Will Burundi’s Disputed Election Mark a New Chapter or a Return to Violence?
Sam Mednick Friday, May 29, 2020
News Wire
United States
Protests, Fires Rage Through the Night in Minneapolis
By The Editors | The Washington Post
Twitter Places Warning on a Trump Tweet, Saying It Glorified Violence
By Raymond Zhong & Russell Goldman | The New York Times
Wielding Sanctions, U.S. Disrupts Iranian Fuel Shipments to Venezuela
By Benoit Faucon & Ian Talley | The Wall Street Journal (subscription required)
Build a Better Blob
By Emma Ashford | Foreign Affairs
Africa
Burundi Opposition Candidate Goes to Court to Challenge Vote
By Eloge Willy Kaneza | Associated Press
Africa
Rwandan Sentenced to Life in Prison for Key Role in Genocide
By Ignatius Ssuuna | Associated Press
Seven Health Workers, Civilian Killed in Somali Village
By The Editors | Reuters
New Report Alleges Killings, Mass Detentions in Ethiopia
By Elias Meseret | Associated Press
The Americas
Suriname Opposition Asks Bouterse to Concede Amid Slow Count
By Harmen Boerboom | Associated Press
Costa Rican Finance Minister Steps Down Amid Government Shakeup
By The Editors | Reuters
The Americas
U.K. Court Must Decide Which Leader to Recognize in Venezuela Gold Case
By The Editors | Reuters
Activists Criticize New Anti-Violence Campaign in Mexico
By Maria Verza | Associated Press
Copying the U.S. Is Leading Brazil to Disaster on COVID-19
By Brian Winter | The Washington Post
Uruguay, the Exception to Latin America’s COVID-19 Surge
By Nicolás Saldías | Global Americans
Asia-Pacific
U.S. Brings Massive North Korean Sanctions Case, Targeting State-Owned Bank and Former Government Officials
By Spencer S. Hsu & Ellen Nakashima | The Washington Post
Asia-Pacific
Afghan Government Says Taliban Attack on Checkpoint Kills 14
By Tameem Akhgar | Associated Press
China Vows to ‘Smash’ Any Taiwan Independence Move as Trump Weighs Sanctions
By Anna Fifield | The Washington Post
Twitter Flags China Spokesman’s Tweet on COVID-19
By The Editors | Reuters
China Can’t Crush Hong Kong’s Freedom and Still Profit From It
By Josh Rogin | The Washington Post
Europe
Germany Wants EU to Sanction Head of Russian Military Intelligence
By Katrin Bennhold | The New York Times
Europe
Kosovo Court Says New Government Can Be Formed Without an Election
By The Editors | Reuters
Hungary Outlaws Changing Gender on Documents After Birth
By Benjamin Novak | The New York Times
EU Seeks Tougher China Policy, Concerned by Hong Kong Law
By Robin Emmott | Reuters
The Scottish Independence Debate Is Being Reshaped by the Pandemic
By Alasdair Lane | The Washington Post
The EU’s Recovery Fund Is a Benefit of Brexit
By The Editors | The Economist
Middle East & N. Africa
Tunisians Protest Over Jobs Amid Economic Downturn
By The Editors | Reuters
U.S. State Department Clears $1.4 Billion Sale of Patriot Air and Missile System to Kuwait
By The Editors | Reuters
United States
May 29, 2020
Protests, Fires Rage Through the Night in Minneapolis
By The Editors | The Washington Post
Twitter Places Warning on a Trump Tweet, Saying It Glorified Violence
By Raymond Zhong & Russell Goldman | The New York Times
Wielding Sanctions, U.S. Disrupts Iranian Fuel Shipments to Venezuela
By Benoit Faucon & Ian Talley | The Wall Street Journal (subscription required)
U.S. State Department Clears $1.4 Billion Sale of Patriot Air and Missile System to Kuwait
By The Editors | Reuters
U.S. Brings Massive North Korean Sanctions Case, Targeting State-Owned Bank and Former Government Officials
By Spencer S. Hsu & Ellen Nakashima | The Washington Post
China Vows to ‘Smash’ Any Taiwan Independence Move as Trump Weighs Sanctions
By Anna Fifield | The Washington Post
Build a Better Blob
By Emma Ashford | Foreign Affairs
Copying the U.S. Is Leading Brazil to Disaster on COVID-19
By Brian Winter | The Washington Post
China Can’t Crush Hong Kong’s Freedom and Still Profit From It
By Josh Rogin | The Washington Post
May 28, 2020
Hong Kong Has Lost Autonomy, Pompeo Says, Opening Door to U.S. Action
By Edward Wong | The New York Times
Trump Administration to End Iran Deal Waivers in a Blow to Obama-Era Pact
By John Hudson | The Washington Post
House Passes Uighur Human Rights Bill, Prodding Trump to Punish China
By Catie Edmondson | The New York Times
U.S. to Expel Chinese Graduate Students With Ties to China’s Military Schools
By Edward Wong & Julian E. Barnes | The New York Times
Huawei CFO Meng Loses Key Court Fight Against Extradition to United States
By Tessa Vikander & Moira Warburton | Reuters
The Trump Administration’s China Policies Are Ironically Bolstering Beijing
By John Pomfret | The Washington Post
Africa
May 29, 2020
Burundi Opposition Candidate Goes to Court to Challenge Vote
By Eloge Willy Kaneza | Associated Press
Rwandan Sentenced to Life in Prison for Key Role in Genocide
By Ignatius Ssuuna | Associated Press
Seven Health Workers, Civilian Killed in Somali Village
By The Editors | Reuters
New Report Alleges Killings, Mass Detentions in Ethiopia
By Elias Meseret | Associated Press
May 28, 2020
Rebel Groups Kill at Least 40 in Attacks in Eastern Congo
By Al-Hadji Kudra Maliro | Associated Press
Hundreds Killed, Villages Destroyed in Massacres Undermining South Sudan’s Peace Deal
By Max Bearak | The Washington Post
Disease Center: Africa Hit by Sustained Community Spread of Coronavirus
By Giulia Paravicini | Reuters
U.N. Warns of Possible War Crimes in Northeastern Congo
By Stanis Bujakera | Reuters
No Lockdown, Few Ventilators, but Ethiopia Is Beating COVID-19
By David Pilling | Financial Times (subscription required)
The Americas
May 29, 2020
Wielding Sanctions, U.S. Disrupts Iranian Fuel Shipments to Venezuela
By Benoit Faucon & Ian Talley | The Wall Street Journal (subscription required)
Suriname Opposition Asks Bouterse to Concede Amid Slow Count
By Harmen Boerboom | Associated Press
Costa Rican Finance Minister Steps Down Amid Government Shakeup
By The Editors | Reuters
U.K. Court Must Decide Which Leader to Recognize in Venezuela Gold Case
By The Editors | Reuters
Activists Criticize New Anti-Violence Campaign in Mexico
By Maria Verza | Associated Press
Copying the U.S. Is Leading Brazil to Disaster on COVID-19
By Brian Winter | The Washington Post
Uruguay, the Exception to Latin America’s COVID-19 Surge
By Nicolás Saldías | Global Americans
May 28, 2020
Venezuela’s Maduro Vows to Raise Gasoline Price as Iranian Tanker Nears
By Mayela Armas & Mircely Guanipa | Reuters
Brazil Police Search Bolsonaro Allies in Fake News Probe
By Marcelo De Sousa | Associated Press
U.N.: Virus Could Push 14 Million Into Hunger in Latin America
By Christine Armario | Associated Press
Venezuela Reaches Deal With U.N. to Buy Food, Medicine With Gold
By Deisy Buitrago | Reuters
Shortages and Slow PPE Production Underscore the Need to Invest in the Americas
By Luis Alberto Moreno | The Washington Post
Asia-Pacific
May 29, 2020
EU Seeks Tougher China Policy, Concerned by Hong Kong Law
By Robin Emmott | Reuters
U.S. Brings Massive North Korean Sanctions Case, Targeting State-Owned Bank and Former Government Officials
By Spencer S. Hsu & Ellen Nakashima | The Washington Post
Afghan Government Says Taliban Attack on Checkpoint Kills 14
By Tameem Akhgar | Associated Press
China Vows to ‘Smash’ Any Taiwan Independence Move as Trump Weighs Sanctions
By Anna Fifield | The Washington Post
Twitter Flags China Spokesman’s Tweet on COVID-19
By The Editors | Reuters
China Can’t Crush Hong Kong’s Freedom and Still Profit From It
By Josh Rogin | The Washington Post
May 28, 2020
Hong Kong Has Lost Autonomy, Pompeo Says, Opening Door to U.S. Action
By Edward Wong | The New York Times
House Passes Uighur Human Rights Bill, Prodding Trump to Punish China
By Catie Edmondson | The New York Times
U.S. to Expel Chinese Graduate Students With Ties to China’s Military Schools
By Edward Wong & Julian E. Barnes | The New York Times
China Approves Plan to Rein In Hong Kong, Defying Worldwide Outcry
By Keith Bradsher | The New York Times
Huawei CFO Meng Loses Key Court Fight Against Extradition to United States
By Tessa Vikander & Moira Warburton | Reuters
India, China in Tense Standoff at Himalayan Frontier
By Aijaz Hussain | Associated Press
South Korea Coronavirus Spike Stirs Second Wave Concern, Social Distancing Crackdown
By The Editors | Reuters
The Trump Administration’s China Policies Are Ironically Bolstering Beijing
By John Pomfret | The Washington Post
No, China Has Not Bought Central and Eastern Europe
By David Hutt & Richard Q. Turcsányi | Foreign Policy
In Hong Kong, Xi Plays a Dangerous Game of Chicken
By Doug Bandow | Foreign Policy
Europe
May 29, 2020
U.K. Court Must Decide Which Leader to Recognize in Venezuela Gold Case
By The Editors | Reuters
Germany Wants EU to Sanction Head of Russian Military Intelligence
By Katrin Bennhold | The New York Times
Kosovo Court Says New Government Can Be Formed Without an Election
By The Editors | Reuters
Hungary Outlaws Changing Gender on Documents After Birth
By Benjamin Novak | The New York Times
EU Seeks Tougher China Policy, Concerned by Hong Kong Law
By Robin Emmott | Reuters
The Scottish Independence Debate Is Being Reshaped by the Pandemic
By Alasdair Lane | The Washington Post
The EU’s Recovery Fund Is a Benefit of Brexit
By The Editors | The Economist
May 28, 2020
EU Proposes $825 Billion Coronavirus Rescue Plan Giving Brussels Power to Raise Money for First Time
By Michael Birnbaum & Loveday Morris | The Washington Post
Twenty-Six Arrested in People-Smuggling Case Linked to U.K. Truck Deaths
By Elian Peltier | The New York Times
Spain to Push Through Minimum Income Guarantee to Fight Poverty
By Daniel Dombey & Martin Sandbu | Financial Times (subscription required)
Europe’s Battle Lines Are Drawn at a Uniquely Perilous Moment
By Constanze Stelzenmüller | Financial Times (subscription required)
No, China Has Not Bought Central and Eastern Europe
By David Hutt & Richard Q. Turcsányi | Foreign Policy
Middle East & North Africa
May 29, 2020
Tunisians Protest Over Jobs Amid Economic Downturn
By The Editors | Reuters
U.S. State Department Clears $1.4 Billion Sale of Patriot Air and Missile System to Kuwait
By The Editors | Reuters
May 28, 2020
Trump Administration to End Iran Deal Waivers in a Blow to Obama-Era Pact
By John Hudson | The Washington Post
Hard-Line Former Tehran Mayor Named Iran Parliament Speaker
By Jon Gambrell | Associated Press
Israeli Cyber Chief: Major Attack on Water Systems Thwarted
By Aron Heller | Associated Press
Preparing for Natural Disasters in the Age of COVID-19
The Editors
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Russia Is Getting More Than It Bargained For in Libya and Syria
Candace Rondeaux
Friday, May 29, 2020
China Tightens the Reins on Hong Kong, and Trump Ups the Pressure on Iran
The Editors
Friday, May 29, 2020
Why Even Peru’s Top-Notch Plans Failed to Stop the Coronavirus Pandemic
Frida Ghitis
Thursday, May 28, 2020
A Surge in Violence Puts Eastern Congo Back on Edge
Andrew Green
Friday, May 29, 2020
