‘Commercial diplomacy’ won’t protect Red Sea security or counterterrorism goals if the Horn of Africa collapses into a regional conflict.

More oil is moving through the Strait of Hormuz. What does that mean for Iran’s wartime leverage?

Immigrant advocates are grappling with the Supreme Court’s decision to allow the Trump administration to move forward with third-country deportations.

Rachel Dolezal is now a type.

Defeatist narratives abound. Yet Germany’s latest elections suggest voter dissatisfaction is benefiting the left as well as the right, says the political scientist Cas Mudde

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President Trump built his political brand in part on bashing Mexico. Now his second presidency depends on deepening partnerships with the country.

Liberal democracy is in worldwide retreat, including in its birthplace — the United States.

Witnesses say men were hooded and beaten in Equatorial Guinea. The autocratic government there is a partner in President Trump’s deportation program.

The ruling allows migrants to contest deportations to countries other than their place of origin. The case could head to the Supreme Court.

The policy, set to take effect Friday, would give immigration officers broader authority to deny permanent residency to people using public benefits.

Immigration has become a prism through which all the continent’s ills are viewed.

Many noncitizens need immigration records the government has to prove their legal stay and resist deportation. The government is redacting and withholding those documents, lawyers say.

We know how to stop the atrocities in Sudan. There’s just too little interest in doing so.

Rights groups say those missing after being deported under one in, one out deal include dozens of age-disputed children

The proposals for 2030 are among significant changes that would upend a process for helping allot congressional seats and shape policies that address disparities.

Sunday’s vote in the state of Saxony-Anhalt could produce the strongest showing in the history of the Alternative for Germany party, and potentially a far-right government in the statehouse.

President Trump’s foreign adventurism will drive immigrants to the United States. And his anti-immigrant base knows it.

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We must be honest about the seriousness of the situation we’re in.

Insecurity has been a pivotal issue in Nigerian elections for decades — underscoring governments’ inability to tackle the issue.

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The Taliban have banned education for millions of Afghan girls. Times journalists examined classrooms where students, teachers and parents continue to resist by defying the rules.

Republicans still have some clear advantages on the map, but President Trump’s unpopularity has opened the door for an outcome that once seemed far-fetched.

Senator Andy Kim of New Jersey spoke with detainees at the Newark detention center who said they had trouble accessing medical care. Staff members there disputed that account.

It doesn’t take much for small powers to gain a big advantage over the powerful.

U.S. leaders limited immigration amid economic and social turmoil. Historians see similarities to Trump’s crackdown, with a catch: He’s doing it without Congress.

Decrees restricting women’s rights to study, work, travel and act independently now threaten to damage Afghanistan permanently, experts say.

A wave of disinformation online contributed to a surge of migrants in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta who were trying to reach Europe, resulting in about 90 deaths.

Israel and the United States aren’t just targeting the Lebanese militant group’s weapons. They’re going after its money.

Juan Jesús Vivas says influx seen as ‘at least encouraged or permitted’ by Rabat, as Spain demands EU solidarity

People among the more than 50,000 who entered Spanish enclave this week describe the journey and their prospects

Speculation has focused on lax Moroccan policing, attractive Spanish immigration policies and misinformation from human traffickers. In reality, experts said, it’s too early to know.

The arrivals in Ceuta, a six-mile-long peninsula on Morocco’s northern coast that Spain has governed for centuries, have fueled political tensions.

No matter what the West does, Russia will not yield.

A recent Supreme Court ruling cleared the way for the Trump administration to end a humanitarian program that has allowed about one million immigrants to work legally in the U.S.

Thousands have fled amid months of anti-immigration protests as campaigners demand undocumented people leave the country

First as a Marine and then as a journalist, I spent years tied to Afghanistan. I returned one last time to speak to a former enemy in search of answers, and perhaps closure.

The quick-fix fantasies of the world’s strongmen.

Daniel Ortega has been accused of rigging recent elections in Nicaragua. Now, the authoritarian leader says the nation won’t even hold a vote.

Retirement communities already grappling with labor shortages are being forced to terminate caregivers at a time when more Americans are living longer.

L’ouvrage, dont la construction est évoquée depuis une décennie, traverserait treize pays d’Afrique de l’Ouest avant d’être raccordé au gazoduc Maghreb-Europe.

The ousting of Ma Xingrui – the third Politburo member in recent years - suggests Xi’s tolerance of dissent is diminishing, say analysts

Gen Z is increasingly turning to trade schools in hopes of future-proofing their careers against A.I. But getting their parents and peers on board can be a challenge.

America is not prepared for population decline.

Nearly three in four U.S. adults say immigration is a good thing, down slightly from a record high last year. Party gaps on immigration remain wide.

El Obeid becomes key battleground in war between Sudan’s armed forces and their paramilitary enemies, the RSF

Melting pot, tapestry, mosaic, kaleidoscope, salad bowl. Every cliché is true.