Author: Sam Mednick
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Netanyahu says he hopes to announce the release of all hostages from Gaza ‘in the coming days’
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he hopes to announce the release of all hostages from Gaza “in the coming days” as indirect talks with Hamas continue in Egypt on Monday on a new U.S. plan to end the war. In a brief statement late Saturday, Netanyahu said he has…
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Senegal’s top surfer wants a fighting chance to compete at the Olympics
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In four months, the world’s best athletes will be at the Paris Olympics
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As Congo seeks to expand drilling, some communities worry pollution will worsen
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The central African nation of Congo is known for its mineral riches
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Senegal’s president defends delaying elections in exclusive interview as protests erupt nationwide
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Senegalese President Macky Sall defended his decision to postpone elections as violent protests erupted across the country
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Torture allegations mount in aftermath of Kherson occupation
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KHERSON, Ukraine • When a dozen Russian soldiers stormed into Dmytro Bilyi’s home in August, the 24-year-old police officer said they gave him a chilling choice: Hand in his pistol or his mother and brother would disappear. Bilyi turned his gun over to the soldiers, who carried machine guns and had their faces concealed. But…
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Torture allegations mount in aftermath of Kherson occupation
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KHERSON, Ukraine • When a dozen Russian soldiers stormed into Dmytro Bilyi’s home in August, the 24-year-old police officer said they gave him a chilling choice: Hand in his pistol or his mother and brother would disappear. Bilyi turned his gun over to the soldiers, who carried machine guns and had their faces concealed. But…
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Ukrainians grapple with power outages as winter approaches
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KYIV, Ukraine • The decorative candles Yaroslav Vedmid bought more than a year ago were never meant to be lit, but the dried wax that now clings to them attests to how they’ve been used almost nightly — a consequence of power cuts across Ukraine. Seated at the dinner table with his wife in a…
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Child abductions rise as South Sudan war incites desperation
AKOBO, South Sudan — It’s been almost two years since Deng Machar’s three young children were abducted from his home and likely sold for cattle. Sitting in South Sudan’s opposition-held town of Akobo, the 35-year-old pointed to the dirt beneath his feet. “They were playing right there,” Machar said. “It would be easier if they…