March 21, 2024 Calls growing for Cuban military to side with the people as protests erupt over energy, food shortages Amid protests in Cuba over energy and food shortages, calls are growing for the military to side with the people fighting for better living conditions.
March 20, 2024 Controversial Indonesian defense minister wins presidential election Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto has been elected president, with the result being announced Wednesday and the runners-up vowing legal challenges to it.
March 20, 2024 Belarus raids target opposition-run 'people's embassies,' authorities confirm Belarusian authorities have launched dozens of raids against opposition figures suspected of "extremist" activity and launching "people's embassies" abroad.
March 20, 2024 Gangs target peaceful communities in new round of attacks on Haiti's capital Gangs instigated new attacks in the Port-au-Prince suburbs Wednesday, with reports of at least five bodies in and around the area; residents pleaded for help with local radio stations.
March 20, 2024 United Nations, European Union worry Hong Kong's new security law could threaten human rights The European Union and United Nations are concerned that Hong Kong's new national security bill, Article 23, could threaten human rights in the city.
March 19, 2024 Council to nominate new Haitian leader forms as gang violence consumes nation Caribbean leaders on Tuesday said that all but one entity tasked with nominating members of a transitional council has assumed a seat; leaving an 8 member council.
March 19, 2024 UN chief decries Burma conflict as airstrikes kill 2 dozen Rohingya villagers U.N. Secretary General António Guterres on Monday condemned escalating violence in Burma, following airstrikes that killed at least 25 Rohingya villagers.
March 19, 2024 Turkish warplanes strike Kurdish militant positions in Iraq after attack kills soldier, wounds 4 Turkey's latest airstrikes on Kurdish militants based in Iraq comes shortly after a Turkish soldier was killed in an attack believed to be perpetrated by the PKK separatist group.
March 19, 2024 Colombia's largest criminal group accepts president's offer to broker peace deal The Gaitanista Self Defense Forces of Colombia, or Gulf Clan, has accepted left-wing President Gustavo Petro's invitation to begin peace negotiations.
March 19, 2024 Independent Belarusian journalist tried in so-called 'extremism' case Independent Belarusian journalist Ihar Karnei stood trial Tuesday for extremism, in a case widely regarded as brazenly politically motivated.