In Trump’s Russian Oil Deal, Middle East Funds Are the Biggest Owners

Par : Anton Troianovski and Eric Lipton — 8 octobre 2026 à 18:28

A majority of ownership in a proposed multibillion-dollar deal would go to a group of Middle Eastern investors, including some with business ties to U.S. negotiators.

A Lukoil refinery near Burgas, Bulgaria. Once the sale of the Lukoil international assets is complete, the buyers plan to expand and retrofit different parts of its operations in Bulgaria and Romania.

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American University of Afghanistan at Risk of Closure Amid Funding Cuts

Par : Elian Peltier， Yaqoob Akbary and Safiullah Padshah — 1 octobre 2026 à 21:29

The State Department has denied its funding for the next two years, jeopardizing the education of hundreds of female Afghan students.

A graduation ceremony at the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul in 2019.

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How China’s Leader Plans to Win the Future With A.I.

Par : Vivian Wang — 23 septembre 2026 à 11:00

A decade ago, Xi Jinping asked if China could master A.I. His push is remaking the economy, challenging the United States and keeping society under control.

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Nepal’s Flood Relief Workers Feel the Pain of Trump’s Cuts to U.S.A.I.D.

Par : Anupreeta Das， Sajal Pradhan and Binod Ghimire — 9 septembre 2026 à 20:44

The agency played an important role in responding to earlier disasters like the 2015 earthquake. But the U.S. and other countries have pulled back, Nepali officials and humanitarian groups say.

Houses buried in mud and debris in the Nuwakot district of Nepal on Aug. 28, two days after a glacial collapse caused devastating floods.

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Zambia’s Democratic Facade Fractures in Post-Election Crackdown

Par : John Eligon and Rabecca Lungu — 21 août 2026 à 21:47

While the government says it is preventing an insurrection, activists and international observers have raised fears about arbitrary arrests and electoral fraud.

Zambian police officers watched as supporters of President-elect Hakainde Hichilema celebrated his victory in the street in the capital, Lusaka, on Tuesday.

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Zambia Says President Won Re-election After Tumultuous Campaign

Par : John Eligon and Rabecca Lungu — 18 août 2026 à 04:21

With a second term, Hakainde Hichilema must navigate relations with the Trump administration, which has sought greater access to the copper-rich nation’s natural resources.

President Hakainde Hichilema, center, running for re-election, after voting in Lusaka, Zambia, last week.

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Climate Change Comes to Sesame Street

Par : David Gelles — 5 août 2026 à 17:38

An episode this week focuses on the dangerous effects of warming, without mentioning climate change.

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U.S. Restores Some Vaccine and Health Aid to Unicef, Gavi and World Food Programme

Par : Stephanie Nolen — 2 août 2026 à 17:22

The amount is still far below what the U.S. spent previously on humanitarian and health aid, but resumes the flow of money for key efforts to fight malnutrition and disease.

A camp for people displaced by violence and drought in Somalia’s southern Gedo region, seen in April.

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U.S. Government Mislabels Map of African Countries at AIDS Conference

Par : Remy Tumin — 30 juillet 2026 à 21:53

Nigeria, a coastal country in western Africa, was landlocked in the Sahara, among other errors. The department said it had been “hastily altered.”

A map presented by the State Department at AIDS 2026, a conference in Brazil this week.

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Can a Youth Boom Survive South Sudan’s Education Crisis?

Par : Matthew Mpoke Bigg and Ed Ram — 25 juin 2026 à 15:09

South Sudan is the world’s newest nation and its education system is on the verge of collapse, putting an entire generation at risk.

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The Iran War’s Persistent Threat to Farmers in Poor Countries

Par : Peter S. Goodman and Finbarr O’Reilly — 23 juin 2026 à 19:59

A reopening of the Strait of Hormuz would do little to swiftly ease the pain inflicted by higher prices for fertilizer, food and fuel in Ivory Coast.

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The World Has Learned From the Last Ebola Outbreak, but Gaps Remain

Par : Stephanie Nolen — 6 juin 2026 à 11:00

The vaccine development process and coordination between health organizations have improved since a devastating 2014-2016 outbreak.

A health worker takes the temperature of a motorcyclist passing through a checkpoint to enter the city of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, as part of the response to Ebola.

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Turkish Court Ruling Means New Trouble for Erdogan’s Foes

Par : Ben Hubbard and Safak Timur — 21 mai 2026 à 22:20

A surprise judgment replaced the leader of Turkey’s main opposition party with a former leader known for losing elections.

Opposition party members in Turkey’s capital, Ankara, protesting a court ruling that changed their party’s leadership on Thursday.

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Uganda Restricts Travel with Congo Over Ebola Outbreak

Par : Lynsey Chutel and Matthew Mpoke Bigg — 21 mai 2026 à 18:37

Uganda said that flights to and from the Democratic Republic of Congo would be temporarily suspended, as the outbreak appeared to spread to a rebel-controlled province in Congo.

A health worker measures the temperature of a motorcyclist passing through a checkpoint in Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Thursday.

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Ebola Outbreak Is Unlikely to Become Global Threat, W.H.O. Says

Par : Lynsey Chutel， Nick Cumming-Bruce and Ephrat Livni — 21 mai 2026 à 03:42

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the World Health Organization’s director general, said the outbreak in central Africa was “not a pandemic emergency.”

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the World Health Organization, speaking in Geneva on Wednesday.

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Ebola Containment Efforts May Have Been Hindered by USAID Shutdown and CDC Cuts

Par : Apoorva Mandavilli and Stephanie Nolen — 20 mai 2026 à 22:43

Aid cuts by the Trump administration have shut down crucial disease surveillance networks and medical supply chains in East Africa.

Monitoring visitors in Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where Ebola cases have been confirmed, on Monday.

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What the End of Aid Looks Like

Par : Katrin Bennhold — 20 mai 2026 à 06:42

The United States and other countries are cutting humanitarian relief. Our reporter went to Somalia to see the impact.

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Ebola Was Identified in Congo Weeks Before W.H.O. Declared an Emergency

Par : Ruth Maclean — 19 mai 2026 à 15:23

Early surveillance and testing failed to identify the rare species of Ebola responsible for the current outbreak. An American doctor is among the confirmed cases.

At a hospital in Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of Congo, the center of a new Ebola outbreak.

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Catastrophe Is Emerging in the World’s Most Vulnerable Places

Par : Peter S. Goodman and Finbarr O’Reilly — 19 mai 2026 à 02:45

The humanitarian relief system, decimated by cuts, faces a grave challenge as the Middle East war causes soaring costs for food, fuel and fertilizer.

Muslima Ibrahim Mohamed, 38, holding her 2-day-old son, Noor Mohamed.

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U.S. and Zambia Feud: Trump Health Aid Deal Stalls Over Critical Minerals

Par : John Eligon and Rabecca Lungu — 8 mai 2026 à 04:11

The tussle put a spotlight on the administration’s attempt to replace the United States Agency for International Development with a new, “America First” alternative.

A man working with silicon manganese at the Chinese-owned Datong Processing plant in Kabwe, Zambia, in 2024. Some analysts say that the Trump administration has used foreign aid to try to pressure Zambia to provide greater mining access.

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Canada Says Its Gold Is Traceable and Clean. So We Traced It.

Par : Justin Scheck — 27 avril 2026 à 22:21

We ended up in a Colombian mine controlled by a drug cartel.

This illegal mine near Caucasia, Colombia, sells gold into the Royal Canadian Mint’s supply chain.