If you were among the scores of Americans who took to the streets in the wake of George Floyd’s horrific death to make a statement that Black lives matter, if you risked tear gas, riot…
Awa Ndiaye, 22, cleaned up after the aftermath. She heard protesters calling for a healthy democracy and fair trial for Ousmane Sonko, the accused politician. But Ndiaye worried the fury in the…
Police fired tear gas to disperse crowds throwing objects at security forces and setting tires on fire near the tribunal where Ousmane Sonko was reportedly set to testify. Armored vehicles were in…
“How can we watch this situation any longer?” said Christine Schraner Burgener, the U.N. special envoy to Myanmar, speaking to reporters. She said the military is using 9mm submachine guns and other…
The trial of a Des Moines Register reporter who was arrested covering racial justice protests last summer is slated to begin next week in what experts said is a rare criminal prosecution…
DAKAR, Senegal — Senegal’s main opposition leader Ousmane Sonko was arrested Wednesday on charges of disturbing the public order after hundreds of his supporters clashed with police while he was heading to…
The trial of a Des Moines Register reporter who was arrested covering racial justice protests last summer is slated to begin next week in what experts say is a rare criminal prosecution of…
Emmanuel Macron has been accused of running “scared” of imposing a nationwide lockdown in France. Mr Macron’s Prime Minister Jean Castex again refused to impose a national lockdown despite “very worrying” infection…
Protesters also injured security forces in reaction to the use of live fire. Of the 271 injured in protests over the week, 147 were personnel of the Iraqi security forces. Nasiriya, in…
When a picture of players on one knee surfaced, some fans expressed outrage at the gesture. School president Brian Noland said the team did not intend to disrespect the military, although he…