Month: August 2023
Why West African nations are seeing a spate of military coups
In recent years, several West African nations have seen the military seize control of the government. While there are unifying factors running through these coups, looking at each case individually helps explain what’s going on. Ali Rogin speaks with Kamissa
Read MoreQatari prime minister says his nation does not ‘have a war with Israel’
In Singapore, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani stresses backing for 2001 Arab Peace Initiative to resolve Israeli-Palestinian conflict, touts Doha’s role as regional mediator
Read MoreAn opening for diplomacy? Prigozhin death leaves Russian mercenaries without leader
Washington is watching closely to see what happens to Russia’s Wagner Group after its leader was killed.
Read MoreMarch on Washington: Thousands of attendees fight for civil rights – USA TODAY
March on Washington: Thousands of attendees fight for civil rights USA TODAY Martin Luther King Jr: Thousands gather on National Mall to mark the March on Washington’s 60th anniversary Sky News Sixty years after King’s ‘dream’ speech, thousands gather in Washington Reuters Thousands
Read MoreThousands converge on National Mall to mark March on Washington’s 60th anniversary
‘Have we reached the mountaintop? Not by a long shot,’ one leading activist says on spot where hundreds of thousands gathered in 1963
Read MoreBob Barker, Iconic Host of The Price Is Right, Dies
Bob Barker, the affable television icon and animal rights activist who hosted The Price Is Right for more than three decades, died Saturday. He was 99. A fixture on American TV screens for decades, Barker was host of the iconic
Read MoreIslamic State group almost doubled its territory in Mali in under a year, U.N. says
Islamic State extremists have almost doubled the territory they control in Mali in less than a year, United Nations experts said in a new report. (Image credit: Jerome Delay/AP)
Read MoreSpain coach calls World Cup kissing row ‘real nonsense’ and Rubiales’ behaviour ‘inappropriate’
Spain’s women’s football coach has described the World Cup kissing row as “a real nonsense” that has “tarnished a well-deserved victory” for the players and the country.
Read More