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May 23, 2013

United States
In Egypt, Obama Even Less Popular Than Bush Was: New Pew Poll

There are many ways to measure the success of American foreign policy, and popularity is not necessarily the best one. But when an administration and a president start out as Mr. Obama did, in essen…

Hosni Mubarak and Barack Obama

November 30, 2018

Niger
Recent Boko Haram Attacks Along Nigeria-Niger Border

Niger officials have announced that Boko Haram kidnapped eighteen girls from two villages, Blaharde and Bague, on November 24. The Blaharde and Bague kidnapping followed the November 22 killing of seven employees of the French drilling company Foraco at the village of Toumour, Niger.

Niger-Nigeria-Boko-Haram-Diffa-Border

May 19, 2021

Religion
A Conversation With Cardinal Dolan

JENKINS: Hello. Welcome, again, to the second day of the Council on Foreign Relations Religion and Foreign Policy Workshop. I am Jack Jenkins, national reporter with Religion News Service here in …

Play A Conversation With Cardinal Dolan

August 17, 2021

Zambia
Zambian Opposition Stalwart Hichilema Secures Big Win in Presidential Elections

The Zambian people turned out in robust numbers to elect veteran opposition politician Hakainde Hichilema of the United Party for National Development (UPND) their next president, enabling him to comfortably clear the threshold required to avert a run-off.

Hakainde Hichilema, Zambian opposition leader, waves to his supporters while wearing a mask.

April 23, 2019

Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Bombings: What We Know

A high level of coordination suggests the perpetrators had substantial expertise, possibly drawn from a foreign-based terrorist group.

Mourners carry the coffins of victims of the Sri Lanka bombings during a mass funeral in April.