New musical project tells 1800s story of US transcontinental railroad
Rhiannon Giddens is a Grammy- and Pulitzer-winning musical artist whose latest project tells the story of the U.S. transcontinental railroad...
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Biden signs funding bill into law, averting US government shutdown
The US president hails the passage of the budget legislation after days of uncertainty and negotiations that went down to...
Eritrea: President Isaias Holds Talks with Special Chinese Delegation – Africa.com
President Isaias Afwerki met with Ambassador Xue Bing, China’s Special Envoy to the Horn of Africa, this morning at Adi...
Lack of shelter, food increases Gazans’ misery as winter sets in
GENEVA — As temperatures drop and seasonal rains flood fragile settlements in the Gaza Strip this winter, aid agencies fear...
Syria and the stakes for regional powers
As Syria’s new leadership takes shape, competing media narratives in Iran and Turkiye illuminate the region’s shifting geopolitical dynamics. Contributors:Dina...
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Children executed and women raped in front of their families as M23 militia unleashes fresh terror on DRC
They were looking for new ways to kill, ways to send fresh terror across North Kivu.It was early afternoon when...
Pakistan jails 25 Imran Khan supporters over attacks on military sites
Military court convicts civilians involved in 2023 unrest, with rights groups slamming ruling as ‘intimidation tactic’.Pakistan has jailed 25 civilians...
Pakistan Taliban claim raid that killed 16 soldiers
ISLAMABAD — The Pakistani Taliban claimed a brazen overnight raid on an army outpost near the border with Afghanistan on...
In the DRC, rape is rife. How can women recover in a war zone?
They arrive every few minutes, survivors of the unrelenting sexual violence that defines one of the world’s most intractable conflicts....
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