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Transgender women athletes banned from female Olympic events by new IOC policy
2+ week, 3+ day ago (890+ words) March 26, 2026, 6: 11 PM "Eligibility for any female category event at the Olympic Games or any other IOC event, including individual and team sports, is now limited to biological females," the International Olympic Committee said, to be determined by a mandatory gene…...
UK puts Chagos Islands handover deal on hold after Trump withdraws support
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (649+ words) TRAFFIC ALERT: Two big events are being held in the District this weekend. Here's a list of road closures to keep in mind before heading out the door. April 11, 2026, 6: 37 AM The British government acknowledged Saturday that legislation to ratify the…...
A country-by-country glance at Pope Leo XIV's trip to Africa
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (931+ words) April 10, 2026, 1: 13 AM Pope Leo XIV's four-nation, 11-day trip to Africa is so dizzying in its complexity it recalls some of the globetrotting odysseys of St. John Paul II in his early years. Themes Leo is expected to raise include Christian-Muslim…...
South Africa's top police officer faces charges in a widening corruption scandal
2+ week, 4+ day ago (720+ words) March 25, 2026, 1: 49 PM National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola was served with a warrant ordering him to appear in court next month in relation to an investigation into an allegedly corrupt contract to provide health and well-being services to police officers, police…...
Bodies of Africans were once dug up and sent to Europe for research. Now they are coming home
2+ week, 6+ day ago (218+ words) March 23, 2026, 3: 33 PM The remains of at least 63 members of the Khoi and San communities had been repatriated from a European museum, part of a wider movement in Africa to bring back remains and artifacts that had been stolen or removed…...
Zimbabwe detains top opponent of changes extending president's rule
2+ week, 6+ day ago (393+ words) CHERRY BLOSSOM WATCH: Yoshino cherry trees reach final stage before peak bloom IRAN WAR UPDATE: President Trump says Iran wants 'to make a deal,' claims US envoys have been holding talks with an Iranian leader March 23, 2026, 8: 48 AM Biti leads the…...
Uganda reintroduces rhinos into a protected area where they have been extinct since 1983
3+ week, 2+ day ago (315+ words) TRAFFIC ALERT: Police pursuit on Capital Beltway, ending on Outer Loop at the Woodrow Wilson Bridge, causing major delays March 20, 2026, 12: 50 PM On Tuesday, two southern white rhinos from a private ranch in the East African country were reintroduced into Kidepo…...
Dozens of boys and young men are dying in South Africa's traditional circumcision rites
3+ week, 2+ day ago (1071+ words) March 19, 2026, 9: 32 PM Three weeks later, they learned that he was dead. He was one of at least 48 boys and young men who died during the latest round of initiation ceremonies in South Africa. It is rare to hear the story…...
Anti-apartheid activist, human rights campaigner and UN diplomat Nicholas Haysom dies at age 73
3+ week, 2+ day ago (860+ words) March 19, 2026, 9: 26 PM Haysom went on from high-level positions promoting human rights in his home country to a distinguished career as a U. N. diplomat, serving in hot spots from Afghanistan and Iraq to Somalia and South Sudan. U. N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Haysom…...
2 men found with hundreds of ants are charged with illegally dealing in wildlife in Kenya
3+ week, 5+ day ago (344+ words) March 17, 2026, 11: 44 AM The case was the latest focused on the alleged smuggling of ants in the East African country, where authorities last year described a growing trend in the trafficking of ants to markets in Europe and Asia. Officials have…...