A Pentagon report says domestic extremist groups pose a threat to the military by infiltrating its ranks or seeking to recruit military members
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareMyanmar’s U.N. ambassador insists he remains his country’s permanent representative to the United Nations despite a military coup he strongly condemns
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareThe latest annual report on “Freedom in the World” by a major Washington pro-democracy organization provides grim reading.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareMyanmar’s U.N. ambassador insists he remains is country’s permanent representative to the United Nations despite a military coup he strongly condemns
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More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareSri Lankan Roman Catholic Church officials have declared a “Black Sunday” this weekend to demand justice for the victims of 2019 Easter Sunday bomb attacks that killed more than 260 people
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareFormer Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has turned 90, receiving greetings from the Kremlin and global leaders while Russians remain divided over his legacy
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareAn international media rights group has filed a complaint with German prosecutors against Saudi Arabia’s crown prince and four other top officials accusing them of crimes against humanity on allegations they were involved in the killing of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareMorocco’s Foreign Ministry has suspended ties with the German Embassy because of unspecified “deep misunderstandings.”
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareAfter six weeks of decline, cases around the world are on the rise again, probably because of virulent new variants and loosening restrictions.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareThe United States is demanding that the status of tens of thousands of civilians detained in Syria during the country’s 10-year conflict be made public, and that the bodies of those who died be returned to their loved ones
More | Talk | Read It Later | SharePresident Joe Biden took office promising to move quickly to restore and repair America’s relations with the rest of the world
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareIranian state TV says an armed separatist group in Iran’s restive southeastern province assaulted a vehicle carrying members of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard paramilitary force
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareThe U.S. Naval Academy is developing plans to begin vaccinating midshipmen this month so students can deploy to ships and with Navy teams as part of their training this summer
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareIndonesian security forces have killed two suspected militants in a shootout that also resulted in the death of one soldier
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareInternational rights group Amnesty International charges that war crimes have been committed by all sides fighting in Mozambique’s northern Cabo Delgado province, including jihadi rebels, government forces and a South African mercenary outfit that provides helicopter support to government troops
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareThe Tokyo Olympics have made a symbolic move toward gender equality by naming 12 women to the body’s executive board
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareThe Committee to Protect Journalists is urging Ethiopian authorities to free journalists and media workers detained in the region of Tigray, where government troops and their allies are battling forces loyal to the local administration
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareChinese leaders could use the year's biggest political gathering to accelerate their push for technological self-sufficiency and tighten their grip over Hong Kong.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareSaudi Arabia’s U.N. ambassador is disputing the U.S. intelligence report which concluded that the Saudi crown prince approved an operation to kill or capture dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareGuatemala’s Congress has begun reshaping the country’s highest court, selecting a new magistrate and an alternate in decisions that could have grave consequences for the battle against corruption and impunity
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More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareArmenia’s prime minister has scored a point in his spat with the top military brass, advancing his motion to fire the country’s top military officer
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareA decade ago, the United States was touting Myanmar as an American success story
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareThe influence campaign, carried out by dozens of Saudi-based Twitter accounts, sought to deflect responsibility for journalist Jamal Khashoggi's killing from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareHong Kong authorities are investigating the death of a chronically ill man who died two days after he received a COVID-19 vaccine
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More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareIsrael’s attorney general has warned Benjamin Netanyahu that he cannot single-handedly share the country’s surplus vaccines with far-flung allies in Africa, Europe and Latin America
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareThe prosecution of 47 democracy activists for participating in a primary vote is the widest use of a draconian law that Beijing imposed on the financial center.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareA United Nations appeal for aid to Yemen to alleviate the world’s worst humanitarian disaster raised some $1—7 billion — a result the U—N— chief called “disappointing.”
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