Tag: War and unrest
Haitian president’s hometown holds funeral amid violence
CAP-HAITIEN, Haiti — The hometown of slain Haitian President Jovenel Moïse prepared to receive his body on Friday for a private funeral amid heavy...
Eritrean refugees under attack in Ethiopia’s Tigray war
NAIROBI, Kenya — Thousands of Eritrean refugees are increasingly caught in the middle of the conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, where witnesses and U.N....
Top international official in Bosnia bans denial of genocide
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — The top international official in Bosnia on Friday banned denial of genocide in the Balkan country to counter attempts by Bosnia’s...
House votes to evacuate more Afghan allies as US war ends
House lawmakers voted overwhelmingly Thursday to allow in thousands more of the Afghans who worked alongside Americans in the Afghanistan war, citing the urgency...
US launched several airstrikes in support of Afghan forces
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military launched several airstrikes this week in support of Afghan government forces fighting Taliban insurgents, including in the strategically important...
Gen. Milley says Taliban appear to have ‘strategic momentum’
WASHINGTON — The Taliban appear to have “strategic momentum” in the fight for control of Afghanistan as they put increasing pressure on key cities,...
Afghan war’s end quiets chaplain’s litany of funeral prayers
DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. — This is the place where widows wailed, where mothers buckled to the tarmac in grief and where children...
Israel shells Lebanon after rockets fired over border
JERUSALEM — The Israeli military said its artillery shelled southern Lebanon early Tuesday after two rockets were fired from Lebanon into Israeli territory.
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Turkey aims for dialogue with Taliban on Kabul Airport plan
ISTANBUL — Turkey’s president said Tuesday his country will talk with the Taliban regarding Turkey’s bid to operate and secure the airport in the...
Attackers try to stab the transitional president of Mali
BAMAKO, Mali — A man tried to stab Mali’s transitional President Col. Assimi Goita Tuesday at the Grand Mosque in the capital amid celebrations...