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At least 44 people have been killed in an explosion in Pakistan during a rally organised by an Islamist party. Another 100 people were injured in the explosion in the north-west Bajaur district, where Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl was holding a meeting. Police have found evidence suggesting the explosion...
VICE News’ Natashya Gutierrez investigates a dark new online scam industry built on violence and enslaved labor, gaining rare access to the human trafficking victims who were forced into stealing billions of dollars from everyday Americans...
Despite the bleak situation in Niger, a senior U.S. official says a “narrow” window of opportunity may be able to reverse the attempted military takeover. Senior Adviser for Africa at the U.S. Institute of Peace and former Foreign Minister of Mali Kamissa Camara joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss...
Former Malian Minister of Foreign Affairs Kamissa Camara explains what is happening in Niger after the coup and discusses possible solutions to the current crisis...
In the midst of escalating attacks between Ukraine and Russia, Saudi Arabia has intervened and will be hosting talks on Ukraine's peace plan this weekend. The plan seeks to hold Russia accountable for war atrocities, address reparations, and mandate the return of all captured Ukrainian territory to its...
The Biden administration is still holding back from labeling the military takeover of Niger’s government a “coup” a week after it was launched, even as Washington is reportedly set to evacuate some U.S. embassy staff from the country. The careful word choice keeps in play an estimated $200 million of...
The Biden administration is still holding back from labeling the military takeover of Niger’s government a “coup” a week after it was launched. The careful word choice keeps in play an estimated $200 million of humanitarian and economic support to the country, largely food assistance for a country of 25...
The United States and its partners are closely watching negotiations between United Nations aid chief Martin Griffiths and the Syrian government over continued aid access, weeks after Russia blocked the renewal of a near-decade-long humanitarian operation in northwest Syria. "We are prepared...
The deadly July suicide bombing at a political rally in Pakistan’s northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa highlights a troublesome trend of violence in the region. The bombing on Sunday targeted those attending a rally for the religious political party Jamiat Uleme-e-Islam-Fazal (JUIF) in the...
President Biden is calling for the immediate release of Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum and his family following last week’s military takeover of the country’s democratically elected government. Military soldiers led by Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani arrested Bazoum and declared Tchiani Niger’s head of state...