Amnesty International has urged the UN Security Council to maintain its arms embargo on South Sudan amid “extreme violence by government forces and an increase in attacks on civilians, including war crimes”. Amnesty said it had documented “a series of extrajudicial executions, forced displacement, torture, and destruction of civilian property by the government and former […]

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden will formally introduce his top economic policy advisers on Tuesday as his administration prepares to take power amid a slowing economic recovery hampered by the resurgent coronavirus pandemic. Biden will appear at an event in his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware, alongside his selections for senior roles, including his nominee for U.S. […]

The right-leaning US Supreme Court appeared doubtful Monday about President Donald Trump’s plan to exclude potentially millions of illegal immigrants from the national census count, which could shift the balance of US politics over the next decade. But it was not clear if the nine justices would block Trump or let him follow through in […]

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned “in the strongest terms” Saturday’s killing of 43 farmers by suspected Boko Haram terrorists in Borno. Guterres reacted to the massacre in a statement by his spokesperson Mr Stéphane Dujarric, in New York on Monday. Reports say many others, including women were kidnapped in the attack on rice farmers […]

President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in Arizona was finalized Monday, further cementing his win even as Donald Trump continues to make claims of vote fraud. “This election was conducted with transparency, accuracy and fairness in accordance with Arizona’s laws and elections procedures, despite numerous unfounded claims to the contrary,” Arizona secretary of state Katie Hobbs said […]