South Africa Police Corruption Scandal Deepens as Key Figure Pleads Guilty, Signaling Possible Fallout for Senior Officials
JOHANNESBURG — A former high-ranking officer in South Africa’s police service has pleaded guilty to racketeering and money laundering, prosecutors announced Wednesday, in a case that could expose a web of corruption reaching into the upper echelons of government. Vusimusi…
Kenya Marks Deadly Protest Anniversary Amid Calls for Justice and Police Accountability
NAIROBI — One year after Kenya’s anti-government protests turned deadly, families of victims gathered near Parliament on Tuesday to lay flowers on barbed wire barricades, demanding justice for the dozens killed in clashes with security forces. The anniversary comes as…
US Supreme Court Ruling Grants Federal Agents Power to Block Asylum Seekers at Southern Border
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a landmark 5-4 decision on Wednesday, allowing federal agents to continue blocking asylum seekers from filing claims at the southern border under a new Biden administration rule. The ruling, which lifts lower-court injunctions…
Israel’s Military Campaign Against Iran Backfires as Gulf States Rally Behind US-Iran Diplomacy
Regional shift toward pragmatism undermines Israel’s strategy, reshaping Middle East alliances and economic priorities A military campaign launched by Israel with the stated aim of isolating Iran has instead pushed Gulf states closer to Tehran and strengthened their support for…
Bedouin Protests Expose Deep Divide Over Land, Identity, and State Power in Israel’s Negev Desert
Hundreds of Bedouin citizens of Israel gathered in the sun-scorched expanses of the Negev desert this week to challenge a policy they describe as state-sanctioned displacement, as Israeli authorities continue to demolish homes in unrecognized villages despite decades of local…
