Chad gains independence from France with Francois Tombalbaye as its first president, but peace and stability prove elusive and the country is…
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The trial of former Iranian official Hamid Noury began (Al Jazeera) in Sweden. Noury, who has been in custody in Sweden for…
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The Taliban seized the capitals (NYT) of Badakhshan, Baghlan, and Farah Provinces yesterday, bringing the total number of capitals seized to nine…
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A Chinese court sentenced Canadian businessman Michael Spavor (SCMP) to eleven years in prison for espionage in a case that is widely…
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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed called for “all capable Ethiopians” to join government forces (WaPo) in a conflict against rebels that began…
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Canada began allowing nonessential travel (CBC) by U.S. citizens and permanent residents for the first time in sixteen months. They must be…
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On the one-year anniversary of a controversial election in Belarus, the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom imposed new sanctions…
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President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, which allows him to escalate U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War…
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The FBI said it is reviewing classified documents (NYT) regarding the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks with an eye to making some…
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Bangladesh began a drive to vaccinate (Dhaka Tribune) around forty-eight thousand Rohingya aged fifty-five and older in refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar.…
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North Korea did not answer (Yonhap) a daily call on a newly established military hotline with South Korea hours after Kim Yo-jong,…
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The U.S. State Department said special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad has traveled to Doha, Qatar, for talks with representatives (Axios) from the Taliban…
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Millions of dollars that the U.S. federal government diverted for the construction of the U.S.-Mexico border wall in 2019 was…
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Peru’s new prime minister, Guido Bellido, told Reuters that the government plans to participate in industries such as natural gas and hydroelectricity…
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The head of Poland’s ruling Law and Justice party, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, said the government will dissolve a disciplinary system (Reuters) for judges…
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Sudan announced it is recalling its ambassador to Ethiopia (National) after the country refused Sudan’s offer to mediate a cease-fire in the…
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African American track star Jesse Owens wins his fourth gold medal at the 1936 Berlin Olympics in the 4×100 meters relay. His…
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The top negotiator for Yemen’s Houthi rebels said it would be useless to hold fresh talks (Reuters) with Hans Grundberg, the newly…
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The Taliban has captured (Al Jazeera) six of Afghanistan’s provincial capitals, including much of the city of Kunduz (TOLOnews), in less than a…
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Approval for Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s government sank from 31 percent before the start of the Tokyo Olympics to…
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