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November 16, 2023
South Africa Asks ICC to Investigate Alleged Israel War Crimes

JOHANNESBURG — South Africa has filed a referral to the International Criminal Court for an investigation into alleged war crimes committed by Israel in Gaza, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said.
November 16, 2023
Why Did Judges Deem UK Plan to Send Migrants to Rwanda Unlawful?

LONDON — Britain’s Supreme Court dealt the government a defeat on Wednesday, ruling that its flagship policy to send migrants on a one-way trip to Rwanda is unlawful. But the government is vowing to make some changes and press on with the controversial plan.
November 15, 2023
Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital: Medical Facility, Shelter, or Hamas Complex?

JERUSALEM —Gaza’s Shifa Hospital has become the focus of a dayslong stalemate in Israel’s war against Hamas. Shifa is Gaza’s largest hospital. Israel claims, without providing visual evidence, that Hamas uses the facility for military purposes and has built a vast underground command center below the hospital.
November 15, 2023
Africa World Cup Qualifiers Begin with 7 Team Games at 'Home' in Morocco

GENEVA — When World Cup qualifying starts in Africa on Wednesday, Morocco will be a hub of soccer action a year after the national team's historic run to becoming the continent’s first semifinalist.
November 15, 2023
Biden Looks Forward to APEC Meeting With China's Xi

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Joe Biden and China's Xi Jinping swept into San Francisco on Tuesday as the two leaders made their final preparations for their first engagement in a year at a historic estate outside of the city.
November 15, 2023
Families Call for Access to Gaza Hostages

Five hostages held by Hamas were freed last month. But the families of others snatched in southern Israel during the militants' deadly rampage and still in captivity want to know why progress in releasing them has been so slow.
November 14, 2023
Biden to Meet Asia-Pacific Leaders Amid Wars in Ukraine and Middle East

SAN FRANCISCO — President Joe Biden is looking to use this week's summit of Asia-Pacific leaders to show world leaders the United States has the gumption, attention span and money to focus on the region even as it grapples with a multitude of foreign and domestic policy crises.
November 14, 2023
Rwanda Genocide Suspect Goes on Trial in Paris

PARIS — A Rwandan doctor who has been living in France for decades goes on trial Tuesday in Paris over his alleged role in the 1994 genocide in his home country.
November 14, 2023
Debate Continues on Role of Hospitals in Gaza War

JERUSALEM — Gaza’s Shifa Hospital has become the focus of a stalemate in Israel’s war against Hamas. Israel claims, without providing visual evidence, that Hamas uses the facility for military purposes and has built a vast underground command center below the hospital.
November 14, 2023
French Territory of Mayotte Struck by Drought, Water Mismanagement

MAMOUDZOU, MAYOTTE — Drop by disappearing drop, water is an ever more precious resource on Mayotte, the poorest place in the European Union. Taps flow just one day out of three in this French territory off Africa’s eastern coast, because of a drawn-out drought compounded by years of underinvestment and water mismanagement.
November 14, 2023
San Francisco Activists Protest Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Conference

SAN FRANCISO — Activists protesting environmental abuses, poor working conditions and the Israel-Hamas war are protesting a global trade summit Sunday in downtown San Francisco.
November 14, 2023
Hundreds of Jewish Activists Block Israeli Consulate in Chicago

CHICAGO — Hundreds of Jewish peace activists and allies from across the Midwest have called for a cease-fire in Gaza at a major Chicago train station. Organizers say police on Monday arrested over 100 protesters and escorted them out of the building that also houses the Israeli consulate.
November 13, 2023
EU Condemns Hamas for Use of Civilians as 'Human Shields'

BRUSSELS —The 27 European Union nations have jointly condemned Hamas for what they described as the use of hospitals and civilians as “human shields” in the war against Israel.
November 13, 2023
Trump Agenda if Elected Includes Tariffs, Deportations, Muslim Ban

NEW YORK — Donald Trump is already laying a sweeping set of policy goals should he win a second term as president. Priorities on the Republican's agenda include a mass deportation operation, a new Muslim ban and tariffs on all imported goods.
November 13, 2023
Republican Presidential Candidate Chris Christie Visits Israel

KFAR AZZA, Israel — Republican presidential hopeful Chris Christie on Sunday visited Israel, saying the U.S. must stand “shoulder to shoulder” with Israel in its war against the Hamas militant group.
November 12, 2023
Algerian President Tebboune Names New Prime Minister

ALGIERS — Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Saturday dismissed the country's prime minister and replaced him with the head of his cabinet as the country struggles with inflation and next year's national elections approach.
November 12, 2023
Israel Says Safe Corridor Available for Gaza Hospital Civilians

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — Israeli strikes pounded Gaza City overnight and into Sunday as ground forces battled Hamas militants near the territory's largest hospital, where health officials say thousands of medics, patients and displaced people are trapped with no electricity and dwindling supplies.
November 11, 2023
Fashion Designer Showcases Positive Image of Niger in Collection

JOHANNESBURG — Niger fashion designer Alia Bare took center stage at the Joburg Fashion Week with a collection that she hopes will spread a positive image of her troubled country, suffering from instability and economic sanctions that followed a military coup earlier this year.
November 10, 2023
US Census Bureau: World's Population Has Passed 8 Billion

The human species has surpassed 8 billion as longer lifespans offset fewer births, the U.S. Census Bureau said Thursday, but world population growth still continues a long-term trend of slowing down.
November 10, 2023
Kenya 'Doomsday' Cult Leader Found Guilty of Illegal Filming

NAIROBI – Paul Mackenzie, the Kenyan preacher at the center of a doomsday cult in the country that led to the deaths of more than 400 people, was on Friday found guilty of operating a studio and distributing films without a license.

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