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Prof. Anne Bayefsky Blasts Guterres UN Speech: 'This Blood Libel Is Patently False'

Professor Anne Bayefsky, President of Human Rights Voices and Director of the Touro Institute on Human Rights and the Holocaust, sharply criticized United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres following his address…

Oct 29, 2026
We tested coffee concentrates across flavors, strengths and prices — here are the best ones

We tested coffee concentrates across flavors, strengths and prices — here are the best ones

Our coffee experts tested and reviewed more than a dozen coffee and cold brew concentrates. Browse the best options based on preparation, strength, flavor and packaging.

Oct 29, 2026
Drone strike kills 30 people in Sudan’s Blue Nile region

Drone strike kills 30 people in Sudan’s Blue Nile region

Drone reportedly linked to RSF targets Wad al-Mahi, killing dozens near displacement camp, including women and children.

Oct 29, 2026
Renewed Fighting in Ethiopia Fuels Diplomatic Crisis With Eritrea and Egypt

Renewed Fighting in Ethiopia Fuels Diplomatic Crisis With Eritrea and Egypt

Renewed fighting between Ethiopia's federal government and regional armed groups has escalated into a diplomatic rupture with former wartime ally Eritrea, amid accusations of foreign support for armed groups.

Oct 29, 2026
Explainer: Why Renewed Fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray Risks a Regional War

Explainer: Why Renewed Fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray Risks a Regional War

Fighting has erupted in northern Ethiopia between federal troops and a rebel alliance headed by Tigrayan forces after months of tension, according to a Reuters explainer published by The Straits…

Oct 29, 2026
Nigeria to lose over 50% of UK aid as US, Europe slash foreign assistance

Nigeria to lose over 50% of UK aid as US, Europe slash foreign assistance

United Kingdom has announced a 50.2 per cent cut in development aids to Nigeria, following the  massive reduction by the British government in overseas assistance to enable it fund domestic priorities…

Oct 29, 2026

Ethiopia: No regard for civilians as fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray region continues - DW.com

Ethiopia: No regard for civilians as fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray region continuesDW.com Ethiopian pro-government forces claim capture of strategic Tigray townReuters Ethiopia fighting escalates in Tigray killing 52 civilians in…

Oct 29, 2026
Rights Group Says RSF Drone Strike in Sudan Killed 41 Near Ethiopian Border

Rights Group Says RSF Drone Strike in Sudan Killed 41 Near Ethiopian Border

A rights group says an RSF drone strike near the Ethiopian border killed 41 displaced people, including children, amid Sudan's escalating conflict.

Oct 29, 2026
Indonesia joins WAICO as founding member to boost AI development

Indonesia joins WAICO as founding member to boost AI development

Indonesia joined the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization (WAICO) as a founding member to accelerate domestic artificial intelligence ...

Oct 29, 2026
US deportees to Equatorial Guinea were arrested and beaten by police, lawyers say

US deportees to Equatorial Guinea were arrested and beaten by police, lawyers say

Two men deported by the United States to Equatorial Guinea have been arbitrarily arrested, their lawyers and rights groups said on Friday, after the police covered their heads with a…

Oct 29, 2026
Somalia's Federal Pact Said to Benefit Elites and al-Shabaab

Somalia's Federal Pact Said to Benefit Elites and al-Shabaab

A decade after Somalia's federal government was established in 2013, an analysis argues the arrangement profits elites and al-Shabaab while bringing questionable benefits to the majority of the public.

Oct 29, 2026
To reclaim its sovereignty, Senegal must approach debt differently

To reclaim its sovereignty, Senegal must approach debt differently

The country must break the cycle of flawed structural adjustment that only feeds its debt crisis

Oct 29, 2026