World News
Mass Crowds Gather for First Friday Prayers Since Assad Ouster. By Stéphane Dujarric / Democracy Now
Haiti’s shaky transition needs saving, say political leaders. They want CARICOM to intervene. By Jacqueline Charles / Miami Herald
The African Union has a poor record of protecting democracy. 2024 was no different. By Adem K Abebe / The Conversation
Convicted for making racial slurs, she faces 8 years in Brazilian prison. By Terrence McCoy and Marina Dias / Wash Post
Atlanta Phambili Initiative intended to assist South African business. Thuto Ngobeni Reports / Channel Africa
The World Is on Fire. And Trump’s About to Be President. Feel Better? By Michael Tomasky / The New Republic
Massacre in Haiti’s Capital Leaves Nearly 200 Dead, U.N. Says. By Frances Robles / NYT
Ghana’s ruling party candidate concedes presidential election to his opposition rival. By Francis Kokutse / ABC News
‘Specific Intent To Destroy Palestinians’: Amnesty International Concludes Israel Is Carrying Out Genocide In Gaza. By Akbar Shahid Ahmed / HuffPost
Ethiopia’s Agony: ‘I Have Never Seen This Kind of Cruelty in My Life.’ By Alexis Okeowo / NYT
Caribbean Matters: Afro-Cuban heroes Antonio Maceo and Mariana Grajales Cuello. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
Economic hardship looms over Ghana as country readies for polls. By Eromo Egbejule / The Guardian
NATO chief urged Trump to see Ukraine aid as ‘a good deal’ for U.S. By Michael Birnbaum and Ellen Francis / Wash Post
South Korea’s Warning for Washington. By Brian Klaas / The Atlantic
Requiem for an empire: How Trump’s second term could reshape the world. By Alfred McCoy / Salon
How Kennedy Has Worked Abroad to Weaken Global Public Health Policy. By Selam Gebrekidan, Justin Scheck, Sarah Hurtes and Pete McKenzie / NYT
Why Israel and Hezbollah reached a ceasefire now − and what it means for Israel, Lebanon, Biden and Trump. By Asher Kaufman / The Conversation
How the World’s Largest Democracy Slid Toward Authoritarianism. By Jennifer Szalai / NYT
Robert Sobukwe, the South African leader once as revered as Mandela. By Nick Dall / Ajazeera
A potential Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire deal has emerged. Here’s what to expect. By David Brennan / ABC News
War fatigue deepens in Israel as deaths mount and fighting expands. By Shira Rubin / Wash Post
The number of children recruited by gangs in Haiti soars by 70%, UNICEF says. By Danica Coto / ABC News
I.C.C. Issues Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant. By Matthew Mpoke Bigg and Aaron Boxerman / NYT
Trump wants a deal on Ukraine. But a bad deal is worse than none. By the Editorial Board / Wash Post
I Watched Orbán Destroy Hungary’s Democracy. Here’s My Advice for the Trump Era. By Gabor Scheiring / Politico
Putin Sees America Hurtling to Disaster, With Trump at the Wheel. By Mikhail Zygar / NYT
