An estimated 20 percent of Russia prisoner recruits are H.I.V. positive. To some, the front lines seemed less risky than prisons where they said they were denied effective treatments.
Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba has been positioning himself as Uganda’s next leader. But his provocative tweets have unnerved Ugandans and put his father in a bind.
The evacuation of a tower block in Bristol, after surveys found structural concerns, drew fresh attention to the construction of Britain’s public housing high-rises and possible safety issues.
Although a resident confessed to setting the August 2023 blaze that killed 76 people in a dilapidated building, a report found that officials had ignored warning signs for years.
The partial lifting of a communications blackout is providing a picture of the young victims of a brutal crackdown on protesters. Thousands of others have been swept into jails.