“The key question facing Haiti—as it confronts widespread gang violence and lack of confidence in elections—is whether any new intervention…
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Haitian authorities said the confirmed death toll from Saturday’s earthquake has risen (Miami Herald) to 1,941 people. Relief workers reported being under-equipped…
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The rate of U.S. adults aged 30–39 who are being hospitalized with COVID-19 reached around 2.5 per 100,000 people (WSJ) last week,…
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Poland recalled its ambassador to Israel (AP) two days after Israel downgraded diplomatic ties with the country over a new law that…
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Authorities in the Ivory Coast are vaccinating (AFP) health workers as well as the contacts and relatives of a Guinean woman who…
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Iran has made progress in its efforts to enrich uranium metal (Reuters), the UN nuclear watchdog reported, despite warnings from the…
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India introduced an emergency e-visa (Indian Express) for Afghans who wish to enter the country, an Indian federal official announced. Those who…
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New Zealand will enter a three-day national lockdown (ABC) after a man in the city of Auckland tested positive for COVID-19. The…
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Rainfall from Tropical Storm Grace has hampered relief efforts in Haiti (NYT) after an earthquake struck over the weekend. The earthquake killed…
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In the first signals of what Taliban rule in Afghanistan could look like in the twenty-first century, a member of…
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Due to record-low water levels at Lake Mead, U.S. officials are expected to announce a water shortage, which will trigger…
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A weekly poll found that support for Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union of Germany party fell for the second consecutive…
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Opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema won Zambia’s presidential election (News24), receiving about one million more votes than incumbent President Edgar Lungu. Lungu…
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Following the Zurich and London Agreements between Greece, Turkey, and the United Kingdom, Cyprus gains independence from the UK. In 1961, it…
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At least twenty-eight people died (FT) in Lebanon’s northern Akkar region after a fuel tank exploded during military-led fuel-distribution efforts, authorities said.…
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In a speech marking India’s independence day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the federal government plans to invest $1.35 trillion (Indian…
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Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin announced his resignation (Straits Times) after months of political turmoil, but he will stay on as interim…
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At least 1,297 people died (WSJ) after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on Saturday. The earthquake’s epicenter was seventy-eight miles from the…
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President Ashraf Ghani fled Afghanistan (Economist) yesterday as Taliban leaders broadcast a victory message from the presidential palace in Kabul. Ghani’s departure…
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Since last month, angry and frustrated Ahwazi Arabs of Iran have been protesting deliberate water shortage, deteriorating living conditions, and…
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