Video: Total Lunar Eclipse “Blood Moon”
The Earth's shadow will block most of the light reaching the lunar surface, creating a phenomenon known as a blood moon. Read in Spanish From Thursday evening until Friday morning,…
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The Impact of Resource Cuts in Uganda Through a Reporter's Eyes
Times Insider After the Trump administration cut much of U.S. foreign aid, a reporter wanted to understand how it would impact one of Uganda's most vulnerable communities. Times Insider explains…
Trump Offers Fast Track to Citizenship for South African Farmers
The president falsely claimed on social media that the South African government was confiscating farmland, echoing previous claims that the country mistreats white people. President Trump said in a social…
UN helicopter attacked as South Sudan on brink
The plane came under fire while attempting to rescue wounded soldiers, the UN said. The attack came amid fears that a key power-sharing agreement was in danger of collapsing, threatening…
Table Mountain bushfire moves towards Cape Town
Firefighters battled the blaze on the slopes of the national park for days, and it spread overnight into Cape Town's central business district. Firefighters in Cape Town were battling a…
Military plane crashes in residential area in Sudan, killing at least 46
The incident, the cause of which is unknown, added to the devastation caused by years of civil war. At least 46 people have been killed when a military plane crashed…
Unknown disease kills dozens in Congo, experts debate causes
The World Health Organization has suggested that mass poisoning was the cause of the 60 deaths. However, African experts suspect a more mundane cause. The mystery of an unknown illness…
Where homosexuality is punishable by death, aid cuts are 'heartbreaking'
Uganda's LGBTQ community was already struggling with the fallout from a harsh anti-gay law when the end of US aid put people at further risk. In the weeks since President…