An ophthalmologist performs cataract surgery while an assistant hands him surgical instruments during a marathon event, in Tsakane, South Africa, Saturday, March 28, 2026. Photographer Kayleen Morgan By The Associated Press Gladys Khoza had missed being able to see her family. Not because they couldn’t visit, but because the 84-year-old had vision problems. Now that

Soldiers of the Guard Battalion of the German army Bundeswehr stand in position on the day German Chancellor Friedrich Merz presents the Chancellor’s Ribbon of Honour to the Guard Battalion, which is responsible for protocol duties and the protection of the German government, at the Federal Defence Ministry in Berlin, Germany. By Reuters Germany’s armed

By Anadolu Agency Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Saturday that Jews are committing killings, ethnic cleansing, and crimes against humanity in the West Bank. In an interview with Channel 12, Olmert said such actions “would bring Israel to The Hague,” referring to the International Criminal Court (ICC) based in the Dutch city. Addressing

The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier arrives in Split, Croatia, on March 28, 2026. Photographer Zvonimir Barisin By Xinhua News Agency The White House Office of Management and Budget on Friday released its 2027 budget proposal, featuring defence spending rising to 1.5 trillion U.S. dollars, alongside major cuts to domestic programs. The budget plan

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday urged the UN Security Council not to support unauthorized military operations in the Middle East, warning that continued conflict could lead to “endless trouble, according to Anadolu Agency reported. Wang made the remarks during a phone call with Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud. He highlighted

Ismail Omar Guelleh, is well-known to Djiboutians. He has, after all, been in power since May 1999, the year he succeeded his uncle, Hassan Gouled Aptidon, for whom he was in charge of national security and intelligence gathering, also according to sources Somali spy agency NISA senior commander told Somali Times Ismail Omar Guelleh and

Members of the Iranian Red Crescent Society work at the site of a reported strike amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, near Hosseinieh Azam Zanjan Mosque in Zanjan, Iran, in this screen grab taken from a handout video released on March 31, 2026. Iranian Red Crescent Society By Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump and his

Photo by Tobias Doering / Unsplash By The African Exponent According to the Africa Visa Openness Index 2025, Rwanda is ranked the most visa‑open country in Africa, maintaining this position since 2023 because it allows visa‑free entry for all African nationals. That places it among a very small group of countries, including The Gambia, Benin,

Zeng Yongchao, executive vice president of China Southern Air Holding Company, speaks at a promotion event hosted by China Southern Airlines for the new Beijing-Helsinki direct route in Helsinki, Finland, March 30, 2026. Photographer Matti Matikainen By Xinhua News Agency Representatives from the aviation, tourism and business sectors on Monday voiced expectations that China Southern

By Anadolu Agency Kuwait Petroleum Corporation announced that a giant Kuwaiti crude oil tanker, Al Salmi, was attacked early Tuesday by an Iranian drone while positioned in the anchorage area of Dubai Port in the United Arab Emirates. It said the tanker came under attack at 12:10 a.m. local time (2010GMT Monday). The vessel was