UN boss tells Sudan’s army generals to return country to civilian rule as countrywide protests rise
The UN secretary general urged Sudan’s generals on Sunday to reverse their takeover of the country, a day after tens of thousands of people took to the streets in the largest pro-democracy protest since last week’s coup. Antonio Guterres said the generals should “take heed” of Saturday’s protests. “Time to...
Tigray forces seize key cities on major highway to Addis Ababa amid new wave of detentions
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has called on citizens to redouble their efforts to combat the rival Tigray forces who claim to have seized key cities on a major highway leading to the capital, while a new wave of detentions of ethnic Tigrayans has begun. A move on Addis Ababa...
US crackdown on scientists with Chinese ties raises fears of racial bias in research collaborations
The US government’s search for spies in laboratories and businesses has stoked fear among scientists of Chinese descent and damaged collaborations with researchers in China, according to a survey of nearly 2,000 scientists. “There was a lot of broad speculation about this idea,” says Jenny Lee, a social scientist at...
