In 2003, rebels in Darfur, the western region of Sudan, took up arms against the central government in the capital of Khartoum because they felt officials were mistreating non-Arab citizens. In response, as the Encyclopedia Britannica recounted, the Sudanese government armed Arabs in what would...
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Peru’s top prosecutor this week accused President Dina Boluarte of the killings of anti-government protesters earlier this year, a move that further deepens the South American country’s year-long political crisis, Le Monde reported. Attorney General Patricia Benavides charged the president and her prime minister with first-degree...
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Niger’s military government scrapped a law aimed at cracking down on human smugglers this week, a decision that prompted concerns among European Union officials of another influx of migrants into Europe, Euronews reported. The junta – which took power in July – announced it was repealing...
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A special court acquitted French Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti on charges of conflict of interest, a case that marked the first time in modern France that a government minister was put on trial while still in office, Radio France Internationale reported Wednesday. The case against Dupond-Moretti...
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While most people get to rest on the weekend, plants work harder. Satellite data showed that human activity could be linked to levels of photosynthesis made by plants, and their capacity to hold carbon dioxide, reported New Scientist. Photosynthesis is a chemical reaction through which plants...
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