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Trump pardon of Blackwater Iraq contractors violates international law – UN
Middle East
December 31, 2020
Trump pardon of Blackwater Iraq contractors violates international law – UN
GENEVA (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump’s pardon of four American men convicted of killing Iraqi civilians while working as…
‘I would never go back’: Horrors grow in Ethiopia’s conflict
World
December 28, 2020
‘I would never go back’: Horrors grow in Ethiopia’s conflict
HAMDAYET, Sudan (AP) — One survivor arrived on broken legs, others on the run. In this fragile refugee community on…
Mired in crises, North Korea’s Kim to open big party meeting
World
December 28, 2020
Mired in crises, North Korea’s Kim to open big party meeting
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Coronavirus restrictions that have significantly limited his public appearances. Warning signals for an economy battered…
UN: Libya’s rivals swap prisoners, part of cease-fire deal
Middle East
December 26, 2020
UN: Libya’s rivals swap prisoners, part of cease-fire deal
CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s rivals kicked off a UN-brokered prisoner exchange, which was part of a cease-fire agreement they inked…
What’s more important for Lebanon: Subsidies or a new government?
Middle East
December 20, 2020
What’s more important for Lebanon: Subsidies or a new government?
As the country’s financial crisis continues, Lebanon’s central bank has warned it could run out of money to pay subsidies…
Emails: WHO was warned of fallout over yanked Italy report
World
December 19, 2020
Emails: WHO was warned of fallout over yanked Italy report
ROME (AP) — An author of a withdrawn World Health Organization report into Italy’s coronavirus response warned his bosses in…
Turkey has evacuated seven Syrian military posts – source
World
December 19, 2020
Turkey has evacuated seven Syrian military posts – source
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey has evacuated seven military observation posts in northwest Syria, pulling back troops from territory controlled by…
Sudan’s PM visits Ethiopia, as Tigray refugees top 50,000
World
December 13, 2020
Sudan’s PM visits Ethiopia, as Tigray refugees top 50,000
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on Sunday arrived in Ethiopia, his office said, amid a growing refugee crisis that has…
Egypt to chair two meetings on future of Libyan economy
Egypt
December 13, 2020
Egypt to chair two meetings on future of Libyan economy
Egypt, in partnership with the EU and the US, will chair two meetings on Monday and Tuesday to discuss the…
Leaders fete 5 years of Paris climate pact, without US
World
December 12, 2020
Leaders fete 5 years of Paris climate pact, without US
PARIS (AP) — World leaders are staging a virtual gathering Saturday to celebrate the 5th anniversary of the Paris climate…