PARIS: The leaders of France, Germany and Italy on Saturday (Jul 18) threatened for the first time to use sanctions against countries that continued to violate a United Nations arms embargo on Libya. French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte urged “all foreign […]
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JERUSALEM: Israeli police used water cannons to disperse demonstrators around Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s residence on Saturday (Jul 18) as protests mounted against him over alleged corruption and his handling of the coronavirus crisis. Hit by high unemployment, a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases and reimposed coronavirus curbs, Israelis have […]
NEW YORK: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday (Jul 18) accused world powers of ignoring inequality in global institutions, but said the coronavirus pandemic has created a “generational opportunity” to build a more equal, sustainable world. Delivering the annual lecture for the Nelson Mandela Foundation via internet, Guterres pushed for […]
WASHINGTON: Tensions are mounting by the day between the United States and China, leading to talk of a new Cold War. Experts see important historical differences – but believe the two powers are entering dangerous territory. US President Donald Trump’s administration has increasingly gone global against China, pushing other nations […]
PORTLAND: Federal law enforcement officers are cracking down on protesters in Portland, Oregon, under the Trump administration’s new executive order to protect US monuments in what the state’s Democratic governor has called “political theatre”. Multiple videos posted online show camouflage-clad officers without clear identification badges using force and unmarked vehicles […]
WASHINGTON: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, at 87 the US Supreme Court’s oldest member, said on Friday (Jul 17) she is receiving chemotherapy treatment for a recurrence of cancer – the latest in a series of health issues – but indicated no intention to retire. In a statement released by the […]
Safety experts are urging the UK government to exclude American cars from any post-Brexit trade deal. They say imported vehicles should meet British safety standards for accidents with pedestrians, cyclists and children. UK PM Boris Johnson has indicated he expects cars to be included in any new transatlantic trade agreement. […]
WASHINGTON: Foreign students coming from Europe are exempt from a travel ban the United States imposed because of the coronavirus pandemic, the US State Department told congressional offices on Thursday (Jul 16). The State Department also told lawmakers that it would offer exemptions for some au pairs and family members […]
WASHINGTON: The Trump administration is considering banning travel to the United States by all members of the Chinese Communist Party and their families, a person familiar with the matter said on Thursday (Jul 16), a move that would worsen already tense US-China relations. Senior officials discussing the matter have begun […]
PONTIAC, Michigan: Hundreds of Detroit-area students turned out in protest outside their high school on Thursday (Jul 17) calling for the release of a classmate who is in juvenile detention after not completing schoolwork during remote learning this past semester. The 15-year-old student, called Grace in the original ProPublica report […]