Mauritius Wants to Rethink a Deal with the UK over Remote Islands Housing a Key US Base The British government says it still plans to hand over a contested Indian Ocean archipelago, which is home to a...
Niger Junta Suspends BBC Accusing It of 'Spreading False News' in Coverage of Attack Niger's ruling junta suspended the BBC for three months over the broadcaster's coverage of an extremist attack that allegedly...
Biden Says the US Is 'All in' on Africa During His Angola Visit Meant to Counter China Joe Biden's visit, the first to Angola by a U.S. president, is meant to promote billions of dollars of commitments to the sub...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
