With the 2020 presidential election looming, to win over voters, Trump’s team is bigging up his achievements, such as the recent peace deal struck between the United Arab Emirates and Israel. Now, Secretary of State...
Belarus protests | What will (or won’t) Russia do?
Russia has created a reserve of law enforcement officers to help Belarus in case the situation gets “out of control,” according to President Vladimir Putin, who said it was requested by Belarusian leader Alexander...
Criminal shopping | Looting continues apace in downtown Minneapolis
Governor Tim Walz has mobilized the Minnesota National Guard in response to widespread looting in Minneapolis, reportedly sparked by false allegations that the city’s police had shot and killed a black man earlier in...
Nobel laureate refuses to answer Belarus investigators
Police arrested around twenty people protesting the disputed reelection of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko Wednesday, hours after Nobel Prize-winning author Svetlana Alexievich recounted her meeting with...
Covid-19 in France: Masks compulsory in all Paris as virus cases mount
France is to order the mandatory wearing of face masks across Paris to curb surging coronavirus infections, Prime Minister Jean Castex said on August 27.
Brazil – Amazon: Fire season threatens overburdened health system
Fires in the Amazon are “poisoning the air” of the world’s biggest rainforest. The region is already hit hard by Covid-19.