UAE cancels lenient penalties for ‘honor killings’
Middle East
November 7, 2020
UAE cancels lenient penalties for ‘honor killings’
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates said on Saturday it was cancelling lenient penalties for so-called “honor killings” and…
Ethiopian air strikes in Tigray will continue, says PM, as civil war risks grow
World
November 7, 2020
Ethiopian air strikes in Tigray will continue, says PM, as civil war risks grow
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopian jets bombed the Tigray region on Friday and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed pledged more air…
Facebook removes ‘inauthentic’ networks spanning 8 nations
Middle East
November 6, 2020
Facebook removes ‘inauthentic’ networks spanning 8 nations
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Facebook on Friday said it has dismantled seven separate networks of fake accounts and pages on its platform…
Paris bans nighttime food and drink delivery to tackle worsening COVID-19 crisis
World
November 6, 2020
Paris bans nighttime food and drink delivery to tackle worsening COVID-19 crisis
PARIS (Reuters) – Paris will ban delivery and takeaway services for prepared food and alcohol between 10 pm and 6…
Iran foreign minister, in ally Venezuela, says US no longer “controls world”
Middle East
November 6, 2020
Iran foreign minister, in ally Venezuela, says US no longer “controls world”
CARACAS (Reuters) – Iran believes the US government no longer can “control what’s happening in the world” or show other…
Exclusive: Trump administration advances $2.9 billion drone sale to UAE – sources
Middle East
November 6, 2020
Exclusive: Trump administration advances $2.9 billion drone sale to UAE – sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The US State Department gave Congress notification it plans to sell 18 sophisticated armed MQ-9B aerial drones…
Kosovo President Thaci resigns after war crimes indictment confirmed
World
November 5, 2020
Kosovo President Thaci resigns after war crimes indictment confirmed
PRISTINA (Reuters) – Kosovo President Hashim Thaci resigned with immediate effect on Thursday after learning that a war crimes tribunal…
France’s Macron urges strengthening of EU border controls after terror attacks
World
November 5, 2020
France’s Macron urges strengthening of EU border controls after terror attacks
PARIS (Reuters) – President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday called for a strengthening of border controls in the European Union’s Schengen…
Greece orders nationwide lockdown to curb COVID surge
World
November 5, 2020
Greece orders nationwide lockdown to curb COVID surge
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece ordered a nationwide lockdown on Thursday for three weeks to help contain a resurgence of COVID-19…
Israel razes most of Palestinian Bedouin village in West Bank on US election day
Middle East
November 5, 2020
Israel razes most of Palestinian Bedouin village in West Bank on US election day
JORDAN VALLEY, West Bank (Reuters) – Israel has demolished most of a Bedouin village in the occupied West Bank, displacing…