
Ellen Ioanes
Former World & Weekend Reporter
Latest articles by Ellen Ioanes


A proposed tax hike sparked unrest, but Kenya’s real problem is a debt crisis.


The Wikileaks founder will plead guilty to violating the Espionage Act for publishing leaks about the Iraq War.


More than 1,300 people died during the pilgrimage to Muslim’s holiest site — but it’s not just because of heat.


El Salvador has touted its tough-on-crime policies (and kept quiet on human rights issues). Now everyone wants to try.


What the defeat of the party that ended apartheid means for South Africa.


Far-right parties made big gains in EU Parliament elections — and that’s already having an effect.


The BJP’s poor performance shows the limits of his autocratic, Hindu supremacist policies.


More than 3,500 people in Rafah alone could die from conflict trauma by August if Israel expands its invasion.


Her predecessor’s legacy looms large over Mexican politics. She’ll have to chart her own way.


The role of the International Criminal Court and the limits to its authority, explained.