A high level of coordination suggests the perpetrators had substantial expertise, possibly drawn from a foreign-based terrorist group.

Floodwaters in Mozambique could spread cholera, raising the death toll even after the storm has passed.

The United States has reactivated sanctions against Iran that could trigger the collapse of the multilateral Iran nuclear deal.

A long-awaited election in the Democratic Republic of Congo offers hope for the country’s first democratic transition, but a contested result could incite turmoil.