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Kyrgyzstan crisis escalates after raid on ex-president’s home
August 8, 2019
Kyrgyzstan crisis escalates after raid on ex-president’s home
Kyrgyzstan President Sooronbai Jeenbekov on Thursday ordered “urgent measures” to maintain law and order after a failed attempt to arrest…
Amnesty International issues travel warning for US
August 8, 2019
Amnesty International issues travel warning for US
Human rights organization Amnesty International issued a travel warning for the US on Thursday, citing “rampant gun violence” in the country.…
India arrests over 500 as Kashmir clampdown challenged
August 8, 2019
India arrests over 500 as Kashmir clampdown challenged
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian security forces have arrested more 500 people since New Delhi imposed a communications blackout and…
India’s splitting of Kashmir opposed in Muslim border city
August 8, 2019
India’s splitting of Kashmir opposed in Muslim border city
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s surprise move to carve out sparsely populated Ladakh from the state of Jammu and Kashmir…
Venezuela talks in the balance as US ups pressure on Maduro
August 7, 2019
Venezuela talks in the balance as US ups pressure on Maduro
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — For weeks, representatives of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his would-be successor, opposition leader Juan Guaidó,…
Irish minister predicts Britain will crash out of EU in October
August 7, 2019
Irish minister predicts Britain will crash out of EU in October
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Britain will leave the European Union in October without a divorce deal, an Irish government minister predicted,…
Trump says talks with South Korea under way over defense costs
August 7, 2019
Trump says talks with South Korea under way over defense costs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday talks have begun aimed at getting South Korea to pay…
Armed soldiers patrol silent streets after Kashmir curfew
August 7, 2019
Armed soldiers patrol silent streets after Kashmir curfew
Armed soldiers stand in front of coils of barbed wire in Indian Kashmir’s summer capital of Srinagar as a massive…
Hong Kong facing worst crisis since handover: senior China official
August 7, 2019
Hong Kong facing worst crisis since handover: senior China official
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong is facing its worst crisis since it returned from British to Chinese rule in…
Trump faces hostility on visits to massacre sites
August 7, 2019
Trump faces hostility on visits to massacre sites
President Donald Trump is flying Wednesday to the sites of mass shootings in Ohio and Texas, but the divisive Republican…