[ad_1] NAIROBI, Kenya – It started with a helicopter evacuation of American diplomats from the besieged Sudanese capital just after midnight Sunday, then turned into a full exodus of foreign officials and citizens as fighting raged around them. At the…
[ad_1] Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of the notorious private military company Wagner, has offered weapons to paramilitaries fighting for control of Sudan, according to American officials. Mr Prigozhin, who has waged a brutal military campaign on behalf of Russia in…
[ad_1] Evacuation from Sudan The US evacuated diplomats from Sudan yesterday, beginning an exodus of foreign diplomats from the country as the war there entered its second week. Officials said nearly 100 people – mostly US Embassy employees – were…
[ad_1] Bruce Haigh, an Australian diplomat who abandoned the protocol of his profession to provide secret support to anti-apartheid figures in South Africa, including the banned newspaper editor depicted in the movie “Cry Freedom,” died on April 7 in Australia.…
[ad_1] Hello, royal watchers. This is your regular dose of royal news and analysis. Reading this online? Sign up here to get this delivered to your inbox. As the calendar moves ever closer to May 6, more details are emerging about the coronation…
[ad_1] This First Person article was written by Freshta Hemmati, an Afghan women’s rights activist and journalist living in PEI For more information on First Person stories, see FAQ. My family first fled Afghanistan when the Taliban took over Kabul…
[ad_1] Kenyan police have buried the bodies of 21 people believed to be followers of a Christian cult that believed they would go to heaven if they starved to death. Police near the coastal town of Malindi began exhuming the…
[ad_1] South Africa’s envoy to Ottawa asked Canada to help broker an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine, arguing that sending weapons to Kyiv will only prolong the dangerous conflict that is aggravating hunger in developing countries. “We have all…
[ad_1] Scotland is fast becoming a part of British politics like Ireland in the 19th century: a country of intractable political grievances and problems that cannot be easily answered. It has voted against independence but since 2007 it has voted…
[ad_1] For sale: 25 acre uninhabited island with pristine Scottish coastline views. There was no one in sight for miles. Just you and the bird, all for at least 150,000 British pounds, or about $186,000. The catch: Getting to the…