The Belarus chief prosecutor has launched a criminal case against opposition leaders, accusing them of trying to seize power. The indictment from Alexander Konyuk says the “creation and activity of the [opposition] Coordination Council are aimed at seizure of state power, and at harming national security”. Earlier President Alexander Lukashenko ordered police to end the […]
Iran nuclear deal The US is to controversially initiate a process at the UN Security Council to reinstate international sanctions on Iran lifted under a 2015 nuclear deal. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will submit a complaint accusing Iran of significant non-compliance and trigger the sanctions “snapback” mechanism. However, other world powers insist he has […]
Asif Shahzad, Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has played down differences with longtime ally Saudi Arabia after his army chief visited Riyadh in a bid to ease a row over policy towards the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir. The dispute, brought on by Pakistani demands for Saudi Arabia to take […]
Andrei Makhovsky, Gabriela Baczynska MINSK/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko ordered his police on Wednesday to put down protests in the capital Minsk, signalling an escalation after a week and a half of mass demonstrations against his rule. Lukashenko’s order came as European Union leaders held an emergency summit over the political crisis in Belarus, […]
Kate Holton, Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) – Britain plans to bring in regular, population-wide testing for COVID-19 so it can suppress the spread of the virus and ease restrictions that have crippled its economy without triggering a second wave in one of the worst-hit countries in the world. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the government was […]
Eli Berlzon MASSUA SETTLEMENT, West Bank (Reuters) – Israel’s settler leaders say Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has defrauded them of their long-held dream of annexing the occupied West Bank as part of the country’s normalisation deal with the United Arab Emirates. Their anger could be a problem for right-wing Netanyahu, whom they accuse of […]
Democrats put the spotlight on everyday people’s stories to paint the chaos of the Trump administration and convince Republicans to come to their side. By Tara Golshan Jennifer Bendery, HuffPost US The first night of the Democratic National Convention looked nothing like previous party conventions. It was entirely virtual. The lineup included well-known Republicans endorsing Joe Biden for president. […]
The moniker refers to Joe Biden’s historic choice of Harris as his vice presidential running mate. By Lee Moran, HuffPost US Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic vice presidential nominee, has reportedly chosen her Secret Service code name ahead of the 2020 election. The Democratic senator from California will be referred to by security agents as […]
CDS General Bipin Rawat, along with his top commanders, told an all-party parliamentary Public Accounts Committee that the military de-escalation process with China would be a ‘long drawn out matter.’ Rahul Bedi SECURITY Chandigarh: Military pressure on China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to vacate the large tracts of Indian territory it has been occupying along the […]
Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have inaugurated direct telephone services between their countries following their agreement last week to normalise relations. The countries’ foreign ministers called each other and “exchanged greetings following the historic peace accord”, a statement said. The US-brokered deal was announced by President Donald Trump on Thursday. It is only […]
