Politics

Nawaf al-Ahmed Al Sabah sworn in as Kuwait's new ruler - 09/30/2020

Kuwait City - Nawaf al-Ahmed Al Sabah has been sworn in as Kuwait's new ruler after the death of his older half-brother, Emir Sabah al-Ahmed Al Sabah. Sabah died in the United States on Tuesday at...

Azerbaijan continues offensive into disputed Armenian-held territory - 09/29/2020

Moscow - By Peter Spinella, - Azerbaijan continued a military offensive on Tuesday into Armenian-held territory in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, with Armenia reporting several civilian...

Trump faces chants of 'vote him out' as he visits Ginsburg's casket - 09/24/2020

Washington - US President Donald Trump was on Thursday met with boos and jeers as he visited the Supreme Court to pay his respects to the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. As the president and first...

Almost 500 US national security leaders endorse Joe Biden over Trump - 09/24/2020

Washington – Almost 500 former senior military officials and national security experts, including some who worked under US President Donald Trump, have signed an open letter endorsing Democratic...

South Korea confirms missing official killed by North Korea - 09/24/2020

Seoul - A South Korean ministry official who has been missing since Monday was shot dead by North Korea, the Defence Ministry in Seoul said on Thursday according to news agency Yonhap. "North Korea...

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong arrested in connection with protests - 09/24/2020

Hong Kong - Joshua Wong, a prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist, has been arrested, according to a post on his Twitter page. Wong was arrested upon reporting to the semi-autonomous city's...

Italy votes in referendum on downsizing parliament and local polls - 09/20/2020

Rome - By Alvise Armellini, - Italians headed to the polls on Sunday for a constitutional referendum over the slimming down of parliament and local elections expected to favour the right-wing...

Large demonstrations against President Lukashenko planned for Sunday - 09/20/2020

Minsk By Ulf Mauder, - The opponents of controversial President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus have called for new mass protests across the country on Sunday.   In a video clip, opposition...

Polish governing majority strife sparks talk of minority government - 09/18/2020

Warsaw - By Krzysztof Bastian, - The infighting in Poland's governing majority reached a new peak on Friday, after several dozen lawmakers failed to support draft legislation, provoking talk of a...

Iranian president slams Gulf states for normalizing ties with Israel - 09/16/2020

Tehran (dpa) - Iranian President Hassan Rowhani has strongly criticized Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates for normalizing ties with Israel. "Where is your Arabism, where are your concerns about...
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