Governance

WASHINGTON — The leaders of the United States, Canada and Mexico are meeting Thursday for their first trilateral summit in five years, to discuss longstanding issues such as climate change, migration, economic competitiveness, as well as newer challeng…

WASHINGTON — A federal agency charged with making sure that government employees do not use their positions to influence elections released a scathing report this week, finding that at least 13 senior members of the administration of former President D…

Fourteen activists who planned to participate in the Beijing provincial assembly election have withdrawn four days ahead of the November 5 vote, saying their personal safety is at risk.Many of the activists are related to people arrested in a July 9, 2…

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden held a crucial private meeting with two key senators Sunday as he races to complete the details of a pared-down social safety net and climate control spending plan set for introduction in Congress as soon as Monday…

MEKELLE, ETHIOPIA / WASHINGTON — Ethiopian forces carried out an airstrike Friday on the city of Mekelle, their fifth on the Tigray regional capital since Monday.There were no immediate reports of casualties following Friday’s airstrike, which witnesse…

Protests erupted in the streets of Khartoum on Thursday over Sudan’s hybrid transitional government.Supporters of the northeast African nation’s civilian coalition, the Forces of Freedom and Change, turned out after crowds who support a military-led go…

The U.S. Secret Service said in a statement Wednesday that an investigation it conducted with the FBI has led to federal charges related to internet scams against seven leaders of the Cape Town Zone of the Neo Black Movement of Africa, also known as “B…

GABORONE — Botswana wildlife authorities have refuted reports the country’s rhinoceros population is on the verge of extinction due to poaching. The southern African country has battled a rise in poaching, with more than 60 animals killed in the last t…

JOHANNESBURG — A floundering economy, party in-fighting and ceaseless corruption allegations are plaguing South Africa’s ruling African National Congress. The nationwide local elections on November 1 will test whether loyalty to the party that brought …

NAIROBI — Media controlled by rebellious northern Ethiopian forces said the government launched air strikes on the capital of Tigray region on Monday, though the government denied the reports.Tigrai TV, controlled by the northern region’s Tigrayan Peop…