Dario Artale contributed to this story from this Rome.

, known as provisional measures, including telling the UAE to do all it could to prevent the killings and other crimesthe UAE argued the court had no jurisdiction.

Sudan descended into awhen long-simmering tensions between its military and rival paramilitary forces broke out in the capital, Khartoum, and spread to other regions.Both the Rapid Support Forces and Sudan’s military have been accused of abuses.

The UAE, a federation of seven sheikhdoms on the Arabian Peninsula which is also a U.S. ally, has been repeatedly accused of arming the RSF, something itdespite evidence to the contrary.

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — American

unveiled a series of large-format portraits of African leaders inSupporters said the laws would encourage political neutrality from teachers and other government employees. Opponents argued they aimed to erase LGBTQ+ expression and wrest authority from cities and towns that did not align politically with the Republican Legislatures.

More than a dozen other states are considering similar measures.The pride flag has regularly flown over Boise’s City Hall for years, and Mayor Lauren McLean kept the flag aloft even after Idaho’s law took effect. McLean said she believed the law was unenforceable.

But Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador recently warned he would ask lawmakers to add an enforcement mechanism in the 2026 legislative session.The Democratic controlled cities of Salt Lake City and Boise adopted new city flags this week showing support for LGBTQ+ people in defiance of their states’ Republican-controlled Legislatures, which have banned traditional rainbow pride flags at schools and government buildings.