The British prime minister’s senior adviser on ethnic minorities, Samuel Kasumu, has resigned following a report on racial inequality that said systemic racism doesn’t exist in the country and seemingly...
US, Iran head to Vienna for indirect talks on nuclear deal
The US and Iran on Friday said they would hold indirect talks in Vienna next week with European, Russian and Chinese partners in a bid to revive the Iran nuclear accord, nearly three years after Donald Trump pulled the...
US, Iran to go to Vienna for indirect nuclear deal talks
Officials from #Tehran and #Washington will travel to Vienna next week as part of efforts to revive the 2015 #nuclear deal between Iran and global powers, although they will not hold direct talks, diplomats said on...
Niger inaugurates president in 1st democratic power transfer
#Niger is swearing in its new president Friday in the West African nation’s first democratic transfer of power. Newly elected President Mohamed #Bazoum’s #inauguration Friday comes days after Niger’s security forces...
In Thailand, tourism-deprived communities turn to gold panning
In southern #Thailand, one business is growing as a result of the Covid-19 crisis: #gold panning. With many Thais losing their jobs due to the pandemic, especially in the #tourism sector, some are turning to...
Brazil’s Bolsonaro says he is not politicizing the military after shakeup
#Brazil’s President Jair #Bolsonaro said on Thursday he is not politicizing the armed forces, after he appointed his chief of staff as the new defense minister earlier this week, resulting in the heads of all...
Russia warns new Donbass conflict could ‘destroy’ Ukraine, NATO rebukes Moscow
#Russia warned on Thursday that a serious escalation in the conflict in #Donbass could “destroy” #Ukraine as #NATO voiced concern over what it said was a big Russian military build-up near eastern...