A new wave of violence and a growing uncertainty about the country’s future have left Afghans in the capital with a constant sense of fear.
Author: ADAM NOSSITER
‘There Is No Safe Area’: In Kabul, Fear Has Taken Over
A new wave of violence and a growing uncertainty about the country’s future has left Afghans in the capital with a constant sense of fear.
As France Shifts Right, a Hard-Line Minister Proves Indispensable to Macron
Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin has become a useful tool for the French president as he responds to growing calls for law and order following a spate of terror attacks.
Macron’s Rightward Tilt in France Sows Wider Alarm
One bill would reach into Muslim life, and another would place new restrictions on filming of police. Critics say they’re part of a drift toward repressive government policies.
Jerry Rawlings, From Coup-Plotter to Ghanaian Statesman, Dies at 73
After leading the country with brutal crackdowns, he helped Ghana blossom into a stable democracy.
Macron and Kurz Flex Antiterror Muscles for Domestic Audience
The context of a European-wide meeting on Tuesday was tackling the Continent’s terrorism concerns. For the leaders of France and Austria, political interests were the subtext.
France, Waging a Crackdown, Honors a Teacher and Depicts a Plot in Beheading
Two teenagers were paid about $350 to identify a teacher later decapitated outside his school. As the nation mourns, officials move against what they see as militant Islam.
After Teacher’s Decapitation, France Unleashes a Broad Crackdown on ‘the Enemy Within’
With dozens of raids against Muslim individuals and groups accused of radicalism, the fury of the response had France’s right wing speaking in terms of warfare.
Man Beheads Teacher on the Street in France and Is Killed by Police
The victim was immediately depicted as a martyr to freedom of expression. France’s antiterrorism prosecutors are investigating the attack, which took place in a suburb north of Paris.
Ex-French President Sarkozy Faces New Charge in Campaign Finance Case
Prosecutors added a charge of criminal conspiracy to a long-running investigation into whether his 2007 campaign received illegal Libyan financing.