politics
Tunisia president designates new PM amid hopes of ending political crisis
Middle East
July 26, 2020
Tunisia president designates new PM amid hopes of ending political crisis
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian President Kais Saied on Saturday designated the interior minister as the new prime minister to succeed…
Are we witnessing the end of the American era?
Opinion
July 19, 2020
Are we witnessing the end of the American era?
The year was 1991. I remember the day we returned to Amman from the Gulf with many other Jordanian families,…
2020 Watch: Has Trump surrendered to the coronavirus?
World
July 6, 2020
2020 Watch: Has Trump surrendered to the coronavirus?
Presidential politics move fast. What we’re watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign: Days to next set…
Trump pushes racial division, flouts virus rules at Rushmore
World
July 4, 2020
Trump pushes racial division, flouts virus rules at Rushmore
MOUNT RUSHMORE NATIONAL MEMORIAL, S.D. (AP) — At the foot of Mount Rushmore on the eve of Independence Day, President…
Amid wave of cultural change, Trump tries to stir a backlash
World
June 20, 2020
Amid wave of cultural change, Trump tries to stir a backlash
WASHINGTON (AP) — It was June 2015, and Democrats felt the nation’s political and cultural winds blowing their way. The…
Lebanese protests, politics resume with a new, virus twist
Middle East
April 21, 2020
Lebanese protests, politics resume with a new, virus twist
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese lawmakers convened Tuesday inside a cavernous Beirut theater so that parliament members could observe social distancing…
Netanyahu and rival Gantz clinch Israel power-sharing deal
Middle East
April 21, 2020
Netanyahu and rival Gantz clinch Israel power-sharing deal
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his centrist election rival Benny Gantz signed a deal on Monday…
Biden says fighting for US ‘soul’ after big primary wins
World
March 11, 2020
Biden says fighting for US ‘soul’ after big primary wins
Joe Biden moved a step closer on Tuesday to a November showdown with Donald Trump, notching up big primary wins…
Biden hopes to continue momentum in key Michigan primary
World
March 10, 2020
Biden hopes to continue momentum in key Michigan primary
Surging US presidential candidate Joe Biden urged Michigan voters Monday to help him bolster his lead over Bernie Sanders as…
Biden and Sanders win key endorsements as next voting round nears
World
March 9, 2020
Biden and Sanders win key endorsements as next voting round nears
Democratic presidential hopefuls Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders secured crucial endorsements Sunday from prominent black supporters just days ahead of…