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Indian police ban protests amid citizenship law outrage
December 19, 2019
Indian police ban protests amid citizenship law outrage
NEW DELHI (AP) — Police detained more than 100 protesters in key Indian cities on Thursday as they defied a…
UK PM to outlaw Brexit extension beyond 2020
December 17, 2019
UK PM to outlaw Brexit extension beyond 2020
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was seeking Tuesday to outlaw extending the Brexit transition period beyond the end of 2020,…
Finger-wagging Muslim women become Indian protest symbols
December 17, 2019
Finger-wagging Muslim women become Indian protest symbols
A group of Muslim women who formed a barricade around a male student being attacked by baton-swinging police have become…
Former Pakistan leader Musharraf sentenced to death
December 17, 2019
Former Pakistan leader Musharraf sentenced to death
Exiled former Pakistan military leader Pervez Musharraf was sentenced to death Tuesday after being found guilty of treason, an unprecedented…
Stuck in Greek snow, refugees already miss dismal camps
December 17, 2019
Stuck in Greek snow, refugees already miss dismal camps
Sitting in the lobby of a disused ski lodge on a northern Greek mountain, Congolese asylum-seeker Sylva Caumba blankly stares…
As Trump vote nears, centrist Democrats stand firm on impeachment
December 17, 2019
As Trump vote nears, centrist Democrats stand firm on impeachment
US lawmakers on Monday careened toward the brink of one of the most divisive and momentous political steps in years:…
France’s pensions chief resigns as strike hits 12th day
December 16, 2019
France’s pensions chief resigns as strike hits 12th day
The French official leading a controversial pensions overhaul stepped down on Monday over a scandal involving undeclared payments, as a…
US trade negotiator hails ‘remarkable’ deal with China
December 16, 2019
US trade negotiator hails ‘remarkable’ deal with China
The US-China trade deal is “remarkable” in scope but it won’t solve all the problems between the world’s two biggest…
China’s Xi gives Hong Kong leader ‘unwavering support’
December 16, 2019
China’s Xi gives Hong Kong leader ‘unwavering support’
Chinese President Xi Jinping told beleaguered Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Monday that she had Beijing’s “unwavering support” after…
India protests rage over ‘anti-Muslim’ law
December 16, 2019
India protests rage over ‘anti-Muslim’ law
Fresh protests rocked India on Monday as anger grew over new citizenship legislation slammed as anti-Muslim, after six people died…