Razor blades on Trump sign in Michigan slices man’s fingers
Prince William, David Attenborough launch ‘Earthshot’ award
LONDON (AP) — Prince William has joined forces with renowned British broadcaster and naturalist David Attenborough to launch Thursday a new environmental award, the Earthshot Prize, which has grand ambitions to “incentivize change and help to repair our planet over the next 10 years.”
The prize takes its inspiration from …
Greek, Turkish foreign ministers meet as tensions ease
ATHENS, Greece (AP) – The foreign ministers of Greece and Turkey have met on the sidelines of a conference in Slovakia and agreed to set a date for the start of a new round of exploratory talks between the two, officials said Wednesday.
A dispute between the two NATO allies …
Military blindsided by Trump’s new Afghan troop withdrawal
WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. military was blindsided Thursday by President Donald Trump’s assertion that all U.S. troops will be out of Afghanistan by the end of the year, with U.S. officials saying they are not aware of such a plan and have gotten no actual order to accelerate the …
Taliban celebrates after Donald Trump says U.S. troops out of Afghanistan ‘by Christmas’
Top Taliban officials on Thursday celebrated President Trump’s unexpected declaration that all U.S. troops in Afghanistan likely will be “home by Christmas,” adding more confusion to what’s become a murky timeline for America’s exit from the country.
In a statement on Twitter, a Taliban spokesperson said that the looming exit …
Benjamin Netanyahu: Israeli parliament to ratify diplomatic relations with UAE next week
The Israeli parliament is expected to ratify diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates next week, marking a significant step toward peace in the Middle East.
The U.S. last month facilitated the signing of the Abraham Accords, formalizing historic agreements with Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain to normalize …
China censors Mike Pence’s Beijing criticism during debate: ‘No signal, please stand by’
Chinese censors briefly took Wednesday’s vice presidential debate off the air while Vice President Mike Pence criticized Beijing’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
Nathan VanderKlippe, a Beijing correspondent for Canada’s Globe and Mail newspaper, reported Wednesday night that the debate cut out for nearly three minutes on CNN …
After 46 years, Cypriot ghost town’s beach opens to public
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) – The pristine, azure waters lapping at the skirts of uninhabited Varosha contrast sharply with the dilapidated, crumbling buildings lining the beachfront of this abandoned suburb of Famagusta.
For the first time in 46 years, members of the public were permitted on Thursday to access the beach …
US hits all of Iran’s financial sector with sanctions
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Trump administration has blacklisted virtually all of Iran’s financial sector, dealing another blow to an economy that is already reeling under U.S. sanctions. The move will deepen tensions with European nations and others over Iran.
Thursday’s move hits 18 Iranian banks that had thus far escaped …