Sudan rejects UN call for 'impartial force' to protect civilians

Port Sudan, Sudan — Sudan has rejected a call by U

Rubble and grief: Morocco’s High Atlas marks one year since record earthquake 

IMI N'TALA, Morocco — The rescue crews and bystanders are long gone but the remnants of homes still sit in piles off to the side of the jagged roads

Flooding in Morocco, Algeria kills more than a dozen people

RABAT, Morocco — Torrential downpours hit North Africa's normally arid mountains and deserts over the weekend, causing flooding that killed more than a dozen people in Morocco and Algeria and destroyed homes and critical infrastructure

4 migrants dead, others missing after boat capsizes off Senegal

DAKAR, Senegal — A boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Senegal over the weekend, leaving at least four people dead and several others missing, local authorities said Monday

HRW calls for stronger Sudan arms embargo as UN weighs sanctions

Nairobi, Kenya — The United Nations Security Council is expected to vote Wednesday on whether to renew existing sanctions that prevent the transfer of military equipment to Sudan’s western Darfur region

Germany’s Scholz calls for faster progress ending Russia's war on Ukraine

FRANKFURT, Germany — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Sunday he and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy agree that Russia should be included in a future peace conference aimed at ending Russia's war against Ukraine

'Bucha Witches' are keeping skies over Kyiv drone-free

They call themselves Bucha Witches – an all-female volunteer air defense unit near Kyiv targeting the Iranian Shahed drones that Russia fires at Ukraine

Germany expands controls at borders to stem irregular migration, extremism risks

BERLIN — Germany's interior minister on Monday ordered temporary controls at all German land borders as a response to irregular migration and to protect the country from extremist threats

Poland says its cybersecurity experts foiled Russian, Belarusian attacks

WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s security officials said Monday they have foiled cyberattacks and online blackmail attempts by groups acting for Russian and Belarusian services

Catherine, Princess of Wales, says she completed chemotherapy, will return to limited public duties

london — Catherine, the princess of Wales, has completed chemotherapy and will make a limited number of public appearances in the coming months, bolstering Britain's royal family after it was rocked by the twin cancer diagnoses of the princess and Ki[..]

China announces joint naval, air drills with Russia

Beijing — China’s Defense Ministry on Monday announced joint naval and air drills with Russia starting this month, underscoring the closeness between their militaries as Russia presses its grinding invasion of Ukraine

China's Xi, Spain's Sanchez seek to ease EU-China trade disputes 

beijing — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday urged visiting Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to play a constructive role in improving strained ties between Bejing and the European Union

Exiled Iran opposition group says Sweden offices firebombed 

STOCKHOLM — An exiled Iranian opposition group said Monday that its offices in Stockholm were firebombed overnight, with police saying they had opened an investigation into arson

Tropical system to drench parts of US Gulf Coast, may strengthen

Houston, Texas — A tropical disturbance in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico was forecast to bring significant rainfall to parts of Texas and Louisiana this week and was expected to develop into a tropical storm and possibly even a hurricane, the Natio[..]

Presidential debates that sparked change

President Joe Biden’s poor performance during the debate against Donald Trump in June led to his withdrawal from the race and the elevation of Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee