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In our series of letters from African journalists, Sierra Leonean-Gambian writer Ade Daramy mines an archive of photos featuring US President John F Kennedy, who… Read More »John F Kennedy: When the US president met Africa’s independence heroes

By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK, Feb 27 (Reuters) – Myanmar’s United Nations envoy in New York vowed to fight on Saturday after the junta fired… Read More »Myanmar’s U.N. ambassador vows to fight after junta fired him

The Daily Beast Biden’s Syria Airstrikes May Feel Like Trump Déjà Vu. Here’s What’s Different. Bloomberg/GettyAmerican airstrikes on Iran-linked paramilitaries in Syria this week were… Read More »Myanmar’s military rulers reportedly fire U.N. ambassador after emotional anti-coup speech

The Daily Beast Biden’s Syria Airstrikes May Feel Like Trump Déjà Vu. Here’s What’s Different. Bloomberg/GettyAmerican airstrikes on Iran-linked paramilitaries in Syria this week were… Read More »Saudi Arabia says it intercepts missile attack over capital

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a resolution Friday demanding that all warring parties immediately institute a “sustained humanitarian pause” to… Read More »UN urges warring parties to halt fighting for vaccinations

Refinery29 A Week In Auckland, New Zealand On A $54,000 Salary Welcome to Money Diaries where we are tackling the ever-present taboo that is money.… Read More »WFP: Security protocols, leaks a focus of Congo probe

The New York Times A Harvard Professor Called Wartime Sex Slaves ‘Prostitutes.’ One Pushed Back. SEOUL, South Korea — The students and the survivor were… Read More »U.S. should sanction MbS, lead bid for justice in Khashoggi murder- UN expert

SEOUL, South Korea — The students and the survivor were divided by two generations and 7,000 miles, but they met on Zoom to discuss a… Read More »A Harvard Professor Called Wartime Sex Slaves ‘Prostitutes.’ One Pushed Back.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The recent blackouts that left 4 million Texas customers without electricity and heat during a deadly winter freeze also unplugged plants… Read More »Energy executive: Texas power plants turned off in crisis

PARIS (AP) — An international agency that monitors terrorism funding kept North Korea and Iran as the only two countries on its black list but… Read More »Senegal, Morocco, Caymans added to terror finance watch list