Tag: International incidents
From scarcity to abundance: US faces calls to share vaccines
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Victor Guevara knows people his age have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in many countries. His own relatives in Houston have been...
Climate change creates migrants. Biden considers protections
SAN DIEGO — Ioane Teitiota and his wife fought for years to stay in New Zealand as refugees, arguing that rising sea levels caused...
EXPLAINER: Jerusalem dispute could derail Palestinian vote
JERUSALEM — A dispute over voting in east Jerusalem is threatening to cancel or delay the first Palestinian elections in more than 15 years.
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Detention of Jerusalem candidates threatens Palestinian poll
JERUSALEM — Israeli briefly detained three Jerusalem-based candidates for Palestinian legislative elections on Saturday, deepening a dispute over whether banning Palestinian residents of east...
Biden meets Japan’s leader to boost China-facing alliances
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is welcoming Japan’s prime minister to the White House on Friday in his first face-to-face meeting with a foreign...
Lebanon extends area claimed in border dispute with Israel
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s outgoing minister of public works said Monday that he has signed a decree that would increase the area claimed by the...
Russia’s FM in Egypt for talks on trade and Ethiopia’s dam
CAIRO — The foreign ministers of Egypt and Russia discussed trade and other ties between the two nations Monday, with Egypt’s top diplomat urging...
Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan resume talks on big dam amid tensions
CAIRO — A new round of talks between three African nations began Saturday, officials said, aimed at resolving a yearslong dispute over a giant...
In stark warning, Egypt leader says Nile water ‘untouchable’
ISMAILIA, Egypt — Egypt’s president said Tuesday his country’s share of the Nile River's waters are “untouchable" in a stark warning to Ethiopia, which...
Mexican soldiers seized after Guatemalan killed near border
MEXICO CITY — Some 300 residents of a remote stretch of the Mexico-Guatemala border held 15 Mexican soldiers captive for hours after one of...