Around 2,000 pro-#democracy protesters squared off against riot police in central #Bangkok Friday evening, defying an emergency decree for a second night running on a day that saw the arrest of two #activists for using...
Coronavirus in France: Not on maximum alert level, city of Rouen goes under curfew anyway
French President Emmanuel #Macron ordered a third of France’s population be put under nightly #curfew on Wednesday to tackle a surging second wave of the #coronavirus. The city of #Rouen, in Normandy has been told...
Coronavirus in Poland: PM announces partial lockdown amid virus spike
#Poland on Friday reported a new daily record of 132 #coronavirus-related deaths and counted 7,705 new confirmed cases, amid fears the pandemic is testing the country’s supply of hospital beds and ventilators.
Fishing crisis in the Mediterranean: Italy and Libya clash over territorial waters
We take a closer look at the net which has entangled both Italy and Libya in a diplomatic row – but this time, it’s got nothing to do with migration. The seizure of Italian fishing boats has become more...
Race to the White House: Trump, Biden hold simultaneous televised town halls
President Donald #Trump and Democrat Joe #Biden squared off, in a way, in dueling televised town halls that showcased striking differences in temperament, views on racial #justice and approaches to a #pandemic that has...
Thailand protests: PM rejects calls to resign, faces renewed demonstrations
#Thailand‘s prime minister rejected calls for his resignation Friday, while his government failed to stop student-led #protesters from rallying again in the capital in defiance of a strict state of emergency...
The rise and fall of Juan Carlos: Is the Spanish monarchy in peril?
Appointed by the late dictator, Francisco Franco, as next in line to the Spanish throne, Juan Carlos I was long respected as the king of Spain’s democratic transition. But today, he may turn out to be the cause of the...