• Long lines, delays frustrate voters in Nigeria's presidential election

    Long lines, delays frustrate voters in Nigeria's presidential election

    Feb 25, 2023 08:35 PM EDT

    ... vote. Still, Bola Tinubu has the strong support of the ruling All Progressives Congress party as an important backer of the incumbent president. And Atiku Abubakar has the name recognition of being one of Nigeria's richest businessmen, having also served as a vice president and presidential hopeful in 2019 ...

  • Nigeria is set to elect a new leader, but a cash shortage could make oversight tougher

    Nigeria is set to elect a new leader, but a cash shortage could make oversight tougher

    Feb 24, 2023 05:36 PM EDT

    ... most pressing being a shortage of cash. Three front-runners have emerged, including the ruling party's Bola Tinubu and the main opposition's Atiku Abubakar. Peter Obi, a third-party hopeful who has been favored in most polls, has broken the usual cycle of two-candidate races. Despite a ...

  • Young voters in Nigeria mobilize in record numbers ahead of presidential election

    Young voters in Nigeria mobilize in record numbers ahead of presidential election

    Feb 22, 2023 04:48 PM EDT

    Bola Tinubu, 70, of the All Progressives Congress has served as governor of Nigeria’s economic hub of Lagos, while Atiku Abubakar, 76, of the Peoples Democratic Party has served as Nigeria’s vice-president. Tinubu was an important backer of the current president, and is known as a key ...

  • Qatar allows Israelis to fly directly to Doha for World Cup, but conflict with Palestinians catches up

    Qatar allows Israelis to fly directly to Doha for World Cup, but conflict with Palestinians catches up

    Nov 24, 2022 04:03 PM EDT

    ... homes in the 1948 war over Israel's creation — traipsed through the streets of Doha this week draped in Palestinian flags. Some also sported Palestinian armbands. A group of young Palestinians who live in Doha chanted, "Free Palestine!" while marching through Doha's historic Souq Waqif market on Sunday. "We ...

  • News Wrap: Indonesia earthquake kills at least 162 people

    News Wrap: Indonesia earthquake kills at least 162 people

    Nov 21, 2022 11:50 PM EDT

    ... rights record, including its treatment of migrant workers, women and its LGBTQ citizens. A group of European team captains abandoned plans to wear "One Love' armbands to support inclusivity and LGBTQ rights after FIFA, the World Cup's governing body, said that would subject them to on-field discipline. The ...

  • The World Cup is officially underway in Qatar. Here’s why it’s so controversial.

    The World Cup is officially underway in Qatar. Here’s why it’s so controversial.

    Nov 21, 2022 07:58 PM EDT

    ... in memory of the workers who lost their lives. And the captains of the teams from England, Germany and France were planning to wear an armband with the phrase “One Love,” with the colors similar to the LGBT pride flag, in protest of Qatar’s laws against homosexuality. This plan ...

  • What to know as the World Cup kicks off in Qatar

    What to know as the World Cup kicks off in Qatar

    Nov 20, 2022 06:49 PM EDT

    ... to wear “One Love” armbands promoting inclusivity and LGBTQ rights in Qatar, where same-sex relationships are outlawed. Among those who had committed to the armbands are Bale and England striker Harry Kane. But FIFA equipment rules prohibit such armbands. Tournament rules require “match staff must wear official clothing and ...

  • FIFA president scolds critics of World Cup, Qatar in hour-long diatribe

    FIFA president scolds critics of World Cup, Qatar in hour-long diatribe

    Nov 19, 2022 10:27 PM EDT

    At quarterfinal games, “NoDiscrimination” will be used. Not good enough, the German soccer federation said a couple hours later, deciding to stay with the heart-shaped, multi-colored “One Love” armband logo. FIFA also wants to create a legacy fund from its revenues tied to this year’s World Cup ...

  • Israel and Iran bring their politics to 1st World Cup in the Middle East

    Israel and Iran bring their politics to 1st World Cup in the Middle East

    Nov 11, 2022 05:46 PM EDT

    ... s military support for Russia in its war on Ukraine. Iran is still competing, however. What will happen on the field — whether team members wear armbands in solidarity with the protests as they did during the 2009 Green Movement or shake hands with their American rivals as they did in ...

  • Netanyahu heads toward victory in Israeli election

    Netanyahu heads toward victory in Israeli election

    Nov 02, 2022 02:58 PM EDT

    ... the occupied West Bank. Young ultra-Orthodox men are among his strongest supporters. Ben-Gvir lives in the hard-line West Bank settlement of Kiryat Arba and is a strong proponent of settlement construction. He has described Arab colleagues in parliament as "terrorists," called for deporting those who are "disloyal ...