Hopefully, the COVID-19 pandemic will be a transitory event. But the economic disruption it causes could be persistent, if otherwise-successful small businesses are allowed to shutter, or if out-of-work people are...
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: Hopes of a ceasefire fading amid flare-up of violence
Russia, the United States and France said that the escalating conflict between #Armenia and #Azerbaijan over the disputed Nagorno-#Karabakh breakaway territory represented an “unacceptable threat” to the...
Hurricane Delta makes landfall in Mexico, toppling trees
#Hurricane Delta made landfall Wednesday just south of the Mexican resort of #Cancun as an extremely dangerous Category 2 #storm, downing trees and knocking out power to some resorts along the northeastern coast of...
Hoping for justice: Chemical attacks in Syria brought before German courts
In Germany, a criminal complaint against the Syrian regime has been filed: a demand for justice for the hundreds of victims of chemical attacks carried out in Syria in 2013 and 2017. Mazen Darwish, president of the...
Coronavirus pandemic: New restrictions imposed across Europe as cases surge
Countries across #Europe are seeing a resurgence in #Covid-19 cases after successfully slowing outbreaks early in the year. Some countries are seeing higher case numbers than earlier in the year. France, the UK, Poland...