Ethiopian forces near Tigray capital, fears grow of wider conflict
Oct 2 – Ethiopian government forces closed in on the capital of the northern rebel stronghold of Tigray on Friday, residents and a diplomat said, as fears grew that fighting…
Syrian students get caught in rift between Druze leaders and Damascus
SWEIDA, Syria Oct 2 – Young people in Syria’s Sweida province are unable to progress through school and university due to a deepening rift between the post-Assad Islamist government and…
Guinea-Bissau military leaders bar ousted president’s return
BISSAU, Oct 2 – The military leaders of Guinea-Bissau have decided to block former President Umaro Sissoco Embalo from returning to the West African country, citing national security concerns and…
World food prices near four-year high in September, UN says
Sugar prices hit an 18-month high and wheat futures peaked at a three-year high. Read More
Heat deaths in Western Europe top 34,600 during warmest summer ever
The average temperatures for the region was 2.5 deg C above the average between 1991 and 2020. Read More
Explainer-Why renewed fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray risks a regional war
LONDON, Oct 2 – After months of tension, fighting has erupted in northern Ethiopia between federal troops and a rebel alliance headed by Tigrayan forces. Read More
About 400 French schools closed as some student protests turn violent
The protests against teacher shortages and dilapidated school buildings erupted in September. Read More
Evacuated in an incubator, now back in Gaza getting to know mama
CAIRO/GAZA, Oct 2 – Bissan was born because of an airstrike. Read More
New York attorney general named special prosecutor in Cornell rape probe
WASHINGTON, Oct 1 – New York Governor Kathy Hochul said she signed an executive order on Thursday appointing state Attorney General Letitia James as special prosecutor in the case of…
New York attorney-general named special prosecutor in Cornell rape probe
New York Governor Kathy Hochul said has lost faith in the DA’s ability to fairly oversee the case. Read More