How a U.S. Ally Uses Aid as a Cover in War
The United Arab Emirates is expanding a covert campaign to back a winner in Sudan’s civil war. Waving the banner of the Red Crescent, it is also smuggling weapons and…
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‘Water Is Coming.’ Floods Devastate West and Central Africa
Flooding caused by heavy rains has left more than 1,000 people dead and hundreds of thousands of homes destroyed. Video Leer en español Aishatu Bunu, an elementary schoolteacher in Maiduguri,…
Michaela DePrince, War Orphan Turned Leading Ballerina, Dies at 29
In an impoverished orphanage in Sierra Leone, she longed to dance ballet. After being adopted by American parents, her improbable dream came true. Michaela DePrince, an acclaimed ballerina born during…
A Supermoon and Lunar Eclipse Will Light Up and Darken Tuesday’s Night Sky
Earth’s shadow will partially cover one of the biggest and brightest full moons this year. Leer en español The night sky on Tuesday will treat us to a partial lunar…
An Al Qaeda Affiliate Claimed Attacks in Mali. What Does It Want?
An extremist group that claims allegiance to Al Qaeda said it was responsible for assaults on a military police school and an air base in the West African country of…
A Fossilized Creature May Explain a Puzzling Painting on a Rock Wall
Trilobites The artwork suggests that the San people of South Africa have an Indigenous knowledge of paleontology that predated Western approaches to the field. On a sandstone cliff in South…
Second Apparent Assassination Attempt on Trump Prompts Alarm Abroad
News analysis There is widespread concern that the November election will not end well and that American democracy has frayed to the breaking point. Leer en español In the nine…
Floods Wreak Havoc Across Four Continents
Flooding events around the world share a common factor of an atmosphere made warmer by climate change. What can be done to help citizens prepare? Chad. Vietnam. Austria. The American…
Research That Led to Obesity Drugs Wins Major Medical Prize
Three scientists were recognized by the Lasker Awards for their work on the GLP-1 hormone. Others were honored for work to stop H.I.V. and for immune system discoveries. The Lasker…
Assault on Mali’s Capital Killed 50 or More, but Leaders Say Little
Days after the West African country’s ruling military was ambushed by Islamist rebels, it has sought to hide the true extent of the carnage. The military junta ruling the West…