Zimbabwe imposes lockdown in Kwekwe where variant detected
HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe has imposed a strict lockdown on the central city of Kwekwe because the COVID-19 variant dominant in India has been...
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though...
Palestinians claim victory as Gaza truce faces early test
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Palestinians rallied by the thousands early Friday after a cease-fire took effect in the latest Gaza war, with many...
Palestinians claim victory as Gaza truce faces early test
<p>GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Palestinians rallied by the thousands early Friday after a cease-fire took effect in the latest Gaza war, with many...
Nigeria’s Chief of Army staff, 10 other die in plane crash
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Nigeria's Chief of Army staff Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and 10 other officers were killed Friday in a plane crash, the...
Egypt, Sudan to hold joint drill amid Ethiopia Nile dispute
CAIRO — Egyptian military forces arrived in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum ahead of a joint drill amid mounting tensions with Ethiopia over a...
Renowned conservationist Jane Goodall wins Templeton Prize
Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her expertise on chimpanzees and her globe-spanning advocacy of environmental causes, was named Thursday as this year’s winner...
China says providing vaccines to almost 40 African states
<p>BEIJING — China said Thursday it is providing COVID-19 vaccines to nearly 40 African countries, describing its actions as purely altruistic in an apparent...
An ailing Sahrawi leader shakes Spain and Morocco’s alliance
LOGRONO, Spain — The mysterious COVID-19 patient arrived at an airport in northern Spain in a private jet. An ambulance ferried the 71-year-old man...
Spain: Stream of migrants stops as Morocco beefs up security
<p>CEUTA, Spain — Authorities in Ceuta, the Spanish enclave at the center of a humanitarian crisis and a diplomatic dispute between Morocco and Spain,...