Politics

Germany bans Hezbollah in move hailed by Israel and the US - 04/30/2020

Berlin (dpa) - The Islamist Hezbollah movement has been banned from operating in Germany following a decision by the interior minister, in a move welcomed by Israel and the United States as an...

EU and G5 Sahel meet to strengthen commitment to fight terrorism - 04/28/2020

Cape Town/Brussels (dpa) – The European Union and the G5 Sahel nations were set to meet Tuesday with the United Nations and African Union Commission to strengthen their commitment to fighting...

'Dehumanizing' images slammed as El Salvador gets tough on prisoners - 04/28/2020

Mexico City - By Nick Kaiser, - Photos of tightly packed prisoners in El Salvador have horrified human rights defenders, with Amnesty International's chief media officer for the region calling the...

Yemeni government slams separatists' self-rule declaration - 04/26/2020

Sana'a - By Amal Al-Yarisi, – Yemen's Saudi-backed government on Sunday warned of "catastrophic consequences" after southern separatists said they were establishing self-rule in regions under their...

Second lockdown legal case against New Zealand's Prime Minister fails - 04/24/2020

Wellington (dpa) - A New Zealand judge has dismissed a second man’s claims that the country’s coronavirus lockdown is keeping him unlawfully detained. In a judgement released on Friday, Justice Mary...

Pelosi, McConnell name oversight board members - 04/18/2020

Washington (tca/dpa) - Republican and Democratic leaders on Friday filled out most of the five-member panel to oversee coronavirus-related federal spending, leaving only the chairperson role that has...

IMF head urges Britain to extend Brexit talks - 04/16/2020

London - By Bill Smith, - The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday urged Britain to extend the deadline for completing negotiations on its exit from the European Union, amid...

Israel's president gives parliament the mandate to form a government - 04/16/2020

Tel Aviv (dpa) - The Israeli parliament was officially handed the difficult task of forming a coalition government on Thursday, setting the clock for lawmakers to attempt to avert yet another...

Johnson after hospital release: NHS is 'beating heart' of Britain - 04/12/2020

London (dpa) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has referred to the country's National Health Service (NHS) as "unconquerable" after spending a week in a London hospital battling Covid-19, the...

Taliban signals more prisoner releases after Kabul frees hundreds - 04/12/2020

Kabul - By Hesamuddin Hesam - The Taliban militant group has announced that it would release 20 prisoners from its jails, after hundreds of imprisoned militants were released by the government in...
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