Month: October 2020

Read MoreThe IRGC will likely play a more active political role in Iran, which means talks with the US are unlikely to resume.The IRGC will likely play a more active political role in Iran, which means talks with the US are unlikely to resume.

Read More WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump said he voted Saturday “for a guy named Trump” and called it an “honor” to cast his own ballot in his adopted home state of Florida before he jetted off to campaign in three battleground states. Democrat Joe Biden, with some help from rock legend…

Read MoreDonald Trump will hold rallies in three key swing states on Saturday, while Joe Biden is campaigning in Pennsylvania.Donald Trump will hold rallies in three key swing states on Saturday, while Joe Biden is campaigning in Pennsylvania.

Read More Explosion struck outside education centre in Shia neighbourhood in Afghan city At least 18 people have been killed and 57 wounded, including schoolchildren, in a suicide bomb attack outside an education centre in Kabul, the Afghan interior ministry said. The explosion struck outside an education centre in a heavily Shia neighbourhood of western…

Read MoreThe king praises a man who held up a royal portrait during a recent anti-government protest.The king praises a man who held up a royal portrait during a recent anti-government protest.

Read MoreThe president on Saturday said he is feeling “very well at the moment.”The president on Saturday said he is feeling “very well at the moment.”

Read MoreAt least 18 people killed and 57 wounded in blast at educational centre in an area home to many from the Shia community.At least 18 people killed and 57 wounded in blast at educational centre in an area home to many from the Shia community.

Read MoreAssailants storm private school in city of Kumba, Southwest Region, killing at least four students.Assailants storm private school in city of Kumba, Southwest Region, killing at least four students.

Read More Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron of “mistreating” millions of Muslims after officials announced a crackdown on radical mosques and Islamic extremism across France. “What is Macron’s problem with Islam and Muslims? He needs mental health treatment,” Erdogan said at a meeting of the ruling Justice and…

Read More WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s President Andrzej Duda has tested positive for coronavirus but is feeling well, his spokesman said Saturday. Duda’s diagnosis comes amid a huge surge in confirmed new cases of COVID-19 and virus-related deaths in Poland, a nation that saw only very low infection rates in the spring. His spokesman, Blazej…

Read More WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s President Andrzej Duda has tested positive for coronavirus but is feeling well, his spokesman said Saturday. Duda’s diagnosis comes amid a huge surge in confirmed new cases of COVID-19 and virus-related deaths in Poland, a nation that saw only very low infection rates in the spring. His spokesman, Blazej…

Read MoreKhamenei set new tasks for gov’t and calls for stricter penalties as Iran’s daily cases continue to rise again.Khamenei set new tasks for gov’t and calls for stricter penalties as Iran’s daily cases continue to rise again.

Read MoreA suicide bomber detonated his explosives outside the centre in the Afghan capital, officials say.A suicide bomber detonated his explosives outside the centre in the Afghan capital, officials say.

Read More Opposition supporters take to streets as electoral commission says Alpha Condé won almost 60% of vote Guinea’s president, Alpha Condé, has won a controversial third term with 59.49% of the vote, the National Independent Electoral Commission declared on Saturday. His victory came amid widespread protests that were violently suppressed by security forces. Continue…

Read MoreAlpha Conde, 82, won 59.5 percent of the votes cast, according to a preliminary tally from the election commission.Alpha Conde, 82, won 59.5 percent of the votes cast, according to a preliminary tally from the election commission.

Read MoreDemocrats prepare a $350bn plan to confront China’s ‘predatory economic behaviour’.Democrats prepare a $350bn plan to confront China’s ‘predatory economic behaviour’.

Read More Iranian troops have been moved to the Azerbaijan-Iran border amid conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, multiple news outlets reported. Locals residents have spotted Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps troop movements along the state border between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Azerbaijan. Some Twitter user wrote: “Dozens of tanks and infantry fighting vehicles, together with soldiers,…

Read More As election day nears, what dirty tricks could Trump turn to? California ‘shattering prior returns’ with 6m ballots cast US election polls tracker: who is leading in the swing states? Sign up for Fight to Vote – our weekly US election newsletter 2.14pm BST On 22 October, almost three weeks before one of…

Read More Azerbaijan said it shot down a combat aircraft of the Armenian Air Force near Qubadli. On October 24, in the afternoon, the Azerbaijan Air Defense Units shot down a combat aircraft of the Armenian air force in the Gubadli direction of the front, according to a press release issued Saturday by the Ministry…

Read MoreOur weekly video round-up, In Case You Missed It, brings you some of the stories that might have passed you by.Our weekly video round-up, In Case You Missed It, brings you some of the stories that might have passed you by.

Read More Two years ago, the three congregations sharing space at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue relocated after an anti-Semitic gunman killed 11 worshippers. Last March, the congregations dispersed from their new locations due to the coronavirus pandemic and switched to virtual services. Maggie Feinstein of the 10.27 Healing Partnership, which has been supporting those…

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Read More OTTAWA, ON, Oct. 24, 2020 /CNW/ – The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on United Nations Day:”Today, on United Nations Day, we recognize what we can achieve when countries around the world work together toward shared goals. OTTAWA, ON, Oct. 24, 2020 /CNW/ – The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau,…

Read More Deal trumpeted by Donald Trump cannot go ahead without approval of legislative council – which does not yet exist A groundbreaking deal between Israel and Sudan trumpeted as a diplomatic triumph by Donald Trump on Friday will only go ahead if it is approved by Sudan’s legislative council, which currently does not exist,…

Read More Paramedics pronounce boy, 17, dead at scene after incident in Walthamstow A 17-year-old boy has died after being stabbed in north-east London. Officers were called to Westbury Road in Walthamstow at 9.20pm on Friday after the teenager was discovered with a knife wound. Continue reading…Paramedics pronounce boy, 17, dead at scene after incident…

Read MoreImages beamed back to ground control revealed it caught more material than scientists anticipated.Images beamed back to ground control revealed it caught more material than scientists anticipated.

Read More Risks of a wider conflict are too high. The U.S. should use diplomacy to stop the fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan, writes Gen. Philip Breedlove, former NATO supreme commander in Europe. (Image credit: Aris Messinis/AFP via Getty Images) Risks of a wider conflict are too high. The U.S. should use diplomacy to stop…

Read More They sent him to the White House, and four years later vow to keep him there. In a month-long trip across the US, Chris McGreal meets the president’s most unwavering supporters Lisa Matthews voted for Barack Obama. But just the once. The daughter of an African American mother and Puerto Rican father, the…

Read More The U.S. coronavirus caseload has reached record heights with more than 83,000 infections reported in a single day, the latest ominous sign of the disease’s grip on the nation, as states from Connecticut to the Rocky Mountain West reel under the surge. The U.S. death toll, meanwhile, has grown to 223,995, according to…

Read MoreProtests broke out after the region’s leader suggested that Campania should go into full lockdown.Protests broke out after the region’s leader suggested that Campania should go into full lockdown.

Read MoreA new lawsuit aims to bring those responsible for the murder of the prominent Saudi journalist to justice.A new lawsuit aims to bring those responsible for the murder of the prominent Saudi journalist to justice.

Read More Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has blasted police for disrupting morning prayers at a mosque in the German capital. The operation was part of an investigation into illegally obtained Covid-19 subsidies. “I strongly condemn the police raid on Mevlana Mosque in Berlin during the morning prayers,” Erdogan said. [The operation] was obviously fed…

Read More STEPANAKERT, Nagorno-Karabakh (AP) — Rocket and artillery barrage hit residential areas Saturday hours after the United States hosted top diplomats from Armenia and Azerbaijan for talks on settling their decades-long conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh. The heavy shelling forced residents of Stepanakert, the regional capital of Nagorno-Karabakh, into shelters, as emergency teams rushed to extinguish…

Read More Diagnosis comes as Poland imposes new restrictions in an effort to contain coronavirus Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The Polish president, Andrzej Duda, has tested positive for coronavirus. Duda’s spokesman, Błażej Spychalski, said on Twitter on Saturday that the 48-year-old conservative leader had been tested on Friday. He said…

Read MoreLibyans welcome UN-backed agreement, but express scepticism about the implementation of it.Libyans welcome UN-backed agreement, but express scepticism about the implementation of it.