World October 2, 2020 World leaders react after Trump, first lady test positive for coronavirus World leaders on Friday reacted with messages of support after President Trump and first lady Melania Trump tested positive for coronavirus.
Vatican September 30, 2020 Vatican denies Pompeo audience with pope, accuses him of playing politics The Vatican announced Wednesday that they had denied U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s request to meet with Pope Francis during his visit to Rome this week.
Benjamin Netanyahu September 29, 2020 Netanyahu says Trump’s critics ‘dead wrong’ on Middle East peace efforts Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that President Trump’s critics were “dead wrong,” in predicting that the Trump administration’s attempts to bring peace to the Middle East would fail -- after a series of landmark U.S.-brokered deals were signed this month.
TERRORISM September 29, 2020 ISIS-linked Boko Haram dispatches bomb-strapped donkey to ambush state governor In what is being touted as a "coordinated ambush" by Nigerian officials, militants belonging to the West Africa-based, ISIS-affiliated terrorist organization Boko Haram on Sunday unleashed a donkey carting explosives to assail the convoy of Borno State Governor Babagana Zalum.
India September 29, 2020 Amnesty International to stop work in India, cites government harassment and threats Amnesty International announced Tuesday it would close its operations in India after its bank accounts were frozen and its executives were interrogated following the publication of two reports by the group that criticized the government's human rights record.
Syria September 27, 2020 Syrian foreign minister says U.S. sanctions 'suffocate Syrians, just like George Floyd' Syria took aim at the Caesar Act, which has dealt significant harm to an already weak economy
Russia September 26, 2020 Russia, China block release of UN report criticizing Russia Russia and China blocked the official release of a report by U.N. experts on Libya that accused its warring parties and their international backers -- including Russia -- of violating a U.N. arms embargo on the conflict-wracked country, U.N. diplomats said Friday.
Boris Johnson September 26, 2020 UK PM Boris Johnson pledges to boost WHO funding, undercutting US U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday used a speech to the U.N. General Assembly to give full backing to the embattled World Health Organization, and to promise additional funding -- undercutting the U.S. decision to withdraw from the body earlier this year.
UNITED NATIONS September 25, 2020 Palestinian leader Abbas hits out at US deals; UAE says it expected initial negative reaction Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday took to the U.N. to again reject the U.S. plan for peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians, while also slamming the recent U.S.-brokered deals between Israel and two Gulf nations.
China September 25, 2020 China is building more secret detention centers in Xinjiang, think tank says China’s network of detention centers in Xinjiang, where Muslim minorities are allegedly being subjected to acts of repression, appears to be expanding -- and a greater number of the facilities are resembling prisons, an Australian think tank says.