Lives will be lost as Syria aid access cut, aid agencies warn
Reuters, Beirut :A U.N. Security Council resolution that leaves only one of two border crossings open for aid deliveries from Turkey into rebel-held northwestern Syria...
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In a first, Trump dons mask in visit to a military medical facility
Reuters :President Donald Trump, who has avoided wearing a mask in public even as the coronavirus pandemic spread, donned one on Saturday at a military...
Thousands protest in Israel over handling of economy
BBC Online :Thousands of Israelis have staged a demonstration in Tel Aviv to protest against what they say is economic hardship caused by the government’s...
China’s southern Jiangxi declares highest flood alert
Reuters, Beijing : Jiangxi province in southern China issued its highest flood warning on Saturday, predicting a big overflow from a lake on the Yangtze...
Hong Kong opposition holds primary to pick election candidates
Al Jazeera News : Hong Kong’s opposition camp has set up polling booths across the Chinese-ruled city for primary elections aimed at selecting pro-democracy candidates...
Mali President launches probe after protest turns violent
Al Jazeera News : Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has said he has launched an investigation into violence committed during a mass anti-government protest on...
Meghan tries to stop her friends from being named in media lawsuit
CNN, London : The battle between Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, and a top British tabloid is heating up.Meghan’s legal team has filed an application seeking...
Russia far east protest over Khabarovsk governor’s arrest
BBC Online : Thousands of people have taken part in protests in Russia’s far east over the arrest of a regional leader.They marched to the...
Srebrenica Bosnia marks 25 years since massacre
World leaders have addressed a ceremony marking 25 years since the Srebrenica massacre in Bosnia – Europe’s worst atrocity since World War Two.Former US President...
Trump commutes longtime friend Roger Stone’s prison sentence
Al Jazeera News : US President Donald Trump commuted the sentence of his longtime friend and adviser Roger Stone on Friday, sparing him from prison...
Australia restricts number of citizens returning as virus surges
Reuters, Melbourne :Australia will halve the number of citizens allowed to return home from overseas each week, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday, as...
Bolivia’s President Anez tested positive
Reuters :Bolivia’s President Jeanine Anez said on Thursday she has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.Anez said in a tweet she was “well” and continuing...