The United Arab Emirates has sentenced a Jordanian resident to 10 years in prison for Facebook posts criticising the Jordanian royal family.
Progress MS-16 | Russian robotic spacecraft launches to ISS
Russia’s Progress MS-16 robotic spacecraft has been launched on a resupply mission to the International Space Station #ISS. The voyage will end with the de-orbiting of one of the compartments on the iconic...
CrossTalk Bullhorns | Quarantine Edition | Stern Warning
Russia-EU relations got a reality check last week. Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov read the riot act to the block. Also, Washington never ceases to lecture the world about democracy and the rule of law. How are...
Macron meets G5 Sahel leaders amid questions over France’s strategy
Leaders of France and five Sahel countries on Monday begin a two-day summit to discuss the G5-Sahel grouping’s anti-insurgency operations amid mounting local dissatisfaction over the military-heavy approach that...
Covid-19: UK begins mandatory hotel quarantines for arrivals from ‘high-risk’ countries
The UK on Monday began a mandatory hotel quarantine regime for arrivals from dozens of countries deemed “high risk” in a bid to prevent the spread of new coronavirus cases.