By Jessica C. Thompson, Elizabeth Sawchuk & Jessica Cerezo-Román Near the equator, the Sun hurries below the horizon in a matter of minutes. Darkness seeps from the surrounding forest. Nearly 10,000 years ago, at the base of a mountain in Africa, people’s shadows stretch up the wall of a natural overhang of stone. They’re lit
By:Ariana Figueroa WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he will back off his plans to use National Guard troops in the Democratic-led cities of Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon. The move follows the Supreme Court’s decision last week that found Trump could not deploy guard members to Chicago, ruling that the president did
By RFE/RL’s Radio Farda Iranian authorities braced for more unrest in multiple regions on January 2, with the death toll and arrests mounting after protesters angered by the country’s economic woes hit the streets for the fifth day in a row. State-controlled media and international rights groups on January 1 reported at least seven deaths and
By Jacob Kornbluh Zohran Mamdani’s swearing-in at City Hall on Thursday afternoon highlighted the full diversity of New York City and included a striking display of Jewish presence and pride during a historic change in leadership. In a scene rich with symbolism, Sen. Bernie Sanders, who once ran to become the nation’s first Jewish president, administered
By:RFI On 1 January, Bulgaria became the 21st European Union country to adopt the single currency. The outgoing government of the Balkan nation of 6.4 million people presents the move as a milestone that should strengthen the economy and help curb corruption. On the streets of the capital Sofia, however, optimism is mixed with unease.
