UK interior minister says migrants see France as racist, Mail reports
World
August 16, 2020
UK interior minister says migrants see France as racist, Mail reports
LONDON (Reuters) – The British minister in charge of security and immigration told fellow lawmakers that migrants crossed the channel…
Lebanon faces ‘biggest danger’, needs elections, says patriarch
Middle East
August 16, 2020
Lebanon faces ‘biggest danger’, needs elections, says patriarch
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s top Christian cleric called on Sunday for early parliamentary elections and a government formed to rescue…
UAE-Israel phone lines open after accord to normalise relations
Middle East
August 16, 2020
UAE-Israel phone lines open after accord to normalise relations
DUBAI (Reuters) – Telephone lines between the United Arab Emirates and Israel were open on Sunday in a development the…
‘Canary in the coal mine’: Greenland ice has shrunk beyond return, study finds
Environment
August 16, 2020
‘Canary in the coal mine’: Greenland ice has shrunk beyond return, study finds
Greenland’s ice sheet may have shrunk past the point of return, with the ice likely to melt away no matter…
Trump says he is considering pardon for leaker Edward Snowden
World
August 16, 2020
Trump says he is considering pardon for leaker Edward Snowden
The Republican president’s comments followed an interview here Trump gave to the New York Post this week in which he…
Lebanese president says Beirut aid should go where needed
Middle East
August 16, 2020
Lebanese president says Beirut aid should go where needed
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese President Michel Aoun said on Saturday that international aid pledged following a massive explosion in Beirut…
New Zealand’s COVID-19 outbreak grows, as Australian cases ease
World
August 16, 2020
New Zealand’s COVID-19 outbreak grows, as Australian cases ease
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – A new coronavirus outbreak in New Zealand is still growing, health officials said on Sunday, with the…
Child deaths in Syria spike in camp for IS families, says UN
Middle East
August 15, 2020
Child deaths in Syria spike in camp for IS families, says UN
At least eight children aged under five have died within days in a camp in northeastern Syria that houses relatives…
Pope calls for dialogue between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan over Nile dam
Egypt
August 15, 2020
Pope calls for dialogue between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan over Nile dam
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis called for dialogue between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan on Saturday, urging them not to…
Iran says US humilated by rejection of bid to extend arms embargo on Tehran
Middle East
August 15, 2020
Iran says US humilated by rejection of bid to extend arms embargo on Tehran
(Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that Washington had suffered a humiliating defeat in its bid to…