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Russia-West Tensions Inflame UN Debate On Mali Peacekeepers

  • June 20, 2022

Tensions between Russia and the West are aggravating talks about the future of one of the United Nations’ biggest and most perilous peacekeeping operations, the force sent to help Mali resist a decadelong Islamic extremist insurgency. The U.N.’s mission in the West African nation is up for renewal this month, at a volatile time when […]

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Emmanuel Macron a Chastened And Greatly Weakened Leader

  • June 20, 2022

On the night in April when Emmanuel Macron won his re-election victory, everyone noticed the strange, subdued atmosphere that seemed to surround him. No flashing smiles, no pumping speech of hope. It was as if he already knew that celebration would be misplaced. Two months later, we can see that his famous political instincts were […]

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Refugees In South Africa Demand Resettlement Due To Xenophobia

  • June 17, 2022

Dozens of refugees camped outside the United Nations refugee agency office say they have been living in South Africa for two decades, but now they no longer feel safe. Most are from the Democratic Republic of Congo, where they escaped war.But increasingly, they say they’ve had their small businesses looted, homes robbed and been personally […]

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French, German, Italian, Romanian Leaders Visit Kyiv

  • June 17, 2022

French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi and President Klaus Iohannis of Romania visited Kyiv on Thursday in a show of support for Ukraine amid its battle to fend off Russia’s invasion. “It’s an important moment. It’s a message of unity we’re sending to the Ukrainians,” Macron said. Air […]

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New Somali President Appoints Prime Minister

  • June 16, 2022

Somalia’s new president, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, on Wednesday picked a member of the lower house of parliament, Hamza Abdi Barre, as the new prime minister. “I have based on my decision after assessing the knowledge, experience, capability of Hamza, and I came to the conclusion he is the right person who can discharge this new […]

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UK Cancels First Flight To Deport Asylum Seekers To Rwanda

  • June 15, 2022

Britain has canceled its first deportation flight to Rwanda after a last-minute intervention by the European Court of Human Rights, which decided there was “a real risk of irreversible harm” to the asylum-seekers involved. The flight had been scheduled to leave Tuesday evening, but lawyers for the asylum-seekers launched a flurry of case-by-case appeals seeking […]