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Ethiopia Retakes Tigray's Towns, but the Bigger Fight May Be With Eritrea

WORLD POLITICS

Ethiopia's army has driven the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) out of the regional capital and several other towns in under two weeks. The victories are changing the question facing the Horn of Africa. It is no longer only whether Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed can end a rebellion that collapsed…

The Summit That Could Not Safely Be Held: Houthi Attacks Force Europe and the Gulf to Postpone Their Riyadh Meeting

A missile strike on the presidential palace in Aden and a closed Riyadh airport have turned a showcase diplomatic event into the latest casualty of a war that is reshaping the economics and politics of the Gulf.

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A Postponement With Wider Meaning…

Curfew, Terror Charges and a Shot Woman: Mauritius Faces Its Worst Unrest in Decades

WORLD NEWS

Mauritius, long marketed as one of Africa's most stable and prosperous democracies, spent this week under a night curfew covering about a third of the island. Protests that began over water shortages and the cost of living escalated after a police officer shot and wounded a young woman, and the…

Mauritius Imposes Curfew After Water Protests and a Police Shooting Spark Its Worst Unrest in Decades

PORT LOUIS, Mauritius  

The government of Mauritius has imposed an overnight curfew across roughly a third of the island after protests over water shortages and the rising cost of living turned violent. Demonstrations that began in the…

Kabila Joins Forces With M23 Rebels, Turning Congo's Dispute Into a Fight for the State

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo 

Joseph Kabila, who ruled the Democratic Republic of Congo for 18 years, has returned to the political stage as the head of an armed coalition. On Monday, he launched the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation (FRN) at his residence in Goma, a city the M23 rebels have…

A Firing Squad on Livestream: The Pentagon's Plan to Broadcast the Execution of the Fort Hood Shooter

 World Politics  

Background

On November 5, 2009, Army psychiatrist Major Nidal Malik Hasan walked into a soldier readiness processing center at Fort Hood, Texas, and opened fire on troops preparing to deploy. Thirteen people were killed and 32 were wounded, making it the…