Trump adds to election anxiety by pushing legal boundaries
Hundreds in India protest gov’t handling of fatal rape
Melania Trump takes aim at migrant children, critics in rant
The first lady can be heard mocking the plight of migrant children and complaining about the criticism levelled at President Donald Trump during a conversation secretly taped by a former aide and close confidante.
Ethnic identifiers in Myanmar election app criticized
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) – A Sweden-based organization that promotes democracy and assists in organizing elections said Thursday it is not responsible for a smartphone application’s inclusion of a controversial term describing the ethnic background of at least two candidates in Myanmar’s upcoming elections.
The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral …
Lebanon, Israel announce U.S.-mediated talks over sea border
BEIRUT (AP) – Lebanon and Israel have reached an agreement on a framework of indirect, U.S.-mediated talks over a longstanding disputed maritime border between the two countries, the parties announced Thursday.
The talks will be held at the headquarters of the U.N. peacekeeping force in the southern Lebanese border town …
Russia, France and the U.S. call for an immediate cease-fire in Armenian-Azerbaijani clashes
Russia, France and the U.S. on Thursday issued calls for an immediate cease-fire between Armenia and Azerbaijan as clashes between the two rivals sparked recently over the disputed enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh killing dozens of people and threatening to drag nearby Turkey and Russia into a direct military confrontation.
Nagorno-Karabakh tensions …
De Croo sworn in as Belgian premier, rushes to EU summit
BRUSSELS (AP) – Belgium’s new 7-party government under Prime Minister Alexander De Croo promised Thursday to do “whatever it takes” to overcome the coronavirus crisis, including spending enough to ensure the country’s rattled population overcomes the pandemic’s devastating economic impact.
The new government emerged after nearly a year and a …
Google to pay $1 billion over 3 years for news content
LONDON (AP) – Google will pay publishers $1 billion over the next three years for their content, the company’s latest effort to defuse tensions over its dominance of the news industry.
The company said Thursday that it has signed agreements for its news partnership program with nearly 200 publications …
Former diplomat honored for bravery in Republic of Congo
BANGOR, Maine (AP) – The State Department is honoring a former diplomat for bravery when fighting broke out in the capital of the Republic of Congo during a civil war.
William Rowland, who retired in July after 25 years as a diplomat in the U.S. Foreign Service, is being recognized …