As Ethiopia’s National Dialogue seeks to chart a path toward peace, it faces an immense task. The Dialogue aims to address some of the country’s most difficult political, historical, institutional, social, and peacebuilding questions. Yet its success may ultimately depend on confronting a more basic question: why do Ethiopia’s major conflicts keep returning? A problem…
KABUL, Afghanistan — A truck carrying Afghan refugees returning from neighboring Pakistan overturned on a highway in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing at least 22 people and injuring about 36 others, most of them women and children, officials said. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The…
The ‘test’ of a new country This longing is shared by Angelica Angel, a 24-year-old student activist in exile. She had grown up with tear gas and police beatings in Venezuela. After all, she had started protesting at age 15. “They’ve pointed their guns at me, beaten me and almost arrested me. That’s when you…
The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza was still holding Thursday despite strains over missing hostages’ remains — including two U.S. nationals — and sporadic violence in the Palestinian enclave since the U.S. peace agreement came into effect almost a week ago. Mike Waltz, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, said Thursday that…
