US, Mexico call for Haiti security mission to confront gangs
Reuters The United States and Mexico said on Monday they will seek support from the United Nations for a security mission to restore order in Haiti amid a worsening humanitarian crisis, but did not identify who would lead the mission. Haiti is facing dire shortages of basic goods and a paralysis of economic activity due […]
Sudan’s civilian coalition presents vision for military exit from politics
Khartoum, SudanReuters Sudan’s main political coalition on Monday presented its vision for a fully civilian-led authority to lead a transition to elections, following stepped up efforts to end an 11-month-old stalemate between the ruling military and pro-democracy forces. A 2021 military coup ended a power-sharing partnership between the armed forces and the Forces of Freedom […]
Darien Gap: On treacherous trek, migrants risk it all for American dream
ANASTASIA MOLONEY, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports from migrant routes passing through the Darien Gap between Colombia and Panama…
Iran prison fire death toll grows as some EU states call for sanctions
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters Eight prisoners died as a result of a fire at Tehran’s Evin prison over the weekend, Iran’s judiciary said on Monday, doubling the death toll from a blaze that has increased pressure on the government as it struggles to contain mass protests. The fate of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian […]
Essay: Life expectancy improves in some countries after big drops in 2020 – but US and others see further falls
University of Oxford scholars JENNIFER BEAM DOWD, JOSÉ MANUEL ABURTO and RIDHI KASHYAP look – in an article first published on The Conversation – at what the latest data on life expectancy shows…