Trump hosts Congo’s and Rwanda’s presidents for peace deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump praised the leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda for…
Bangladesh court sentences ex-PM Sheikh Hasina to death
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A special tribunal sentenced Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday to death…
Grand Egyptian Museum of antiquities opens at Giza
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt on Saturday was inaugurating the long-delayed Grand Egyptian Museum, the world’s largest museum dedicated…
PKK withdraws fighters from Turkey to Iraq
QANDIL, Iraq (AP) — A militant Kurdish group announced on Sunday that it is withdrawing its fighters from…
Cameroon election could extend the rule of world’s oldest president
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Cameroon voted in an election Sunday that could see Africa’s oldest leader extend his…
National Guard expected to be ‘eyes and ears’ in Memphis to help agencies
National Guard troops were expected Friday to begin patrolling in Memphis, a day after a federal judge in…
Cuban FM says Rubio’s ‘personal’ agenda in Latin America risks Trump’s peace prospect
NEW YORK — Recent U.S. escalations in the Caribbean are a result of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s…
Cuban foreign minister says Rubio risking Trump’s peace prospects
NEW YORK (AP) — Recent U.S. escalations in the Caribbean are a result of Secretary of State Marco…
Mistrust and fear: The complex story behind strained Syria-Lebanon relations
Recent skirmishes along the border have killed and wounded several people, both fighters and civilians, including a four-year-old…
Texas governor threatens Democrats for leaving state to block vote on Trump-backed redistricting
Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he will begin trying to remove Democratic lawmakers from office Monday if…
PKK fighters begin disarmament in northern Iraq
SULAYMANIYAH, Iraq (AP) — Fighters with a Kurdish separatist militant group that has waged a decades-long insurgency in…
Syria’s government and Kurds still at odds over merging forces after latest talks, US envoy says
DAMASCUS, Syria — A U.S. envoy said Wednesday that Syria’s central government and the Kurds remain at odds…