War And Unrest
Muslims end Ramadan, begin holiday amid war, reconciliation
Large parts of the Muslim world are preparing to celebrate the end of the fasting month of Ramadan and the start of the holiday of Eid al-Fitr, but the festivities are overshadowed in many parts of the region by conflict and tragedy
Guy Ritchie explores the soldier/interpreter dynamic in war
There is a line in “Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant,” in theaters Friday, in which Jake Gyllenhaal’s army sergeant John Kinley is having a disagreement with Dar Salim’s Ahmed, the man assigned to be his interpreter in Afghanistan, who has gone beyond straight translation and into the realm of strategy
Daffodils bloom as symbol of Warsaw ghetto uprising memory
Yellow daffodils are everywhere in Warsaw this week, a symbol of remembrance of the 1943 uprising by Jews in the city's ghetto against Nazi Germany
AP image of Mariupol hospital attack wins World Press Photo
Associated Press photographer Evgeniy Maloletka has won the World Press Photo of the Year for his harrowing image of emergency workers carrying a pregnant woman through the shattered grounds of a maternity hospital in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol in the chaotic aftermath of a Russian attack
Danes, Dutch to donate Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine
Denmark and the Netherlands plan to provide Ukraine with at least 14 refurbished Leopard 2 battle tanks to be supplied from early 2024
NATO chief visits Kyiv for first time since Russian invasion
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is visiting Ukraine for the first time since last year’s invasion by Russia, an alliance official says
NATO head defiantly says Ukraine belongs in alliance one day
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg has defiantly declared that Ukraine deserves to join the military alliance and pledged continuing support on his first visit to Kyiv since Russia’s invasion just over a year ago
Cattle raiding by jihadis soars in Mali, fuels conflict
Cattle raiding by Islamic extremists is soaring at unprecedented levels in Mali, with jihadis linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group stealing millions of dollars' worth of cattle to buy weapons and vehicles to fund their insurgency across the war-torn West African country and region below the Sahara Desert, known as the Sahel
Stampede in Yemen’s capital kills at least 78, officials say
A crowd stampeding at an event to distribute financial aid during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, has left at least 78 people dead and 73 injured, according to Houthi officials and witnesses
Stampede in Yemen at Ramadan charity event kills at least 78
A crowd stampeding at an event to distribute financial aid during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, has left at least 78 people dead and 73 injured, according to Houthi officials and witnesses