Macron: Europe should talk with Russia to enhance security French President Emmanuel Macron is urging Europe to seek a dialogue with Russia to enhance the continent’s security rather than relying primarily on the NATO military alliance September 30, 2020, 9:25 AM • 2 min read PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron urged Europe to seek a dialogue with Russia to enhance the continent’s security rather than relying primarily on … Read More
Armenia, Azerbaijan fight for 4th day over separatist region Heavy fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces over the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh has entered a fourth straight day in the biggest escalation of a decades-old conflict in years that killed dozens and left scores wounded By AVET DEMOURIAN Associated Press September 30, 2020, 11:03 AM • 3 min read YEREVAN, Armenia — Heavy fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces … Read More
Finnish PM to stand-in for Swedish colleague at EU Summit Sweden’s Prime Minister Stefan Lofven won’t be at Thursday’s European Union summit meeting as he will be attending his mother’s funeral, so he will be represented by his counterpart from neighboring Finland September 30, 2020, 9:36 AM • 2 min read HELSINKI — Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven won’t take part in a European Union meeting in Brussels starting on … Read More
Terrorism charges filed in stabbings near French newspaper A Pakistani man accused in a double stabbing outside the former Paris offices of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo has been given preliminary terrorism charges September 30, 2020, 8:28 AM • 1 min read PARIS — A Pakistani man accused in a double stabbing outside the former Paris offices of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo has been handed preliminary terrorism charges. The … Read More
Foreign observers note ‘chaos,’ ‘rancor’ in US debate BEIJING — “Chaos, interruptions, personal attacks and insults,” one outspoken Chinese newspaper editor said of the U.S. presidential debate. An Australian counterpart said it was “swamped” by the “rancor engulfing America.” The first debate pitting Republican President Donald Trump against Democratic challenger Joe Biden was not a highlight of political oratory in the eyes of many overseas. Yet interest ran … Read More
Germany’s Merkel defends government record during pandemic German Chancellor Angela Merkel has defended her government’s record during the coronavirus pandemic September 30, 2020, 8:21 AM • 2 min read BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday defended her government’s record during the coronavirus pandemic, telling lawmakers that the country had fared well compared to many of its peers. The far-right Alternative for Germany, the largest opposition … Read More
Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf sworn in as new ruler of Kuwait Kuwait’s Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah has been sworn in as the ruling emir of the tiny oil-rich country, propelled to power by the death of his half-brother after a long career in the security services September 30, 2020, 8:22 AM • 2 min read DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Kuwait’s Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad … Read More
Rape and killing of Dalit woman shocks India, draws outrage The gang rape and death of a woman from the lowest rung of India’s caste system has sparked outrage across the country with several politicians and activists demanding justice and protesters rallying on the streets By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press September 30, 2020, 7:58 AM • 3 min read NEW DELHI — The gang rape and death of a woman … Read More
Indian court acquits all accused in razing of Babri mosque policemen stand guard outside a court in Lucknow, India, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020. An Indian court on Wednesday acquitted all 32 accused, including four senior leaders of the ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, in a 1992 attack and demolition of a 16th century mosque that sparked Hindu-Muslim violence that left some 2,000 people dead. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh) Source … Read More
Tunisians fleeing economy, not COVID, cause tension in Italy RAS JEBEL, Tunisia — Once it was just the jobless young men who set off from Tunisia’s rocky northern beaches for Sicily, usually defying their parents in hopes of a better future. Now Tunisian families, even those with work or seemingly good prospects, are following that path across 130 kilometers (80 miles) of open water — nearly 10,000 since the … Read More
