Tigrayan Forces Parade Ethiopian Soldiers Through Regional Capital
Thousands of captured Ethiopian government soldiers were marched through Mekelle to prison on Friday, as crowds jeered and applauded. Tigray fighters swiftly defeated the government this week, in a civil war that has displaced nearly two million people in the region.
A New Investigator Targets Powerful Officials in Beirut Blast Probe
Judge Tariq Bitar is seeking to lift the immunity of prominent political and security figures as part of efforts to prosecute those responsible for the deadly explosion in Beirut’s port last summer.
N.Y.C. Virus Caseload Remains Low as Delta Variant Gains Ground
“The stability in terms of the daily numbers of cases is quite reassuring,” an epidemiologist said.
And the Trumps Themselves?
The Trump Organization has been indicted.
This Lawyer Loses Most of His Cases. And He’s Proud of It.
“The case is lost,” says U Khin Maung Zaw, a human rights lawyer in Myanmar who is representing Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, “but the cause is won.”
Portugal Reintroduces Curfews as Delta Variant Spreads
The decision comes as countries are forced to revisit earlier moves to reopen their societies, even as hospitalizations and deaths remain far lower than in earlier waves of the pandemic.