Newsletter Archive

President Trump’s announcement that the U.S. would recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital drew strong reaction Thursday. Indonesian President Joko Widodo said the move undermines global stability, and the country’s foreign minister wore a black-and-white keffiyeh scarf – a symbol of solidarity with Palestine – to a conference Thursday. Chinese state media also panned the move, calling the decision risky, and warning it raises questions about what the president might do next.

Residents of two villages in Cameroon that were recently liberated from armed separatists talked to VOA about life under rebel control, including extortion, mock trials and beatings.  Some residents blame the government for creating the conditions that gave rise to the rebel groups.

Researchers say Ethiopia uses spyware to monitor and track dissidents and journalists in nearly two dozen countries, including the United States.  Human Rights Watch say this is at least the third time the country used malware to target activists and reporters.

America’s opioid epidemic is being fought on many fronts: From cities struggling to find resources for citizens, to medical workers trying to save those who overdose, to families supporting addicts, to the daily challenges of those in recovery.

Cambodia offered a muted response to travel restrictions the U.S. plans in response to anti-democratic actions taken by Phnom Penh. That’s despite the fact that many Cambodian officials have family living in diaspora communities in the U.S., and American universities are popular among the children of the elite.