African leaders pushed Sunday to have colonial-era crimes recognized, criminalized and addressed through reparations. At a conference in Algiers, diplomats and leaders convened to advance an African Union resolution passed at a meeting earlier this year calling for justice and reparations for victims of colonialism. In his opening speech, Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf said Algeria’s experience under French rule underscored the need to seek compensation and reclaim stolen property.

By Sneha S K and Sahil Pandey Dec 31 (Reuters) - The U. Food and Drug Administration has declined to approve Corcept Therapeutics' drug for the ​treatment of a rare hormonal disorder, the company said on Wednesday.

Two IDF officers and a civilian face indictments for smuggling contraband into Gaza using humanitarian aid trucks, part of a growing wartime smuggling investigation. Military and civilian prosecutors on Tuesday filed prosecutors’ declarations ahead of indictments against two IDF officers and a civilian suspected of exploiting humanitarian aid trucks to smuggle prohibited goods into the Gaza Strip for profit, in the latest in a growing wartime cluster of Gaza-smuggling cases.