‘Cataclysmic Situation’ in Haiti Leaves 1,500 Dead in Gang Violence

The United Nations on Thursday said poor governance and increasing levels of gang violence had brought state institutions “close to collapse.” Source link

Friday Briefing – The New York Times

A year in a Russian prison for a U.S. reporter One year ago today, the Russian authorities detained Evan Gershkovich, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, and accused him…

A Very Royal Scavenger Hunt

Some members of the royal family, particularly the princes and princesses of its younger generation, are easy to slot into that victim role. They are wealthy, famous and photogenic, and…

A River Awakens, Bringing Green Magic to a Desert Town

The Australia Letter is a weekly newsletter from our Australia bureau. Sign up to get it by email. Whenever there’s rain in the forecast for the desert town of Mparntwe,…

Saudi Arabia, Lagging on Women’s Rights, Is to Lead U.N. Women’s Forum

Saudi Arabia won an uncontested bid to lead a United Nations body dedicated to women’s rights for the 2025 session, bringing condemnation from human rights groups that argued that the…

Taiwan’s Top Diplomat Says U.S. Aid to Ukraine Is Critical for Deterring China

Joseph Wu, the foreign minister of Taiwan, said on Thursday that a halt in U.S. arms shipments to Ukraine would embolden China in its aggressions against Taiwan and fuel propaganda…

South Africa Bus Crash Kills 45, but 8-Year-old Survives

An 8-year-old girl was the sole survivor after a bus carrying 46 people on their way to an Easter weekend pilgrimage in South Africa on Thursday plunged 165 feet from…

Fighting Rages Around Two Gaza Hospitals as Pressure on Israel Rises

Israeli forces are battling to retake areas they had already seized, showing the militants’ resilience, as critics call for less destructive tactics in the war. Source link

Friday Briefing: Sam Bankman-Fried Gets 25 Years

Plus, three video game adventures for the weekend. Source link

U.K. Backsliding on Civil and Political Rights, U.N. Body Says

An influential United Nations human rights body delivered a scathing assessment Thursday on the protection of civil rights in Britain, accusing the Conservative government of backsliding and urging the country…