In the Central African Republic in early April, a UN peacekeeping mission known as MINUSCA was accused of killing 21 civilians in the capital, Bangui. At least 40 others were reported injured. On April 12, Banguians laid 17 of the bodies of the deceased at the entrance to the UN headquarters to protest the killing.

According to the UN, its soldiers had engaged an armed criminal group that had been terrorizing locals. A MINUSCA spokesperson said that they had entered the neighborhood...

Armenian Prime Minister Serzh Sarksyan resigned on April 23 after two weeks of antigovernment protests. Sarksyan, who had previously served as Armenia’s president for 10 years, was accused of manipulating the constitution in order to give more power to the prime minister before his appointment.

After his resignation, a meeting between the ruling Republican Party and opposition groups was canceled, prompting leaders of the opposition to call for continued protests, saying that...

In the state of Victoria, Australia, an epidemic was declared for Buruli, an ulcerative, flesh-eating bacterial disease originating in Africa, after cases of the disease increased by 400% in four years. At least 275 cases were reported in the state in 2017, an increase of 51% from the year before.

Buruli bacteria release toxins that kill skin, blood and fat cells, causing ulcers that are difficult to treat. Occasionally, ulcers become large enough to be disfiguring or debilitating....