has dismantled the majority of Hamas’ military divisions in the Gaza war, according to Defence Minister Yoav Gallant. “There were
Ithaca Rotary donates to Kenyan, Costa Rican climate change mitigation
The Ithaca Rotary Club recently awarded two $5,000 to nonprofit groups in Kenya and Costa Rica for their projects tackling climate change,
Imprisoned former Pakistani premier Imran Khan appeals convictions and sentences in 3 legal cases
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The legal team of Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday appealed his convictions and sentences in
Live Updates: Aleksei Navalny Is Dead, Russian Authorities Say
Feb. 16, 2024, 8:48 a.m. ET Feb. 16, 2024, 8:48 a.m. ET Yulia Navalnaya with her husband, Alexei Navalny, at a rally
QUOTES-Reactions to the death of Russian opposition leader Navalny
(Adds comments from Navalny deputy, NATO secretary-general, Latvian president, Czech foreign minister) Feb 16 (Reuters) – Following are reactions in Russia and
Troops Search Nasser Hospital in Southern Gaza: Israel-Hamas Live Updates
A wall is going up in the desert of Egypt near the border of the war-torn Gaza Strip, but no one is
Nigeria’s President Tinubu picks son-in-law to run housing agency
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has appointed his son-in-law as the head of the Federal Housing Authority (FHA), sparking concerns about nepotism. Oyetunde
Indian farmers strike to demand guaranteed crop prices as others attempt to march to New Delhi
NEW DELHI (AP) — Farmers blocked highways and held demonstrations in many rural areas in northern India on Friday to protest over
Rishi Sunak Back in Hot Seat After Parliamentary Election Losses
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of Britain could find himself in a familiar predicament after his Conservative Party went down to defeat in
The Islamic State group poses rising threat in Africa despite progress, UN experts say
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Islamic State extremist group poses a rising threat amid political instability in West Africa and the Sahel