Tag: War and unrest
Ethiopia accuses aid groups of ‘arming’ Tigray fighters
NAIROBI, Kenya — Ethiopia’s government has accused humanitarian aid groups working in its war-hit Tigray region of “arming” Tigray fighters and threatened to halt...
‘Boogaloo’ adherent gets home confinement in gun case
BALTIMORE — A Maryland man who belonged to an anti-government extremist movement was sentenced on Thursday to six months of home confinement for illegally...
Judge to hear bid to extradite driving school owner to Iraq
PHOENIX — An Arizona judge will hold a hearing Thursday over whether to sign off on a request by the Iraqi government to extradite...
Afghanistan’s neighbors wary as US seeks nearby staging area
American diplomats are escalating a charm offensive with Central Asian leaders this week as they work to secure a close-by spot to respond to...
Israel arrests dozens of Hamas-linked students in West Bank
JERUSALEM — Israel says it arrested “dozens” of Palestinian students in the occupied West Bank who are linked to the Hamas militant group.
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South Africa’s army starts large deployment to restore order
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa's army has begun deploying 25,000 troops to assist police in quelling the weeklong riots and violence sparked by the imprisonment...
‘I came here to fight’: Rare footage of Ethiopia’s Tigray
MEKELE, Ethiopia — The 16-year-old girl hoped to go to war. Inspired by the sight of resurgent local forces marching in to retake the...
UAE inaugurates embassy in Israel in downtown Tel Aviv
JERUSALEM — The United Arab Emirates formally opened its embassy in Israel on Wednesday, inaugurating its diplomatic offices in Tel Aviv less than a...
Syrian refugee swimmer makes his mark at the Paralympics
ATHENS, Greece — When Ibrahim Al Hussein fled Syria in 2012 after being wounded by an explosion during his country's civil war, his life...
Bush criticizes Afghanistan withdrawal, fears for women
BERLIN — Former President George W. Bush criticized the Western withdrawal from Afghanistan in an interview with a German broadcaster released Wednesday, saying he...