Egypt reopens ancient “Avenue of Sphinxes” Cairo — As Americans settled down to enjoy the time-honored tradition of the Thanksgiving Day Parade, almost 6,000 miles away, Egypt set out to …
Former envoy to Afghanistan on the fate of girls under Taliban Rome — National Geographic magazine’s famed green-eyed “Afghan Girl” has arrived in Italy as part of the West’s evacuation …
Sweden’s Prime Minister-elect Magdalena Andersson addresses a press conference after the budget vote in the Swedish parliament on November 24, 2021, shortly before she tendered her resignation just hours after …
Central Americans surveyed this year said scarce economic opportunities were the main reason that they wanted to leave their homelands and head to another country, including the U.S., according to …
Andrew Sullivan on separating politics and life Stockholm — The United States has joined an annual list of “backsliding” democracies for the first time, the International IDEA think-tank said on …
WHO warns 500,000 Europeans could die from COVID by spring With various countries in Europe seeing an increase in COVID-19 cases, the World Health Organizagtion warns that as many as …
Declassified report on COVID-19 origins Washington — The first case of COVID-19 identified in Wuhan, China and presented as such by the World Health Organization was actually days later than …
Fears grow for missing Chinese tennis star Geneva — The United Nations said on Friday it wants proof of the whereabouts of Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai , missing ever …
Jakarta, Indonesia — Years after coming under scrutiny for contributing to ethnic and religious violence in Myanmar, Facebook still has problems detecting and moderating hate speech and misinformation on its …
Small chance to keep peace in Ethiopia Nairobi, Kenya — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken opened his first official visit to Africa on Wednesday in Kenya, with an appeal …