Month: September 2020

Read MoreGreece purchases 18 fighter jets and plans to recruit 15,000 new soldiers in the next five years.Greece purchases 18 fighter jets and plans to recruit 15,000 new soldiers in the next five years.

Read More U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday called for a diplomatic solution to the confrontation between Greece and Turkey over energy reserves in east Mediterranean waters, saying ongoing military tensions between two NATO allies only serve the alliance’s foes. “Increased military tensions help no one but adversaries who would like to see…

Read More Israeli and Bahraini leaders — along with President Trump — are praising their deal for normal relations, but it’s a blow to Palestinian hopes to end the Israeli occupation. Israeli and Bahraini leaders — along with President Trump — are praising their deal for normal relations, but it’s a blow to Palestinian hopes…

Read More This week brought new books, a formal whistleblower complaint and a detailed report by Microsoft. The common thread: all were related to President Trump, Russia and potential threats to the election. This week brought new books, a formal whistleblower complaint and a detailed report by Microsoft. The common thread: all were related to…

Read MoreAuthorities are probing allegations President Martin Vizcarra tried to obstruct a graft investigation.Authorities are probing allegations President Martin Vizcarra tried to obstruct a graft investigation.

Read More KYIV, Ukraine — About 10,000 women marched noisily through the Belarusian capital on Saturday, beating pots and pans and shouting for the resignation of the country’s authoritarian president in the 35th consecutive day of large anti-government protests. Many carried portraits of Maria Kolesnikova, a leader of the opposition Coordination Council that is seeking…

Read More KYIV, Ukraine — About 10,000 women marched noisily through the Belarusian capital on Saturday, beating pots and pans and shouting for the resignation of the country’s authoritarian president in the 35th consecutive day of large anti-government protests. Many carried portraits of Maria Kolesnikova, a leader of the opposition Coordination Council that is seeking…

Read More (SIOUX FALLS, S.D.) — Coronavirus infections in the Dakotas are growing faster than anywhere else in the nation, fueling impassioned debates over masks and personal freedom after months in which the two states avoided the worst of the pandemic. The argument over masks raged this week in Brookings, South Dakota, as the city…

Read MoreThe country last reported no new deaths from the virus on March 15.The country last reported no new deaths from the virus on March 15.

Read More The historic negotiations represent the first ever direct talks between the two sides. If a peace deal succeeds, U.S. troops could leave the country by next spring. (Image credit: Hussein Sayed/AP) The historic negotiations represent the first ever direct talks between the two sides. If a peace deal succeeds, U.S. troops could leave…

Read MoreThe announcement follows a military coup in August which ousted the country’s president.The announcement follows a military coup in August which ousted the country’s president.

Read More<p>‘Officer, he says he can’t breathe’</p><p>‘Officer, he says he can’t breathe’</p>

Read MoreAt least one Republican congressional candidate, Georgia’s Marjorie Taylor Greene, supports the QAnon conspiracy theory.At least one Republican congressional candidate, Georgia’s Marjorie Taylor Greene, supports the QAnon conspiracy theory.

Read More Satellite images recently shared by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) show massive amounts of smoke engulfing the Western Coast of the United States and extending hundreds of miles over the Pacific Ocean, as dozens of wildfires continue to ravage California, Oregon and Washington and create dangerous air quality conditions for millions.…

Read More<p>Outbreak is ‘obviously worsening’, French prime minister says</p><p>Outbreak is ‘obviously worsening’, French prime minister says</p>

Read MoreGreek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis outlines overhaul of country’s military amid a standoff with Turkey in east Mediterranean.Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis outlines overhaul of country’s military amid a standoff with Turkey in east Mediterranean.

Read More<p>’I don’t feel it’s going to come this way'</p><p>’I don’t feel it’s going to come this way'</p>

Read More Protests aimed at toppling autocratic leader have been led by women and show no sign of slowing One evening last week, a stylised image of the Belarusian opposition leader, Maria Kolesnikova, was projected on to the wall of a Minsk apartment block. Mocked up to look like the famous Soviet war poster The…

Read More Iranian state TV on Saturday reported that the country’s authorities executed a wrestler for allegedly murdering a man, after President Donald Trump asked for the 27-year-old condemned man’s life to be spared. State TV quoted the chief justice of Fars province, Kazem Mousavi, as saying: “The retaliation sentence against Navid Afkari, the killer…

Read MoreIt is unclear if Black Americans will be energised to come to vote, potentially defining the outcome of the election.It is unclear if Black Americans will be energised to come to vote, potentially defining the outcome of the election.

Read More The company had placed its worldwide vaccine trials on hold for several days, but now says a safety review by regulators and reviewers is complete. No word yet when studies in the U.S. might resume. (Image credit: Alastair Grant/AP) The company had placed its worldwide vaccine trials on hold for several days, but…

Read MoreUp to 50 people, “most of them young”, may have been killed by the mine collapse in DR Congo.Up to 50 people, “most of them young”, may have been killed by the mine collapse in DR Congo.

Read MoreCrowds celebrated as the monument was removed, three years after a far-right rally in the city.Crowds celebrated as the monument was removed, three years after a far-right rally in the city.

Read MoreProtest movements on edge following recent targeted attacks on civil society voices.Protest movements on edge following recent targeted attacks on civil society voices.

Read MoreRegional leaders had recently met and demanded the installation of an interim civilian administration by September 15.Regional leaders had recently met and demanded the installation of an interim civilian administration by September 15.

Read MoreThe two days of violent demonstrations killed at least 13 people.The two days of violent demonstrations killed at least 13 people.

Read MoreThe late-stage trials were paused due to a reported side effect in a patient in the UK.The late-stage trials were paused due to a reported side effect in a patient in the UK.

Read More Miniature satellites open up a world of technological possibility. But experts say they degrade the astronomical landscape The natural serenity of the night sky is a touchstone for all of us. Everyone alive today looks at the same stars no matter where they are located on the planet. But the connection is more…

Read More Metropolitan police arrested a man in his 20s in Cambridge on Saturday Counter-terrorism police have arrested a man in his 20s after a package containing a small improvised explosive device was sent to a residential address in north London. The Metropolitan police said the suspect was detained in Cambridge on Saturday morning on…

Read MoreThe Taliban and the US sign agreement seen as a step towards ending Washington’s longest war.The Taliban and the US sign agreement seen as a step towards ending Washington’s longest war.

Read More Bronze known as ‘At Ready’ has stood for 111 years University town rocked by white supremacist march in 2017 Engineers in Charlottesville, Virginia worked to remove a 900lb Confederate statue on Saturday, a moment of symbolic reckoning in the university town that was rocked by a white supremacist march in August 2017. Related:…

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Read MoreWomen and children slept under improvised shelters made of reed stalks, blankets and salvaged tents.Women and children slept under improvised shelters made of reed stalks, blankets and salvaged tents.

Read MoreIran’s state TV is reporting that Navid Afkari was executed for allegedly murdering a man after President Trump asked for the 27-year-old’s life to be spared.Iran’s state TV is reporting that Navid Afkari was executed for allegedly murdering a man after President Trump asked for the 27-year-old’s life to be spared.

Read MoreWorkers in Charlottesville, Virginia, have started taking down a Confederate statue close to the scene of violent protests in 2017 that left a woman dead.Workers in Charlottesville, Virginia, have started taking down a Confederate statue close to the scene of violent protests in 2017 that left a woman dead.