Jun 09 Facebook’s system approved dehumanizing hate speech By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press Facebook has failed another test of its ability to detect blatant, violent hate speech in advertisements submitted to the platform by the nonprofit group Global Witness. Continue reading
Apr 06 Rights groups charge Ethiopia with ‘ethnic cleansing’ in Tigray region By Rodney Muhumuza, Associated Press Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International charge in a new report that widespread abuses against civilians in the western part of Ethiopia's embattled Tigray region amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity. Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch 5:25 News Wrap: Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson picks up Sen. Joe Manchin’s support In our news wrap Friday, Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson picked up the crucial support of West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was released from a Washington hospital, Minneapolis teachers reached a tentative deal to… Continue watching
Jan 28 Watch 4:32 News Wrap: Investigation underway into Pittsburgh bridge collapse that injured 10 In our news wrap Friday, an investigation is underway to determine what caused a Pittsburgh bridge to collapse into a ravine, hours before President Joe Biden visited the city to tout a new infrastructure law. COVID-19 cases have fallen 27… Continue watching
Jan 28 United Nations reports ‘extreme lack of food’ for many in Ethiopia’s blockaded Tigray By Cara Anna, Associated Press The U.N. said no aid convoy has entered the Tigray region of some 6 million people since mid-December. Continue reading
Jan 20 Food aid in Ethiopia’s Tigray now at ‘all-time lowest’, U.N. reports By Associated Press The United Nations says food distribution in Ethiopia’s blockaded Tigray region has reached its “all-time lowest” while more than 50,000 children are thought to be severely malnourished, the latest sign of growing crisis amid efforts to end the country’s 14-month… Continue reading
Jan 19 U.N. secretary general says Ethiopia is working toward peace in Tigray By Associated Press The United Nations secretary-general says he is delighted to hear "there is now a demonstrable effort to make peace" in Ethiopia after more than 14 months of war. Continue reading
Dec 22 Watch 5:15 Tigrayan forces announce retreat, but Ethiopia rejects peace overture By Ali Rogin In Ethiopia, a civil war that’s been raging for more than a year seems to be entering a new phase. Rebel forces from the Tigray region are relinquishing areas seized from federal control. But the government of Prime Minister Abiy… Continue watching
Nov 23 ‘Massive’ progress in Ethiopia talks could be outpaced, says U.S. By Cara Anna, Associated Press As talks continue, rival Tigray forces are pushing toward the capital, Addis Ababa, and a growing number of countries are telling their citizens to leave now. Continue reading
Nov 17 Blinken seeks to cool regional crises with stop in Kenya By Matthew Lee, Associated Press In a lengthy, private meeting with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and other top officials, Blinken hailed Kenya’s role in seeking to ease the conflict in Ethiopia and as an example of a vibrant, inclusive democracy. Continue reading