Mauritanians vote for president with the incumbent ally of the West favored to winNOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) — Mauritanians went to the polls on Saturday to elect their next president, with the incumbent Mohamed Ould Ghazouani widely expected to win after positioning Mauritania as a strategic ally of the West in …

Americans gathered at watch parties, bars, bowling allies and other venues to watch U.S. President Joe Biden and his Republican rival, former President Donald Trump, meet for the first general election debate of the 2024 season — a chance for the candidates to try to reshape the political narrative and …

Muhamad Yehia High-ranking military officials from the U.S. and its top African allies watched intently as dust and flames shot up from pieces of the Sahara Desert hit by tank and artillery fire. They looked up as pilots flew F-16s into formation. And they listened intently as Moroccan and American …