Navi Pillay, who won this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, fought racism in South Africa, shaping her international career as a judge and advocate for justice and human rights.

The country’s National Civil Protection Service said the damage was concentrated in the central provinces of Veraguas, Herrera and Los Santos.

The co-pilot accused of trying to hijack a plane bound for Israel last month wanted to replicate the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, investigators said.

A drone strike in Sudan has killed at least 40 people, including children, according to a rights group. The strike occurred Friday in the Abu Shandi area and the Rapid Support Forces were blamed.

Wildfires sweeping across parts of Indonesia’s Borneo island have left endangered orangutans struggling to survive, prompting rescuers to evacuate animals found injured, stranded and surrounded by thick haze.

The British government has blocked a contentious march from taking place in Northern Ireland after a two-week standoff between groups that support the region’s continued union with the United Kingdom and those who favor reunification with the Republic of Ireland.

Seven ⁠people were killed ​by a ‌Russian attack ‌on ⁠the ⁠southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia ​on Saturday morning, ​the regional governor ⁠said, ⁠as rescuers ⁠searched for ​more people under ​the ⁠rubble.

GENEVA (AP) — The United Nations’ human rights office has condemned the racist abuse of tennis player Coco Gauff and called for solidarity to help push back against racism and sexism. The office, led by High Commissioner Volker Türk, issued a social media post Saturday saying the racist messages sent online targeting Gauff were “appalling and illustrate that Black female athletes are specifically targeted for vitriol and racial abuse.” Gauff, a...