ABUJA, Nigeria— Local activists and international environmental groups want Nigeria’s government to delay approving the $2.4 billion sale of oil company Shell’s onshore assets. They claim the London-based Shell is trying to shirk its environmental and social responsibilities in the highly polluted Niger Delta.
LANSING, Michigan — Joe Biden and Donald Trump have won their party’s primaries in Michigan. However, Tuesday’s results showed that both candidates have cause for concern in their bid to win the swing state in November.
CAIRO — Israel and Hamas are inching toward a new deal that would free some of the roughly 130 hostages held in the Gaza Strip in exchange for a weekslong pause in the war.
NEW YORK—Two men have been convicted of murder in the death of Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay. The brazen 2002 shooting left investigators at a loss for nearly two decades.
SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco’s supervisors plan to offer a formal apology to Black residents for decades of racist laws and policies perpetrated by the city. Reparations advocates say an apology is crucial, yet insufficient on its own for true atonement.
RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Human Rights Watch says Israel is not complying with an order issued by the United Nations’ top court because it is failing to provide urgently needed aid to desperate people in the Gaza Strip.
THE HAGUE — The United Nations’ highest court on Monday wrapped up historic proceedings into the legality of Israel’s 57-year occupation of lands sought by Palestinians for a future state, with most voices at the hearing arguing against the Israeli government.
ABUJA, Nigeria — Catholic church officials in Burkina Faso say that at least 15 worshippers have been killed in a village when gunmen attacked a community as they gathered for prayers in the country’s conflict-hit northern region.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Caribbean leaders have met with embattled Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry to talk about his country’s unrelenting gang violence.
ALGIERS, Algeria — Algeria on Sunday inaugurated a gigantic mosque on its Mediterranean coastline after years of political upheaval transformed the project from a symbol of state-sponsored strength and religiosity to one of delays and cost overruns.
TEL AVIV, Israel — Israeli media are reporting that mediators are making progress on an agreement for a weekslong cease-fire between Israel and Hamas and the release of dozens of hostages held in Gaza as well as Palestinians imprisoned by Israel.
CHARLESTON, South Carolina. — Donald Trump won South Carolina’s Republican primary on Saturday, easily beating former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley in her home state and further consolidating his path to a third straight GOP nomination.
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israel seeks open-ended control over security and civilian affairs in the Gaza Strip, according to a long-awaited postwar plan by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
WASHINGTON — The United States and the European Union are heaping hundreds of new sanctions on Russia on the eve of the second anniversary of its invasion of Ukraine and in retaliation for the death of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.
CAPE TOWN— Prosecutors say they are seeking extradition orders and the arrest of more suspects over the 2020 theft of around $580,000 in U.S. cash that was hidden in a couch at South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s ranch.
MILAN — Milan Fashion Week highlighted diversity, a new initiative that aims to promote inclusion across the industry and revived a showcase for underrepresented designers, as five days of mostly womenswear previews for Fall-Winter 2024-25 got underway on this week.
SACRAMENTO, California— California's Legislative Black Caucus is pushing for lawmakers to pass a package of more than a dozen reparations proposals.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A suspected missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has set a ship ablaze in the Gulf of Aden.
NEW YORK — There have been no declarations that journalists are the “enemy of the people.” But there are signs that President Joe Biden's team is starting to more aggressively and publicly challenge how he is portrayed.
RABAT— Spain's prime minister has visited Morocco as the two nations reckon with a spike in migration to the Canary Islands and a Europe-wide debate and protests about agricultural regulations and imports.
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