Hungary Closing Borders Stirs EU Anger
Hungary’s fiercely anti-migration government has closed its borders to most foreigners, citing an increase in coronavirus cases, prompting an angry reaction from the European Union’s executive.
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Exiled Belarus Opposition Leader To Address United Nations
The team of exiled Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya says she will address the United Nations Security Council. Her address later this week comes amid mounting pressure in longtime Belarussian leader Alexander Lukashenko to step down.
Montenegro Facing Political Turmoil After Uncertain Government Victory
Official results from Sunday’s parliamentary vote in the Balkan nation of Montenegro suggest that the pro-Western party of the long-serving president Milo Djukanovic may struggle to form a government. Despite its narrow victory, pro-Russian and pro-Russian parties seem in a better position to get enough mandates to form a ruling coalition.
US Vetoes UN Resolution That Does Not Require Countries to Take Back Their Foreign Fighters
President Trump has long expressed exasperation at European governments’ reluctance to repatriate captured ISIS fighters who are their citizens, and on Monday that frustration led to the U.S. veto of a U.N. Security Council resolution that failed to address the issue.
Elon Musk’s Neuralink puts computer chips in pigs’ brains in bid to cure diseases
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s neuroscience startup Neuralink unveiled a pig named Gertrude that has had a coin-sized computer chip in its brain for two months late Friday, showing off an early step toward the goal of curing human diseases with the same type of implant.
Germany Condemns Storming of Parliament At Anti-Corona Protest
Germany’s government has condemned attempts by activists of a massive protest against Coronavirus restrictions to storm the nation’s parliament building.
Hundreds of Migrants Stuck At Mediterranean Sea
Hundreds of migrants fleeing war, persecution, and poverty are stuck at rescue ships in the Mediterranean as European nations refuse them entry.
Belarus Police Continue Crackdown Detaining Dozens Of Protestors
Police in Belarus detained dozens of people and separately jailed two opposition leaders after dispersing protesters who gathered on the capital’s central square Wednesday. It comes amid ongoing protests against the autocratic President Alexander Lukashenko, who claims to have won the August 9 election with 80 percent of the vote.
Justice Department requests COVID-19 data from four states which required nursing homes to accept people with coronavirus
The Justice Department has requested COVID-19 data from the governors of four Democratic-run states that the government says may have caused thousands of deaths in nursing homes, Just the News reports. The department said in a statement that the requests “are not accusations of fault or wrongdoing by the states or any other individual or entity, and the department has not reached any conclusions about these matters.”
Muslim Fighters Kill, Kidnap Christians In Nigeria
Christians, including children, have been kidnapped and one person was killed and a church destroyed in the latest attacks by Muslim fighters in north-central Nigeria, an advocacy group said Wednesday.
Belarus Jails Opposition Leaders Amid Crackdown
Two leading figures of Belarus’s growing protest movement have been given 10-day jail terms for organizing rallies against the authoritarian president.
German economy plunges by record 9.7%
The German economy, Europe’s largest, contracted by a record 9.7% in the second quarter as consumer spending, company investments and exports saw a steep decline due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Iraq, Jordan, Egypt Discuss Closer Ties
It was a highly touted summit, with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustapha Kadhimi reaching out to potential allies Egypt and Jordan in what appeared to be a bid to loosen Iran’s grip on Iraqi politics. Pro-Iranian militias have been accused of interfering in Iraqi government decisions and attacking protesters who oppose them.
Evangelical University President Falwell Resigns Over Sex Scandal Allegations
The leading evangelical college in the United States, Liberty University, says it has accepted the resignation of its embattled president Jerry Falwell Jr. over alleged sexual relations that are not in line with the institute`s teaching.
Belarus Detains Opposition Leaders After Rally Against President
Authorities in Belarus have detained two leading opposition activists following the most massive rally so far against President Alexander Lukashenko.
Erdogan Converts Another Historic Church into a Mosque
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reconverted another historic Byzantine church into a mosque on Friday just weeks after opening the iconic Hagia Sophia to Muslim worship.
Trump: FDA approves ‘powerful’ new treatment for COVID-19
President Donald Trump announced Sunday a new therapeutic that helps treat many individuals who have contracted COVID-19.
Iran official says sabotage caused fire at Iran’s Natanz nuclear site
A fire at Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility last month was the result of sabotage, the spokesman for Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation told state TV channel al-Alam on Sunday.
Iran unveils two new missiles as UN fails to extend expiring arms embargo
Iran announced Thursday that is has unveiled two new missiles, each of which has been named after a senior military official killed in US drone strikes this year, Fox News reports. The announcement follows a United Nations Security Council vote in which only the Dominican Republican backed a US request to extend an arms embargo on Iran which expires in October; the embargo will therefore not be extended.
Belarus Detains Key Opposition Leaders As Unrest Spreads
Authorities in Belarus have detained the leader of striking factory workers and several opposition figures for rallying against the country’s autocratic President Alexander Lukashenko.