Month: August 2020

Read MoreThe three-year-old escaped with minor injuries after being lifted into the air by a gust of wind.The three-year-old escaped with minor injuries after being lifted into the air by a gust of wind.

Read More Calls grow for Lukashenko to step down as president promises tough response Tens of thousands of protesters in Belarus have defied threats of a government crackdown to march through central Minsk, again voicing demands that the country’s authoritarian president, Alexander Lukashenko, should step down. After two Sundays in which the opposition had called…

Read More JERUSALEM — White House adviser Jared Kushner on Sunday trumpeted the recent agreement by Israel and the United Arab Emirates to establish diplomatic relations as a historic breakthrough and said “the stage is set” for other Arab states to follow suit, but he gave no indication that any new deals were imminent. Appearing…

Read More BERLIN — Senior German officials on Sunday condemned attempts by far-right protesters and others to storm the parliament building following a protest against the country’s pandemic restrictions. Hundreds of people, some waving the flag of the German Reich of 1871-1918 and other far-right banners, breached a security barrier outside the Reichstag late Saturday…

Read MorePolice detain more than 100 protesters during rally in Minsk, RIA reported, citing Russia’s interior ministry.Police detain more than 100 protesters during rally in Minsk, RIA reported, citing Russia’s interior ministry.

Read More PORTLAND, Ore. — One person was shot and killed late Saturday in Portland, Oregon, as a large caravan of President Donald Trump supporters and Black Lives Matter protesters clashed in the streets, police said. It wasn’t clear if the shooting was linked to fights that broke out as a caravan of about 600…

Read More A French lieutenant colonel has been accused of treason and spying for Russia, French media report. The country’s defense minister says the officer is under investigation, insisting that “safeguard measures” have been taken. The high-profile scandal within the French military – and, potentially, the of whole NATO – was first reported by Europe…

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Read More Key players behind the Democratic National Convention explain how COVID-19 safety shaped their choices, from at-home video kits to that roll call. Key players behind the Democratic National Convention explain how COVID-19 safety shaped their choices, from at-home video kits to that roll call.

Read More Defence minister confirms security breach that may have supplied sensitive documents to Kremlin The French government is investigating a senior military officer over a “security breach”, the defence minister has said, following a report the person was suspected of spying for Russia. “What I can confirm is that a senior officer is facing…

Read More Exclusive: Douglas Ross says ‘more work needed’ for UK-wide trade deal The Scottish Conservative leader, Douglas Ross, has said he would vote against allowing UK imports of chlorinated chicken and hormone-injected beef from the US in a post-Brexit trade deal. Ross said the UK government was listening to complaints from the National Farmers…

Read More Leadville, Colo., has no car dealership, no Walmart, no department store and no dependable internet service. The post office fills important gaps. Leadville, Colo., has no car dealership, no Walmart, no department store and no dependable internet service. The post office fills important gaps.

Read MoreOne person has been shot dead in Oregon as a large procession of supporters of President Trump clashed with Black Lives Matter protesters in Portland.One person has been shot dead in Oregon as a large procession of supporters of President Trump clashed with Black Lives Matter protesters in Portland.

Read MoreAl Jazeera meets the Indonesian sisters taking part in the human trials.Al Jazeera meets the Indonesian sisters taking part in the human trials.

Read MoreThe US remains the country hardest-hit by the pandemic with more than 5.96 million cases and 182,779 deaths.The US remains the country hardest-hit by the pandemic with more than 5.96 million cases and 182,779 deaths.

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Read MoreLarge caravan of supporters of President Trump clashed with Black Lives Matter protesters in the streets of Portland.Large caravan of supporters of President Trump clashed with Black Lives Matter protesters in the streets of Portland.

Read More Exclusive: architect leaked building’s plans to Jewish militants leading to raid seen as signifying London’s declining control The family of a decorated British civil servant who built a notorious jail for the empire in Palestine has revealed he leaked the building plans to Jewish militants, helping them to launch a legendary prison break…

Read More Huge fires have burned through neighborhoods across California, displacing thousands amid a global pandemic Within minutes, Brittny Daskey’s house felt like a warzone: ash raining down, clouds of smoke approaching, planes circling above and firefighters screaming evacuation orders. As she raced around her house trying to think of photos and family heirlooms to…

Read More One person was shot and killed late Saturday in Portland, Oregon, as a large caravan of President Donald Trump supporters and Black Lives Matter protesters clashed in the streets, police said. Many of them end in vandalism and violence, and hundreds of demonstrators have been arrested by local and federal law enforcement since…

Read More Visitors will have to show test results to enter Fernando de Noronha, which has so far suffered no coronavirus deaths One of Brazil’s most celebrated tourist destinations, the paradisiacal archipelago of Fernando de Noronha, has announced it is reopening to outsiders – as long as they have had Covid-19. Tourists have been banned…

Read More Meladul Haq Ahmadzai Meladul Haq Ahmadzai, 2020.OTTAWA, Aug. 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Afghanistan war which has been ongoing for almost two decades has a final chance to come to a peaceful end. The truth is that this war has not been won by any group; internal nor foreign. In February 2020,…

Read More French academic’s bid to become archbishop of Lyon reflects growing calls for women in leadership roles A French female academic has put herself forward to be the next Catholic archbishop of Lyon in a move that is gathering support around the world even though she stands no chance of succeeding. Anne Soupa, 73,…

Read MoreThousands of people have been displaced and farms submerged due to heavy rains, climate change and deforestation.Thousands of people have been displaced and farms submerged due to heavy rains, climate change and deforestation.

Read More People of color and those on low incomes likely to be hit hardest as transport systems struggle with effects of pandemic America faces a mobility crisis that will have “profound” implications – especially for those on low incomes and people of color – if Congress does not step in to fill the nation’s…

Read More North Korea has for the first time used a YouTube channel to send coded messages to its spies across the border, South Korean media has reported, apparently falling for a hoax that had nothing to do with Pyongyang. On Saturday, North Korea had broadcast a coded message to its agents, notably using YouTube…

Read More Afghanistan’s president has appointed a council for national reconciliation, which will have final say on whether the government will sign a peace deal with the Taliban after what are expected to be protracted and uncertain negotiations with the insurgents. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani issued a decree late Saturday establishing the 46-member council, led…

Read MoreHead of Hamas political bureau said it will not back down from wanting to end the blockade on the Gaza Strip.Head of Hamas political bureau said it will not back down from wanting to end the blockade on the Gaza Strip.

Read More Police issue plea for help after ‘vicious attack’ in Withington on Saturday afternoon A man is being sought by police after a “vicious and unprovoked attack” on a young woman out walking with her five-year-old child in Manchester. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) were called at 1.30pm on Saturday following reports of a stabbing…

Read MoreA pro-Trump procession was met by counter-protesters in another tense night in the Oregon city.A pro-Trump procession was met by counter-protesters in another tense night in the Oregon city.

Read More As a reboot of All Creatures Great and Small begins, locals are bracing for an influx of tourists to God’s Own Country Rural Yorkshire has aways been dear to the hearts of its proud inhabitants, but it now seems to be the focus of rather a lot of admiring outside attention, not least…

Read MoreResidents in some of Beirut’s predominantly Shia Muslim neighbourhoods hold Muharram mourning ceremonies on rooftops.Residents in some of Beirut’s predominantly Shia Muslim neighbourhoods hold Muharram mourning ceremonies on rooftops.

Read More The Israeli military said it struck militant targets in Gaza early on Sunday in response to continued launches of explosives-laden balloons out of the Hamas-run territory. Hamas-linked groups have launched a wave of incendiary balloons into Israel in recent weeks, torching wide swaths of farmland. Israel has responded with airstrikes and other attacks.…

Read More The police shooting of a Black man, Jacob Blake, was followed by the killing of two protesters, allegedly by a white vigilante Early in the week, events in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in America’s midwest, might have been remembered mostly as yet another shooting of an African American man by the police after a white…

Read More As trusted friends join the ranks of predators, it could be time to take a tougher line – soft power is no longer enough Making his celebrated return from exile in April 1917 to take up the reins of the Russian revolution, Vladimir Lenin caught a ferry to Sweden from Sassnitz, a small…