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What’s behind the recent unrest in South Africa?

Tunisia faces political, economic crisis again as President Saied removes PM Mechichi, suspends Parliament.

The Olympics are on – here’s your guide to Tokyo 2020.

The planet is in trouble. Can international law make a difference?

Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is the source of an almost decade-long diplomatic standoff in the region.

The president of Haiti has been assassinated. What happened to Jovenel Moïse?

Are more gun laws the answer to America’s gun violence problem?

Experts say little can be done to mitigate immediate danger but urge Joe Biden to take up ambitious, long-term strategy.

What are deepfakes and should we be worried?

Iranians are choosing a new president with the ballot offering four candidates, including frontrunner Ebrahim Raisi.

Why are some people saying the election is already a done deal?

Over the past five decades, the US has blocked at least 53 UN Security Council resolutions critical of Israel.

Hundreds have lost their lives in recent months due to ethnic violence in Africa’s second most populous country.

Recent sabotage at Iran’s Natanz facility threatens to upend nuclear negotiations that began last week.