A court in Senegal sentenced the country’s leading opposition figure to two years in prison on Thursday after finding him guilty of “corrupting youth,” prompting scores of protesters to take to the streets, and clash with security forces, throughout the country. The ruling, which for now bars him from running in future elections, throws the […]
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As Japan’s Leader Goes to Seoul, South Koreans Are All Ears
As Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan arrived in Seoul on Sunday to nurture a fledgling détente between the neighboring countries, South Koreans were waiting intently for what he had to say about Japan’s brutal colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula in the early 20th century. Mr. Kishida’s two-day trip follows a visit in March […]
Russian Wagner Leader Threatens to Pull Out of Bakhmut: Ukraine War Live News
The Kremlin is trying to muster the usual patriotic fervor that grips the country in the days before the May 9 Victory Day parade, but unease with Russia’s stumbling war in Ukraine keeps bursting forth. The latest manifestation came from Yevgeny V. Prigozhin, leader of the Wagner mercenary group, who used what he said were […]
Opposition Leader Says He Left Venezuela After Being Threatened
Venezuela’s most prominent opposition leader, Juan Guaidó, said late Monday that he had been forced out of Colombia, hours after crossing the border into the country after receiving threats from the Venezuelan government. Colombia’s president disputed the assertion that Mr. Guaidó had been forcibly removed. Speaking in a video posted on Twitter, Mr. Guaidó said he […]
Fumio Kishida, Japan’s Leader, Safely Evacuated After Blast
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan was safely evacuated on Saturday from a site where he had been scheduled to give a speech and shortly before an explosion was heard, according to the police. An object was thrown, prompting Mr. Kishida’s removal. By the time of the explosion, the prime minister had been taken away […]
The Latest: War in Ukraine: Leader of Russian Mercenary Group Affirms Ukraine’s Hold on Bakhmut
BEIJING — President Emmanuel Macron of France and Xi Jinping, China’s top leader, appealed on Thursday for a rapid return to peace talks to end the war in Ukraine, but Mr. Xi did not indicate whether he would use his close relationship with Moscow to push Russia to negotiate. Greeted with great pomp at the […]
China Welcomes Belarusian Leader Amid Concerns About Ukraine
President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko of Belarus arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for a three-day visit in which China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, is expected to meet with him, lending support to one of Russia’s staunchest allies amid growing concerns in the United States and Europe about China’s position on the war in Ukraine. Mr. Lukashenko, […]
Fierce Battle Rages for ‘Every Stairwell’ in Bakhmut, Wagner Leader Says
A fierce fight was raging on Sunday in the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, where a Russian paramilitary leader said Ukrainian forces were defending “every street, every house, every stairwell,” as they waged a desperate effort to deny Moscow its first significant battlefield success in months. Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of the Wagner private military […]
Senior ISIS Leader in Somalia Killed in U.S. Special Operations Raid
WASHINGTON — Special Operations troops killed a senior Islamic State leader in a helicopter raid in a remote area of Somalia on Thursday, a U.S. official said. A U.S. official identified the man as Bilal al-Sudani, an Islamic State leader operating in Somalia. United States Africa Command said in a news release that the U.S. […]
Juan Guaidó Is Voted Out as Leader of Venezuela’s Opposition
CARACAS, Venezuela — The opposition legislature in Venezuela voted on Friday to terminate its interim government, ending the leadership of Juan Guaidó, who for years had served as the face of resistance to the country’s authoritarian government. The vote was a blow to the United States, which had steadfastly backed Mr. Guaidó. It was the […]