Trump Quits the World Health Organization. The Victim Is the United States.
This article was published originally by PassBlue, a partner of The Daily Beast which provides independent coverage of the United Nations. It was written Barbara…
Month: May 2020
Unrest devastates a city’s landmark street of diversity
Along the miles-long Minneapolis street where more than a century of migrants have found their American footholds — Germans, Swedes, Vietnamese, Somalis, Mexicans — a…
Israeli police probe false claims in case against PM’s wife
Israeli police on Sunday said they were investigating whether two employees at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s official residence gave false testimony in a civil case…
Burkina Faso gunmen ‘kill 20 at cattle market’ in Kompienga
The gunmen arrived on motorbikes, shooting into the crowded market, reports say.
Iran says virus cases surpass 150,000
Iran said its caseload of novel coronavirus infections passed the grim milestone of 150,000 on Sunday, as the country struggles to contain a recent upward…
Protesters in some cities target Confederate monuments
Protesters demonstrating against the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a white police officer pressed his knee on…
Iran says US talks ‘futile’, denounces black American’s death
Iran’s new parliament speaker said Sunday any negotiations with Washington would be “futile” as he denounced the death of a black American that has led…
Pope: Pull together, avoid pessimism in this coronavirus era
Pope Francis is cautioning against pessimism as many people emerge from coronavirus lockdowns to lament that nothing will ever be the same. During Mass in…
Israeli defense minister apologizes for Palestinian’s death
The shooting of Iyad Halak, 32, in Jerusalem’s Old City on Saturday, drew broad condemnations and revived complaints alleging excessive force Israeli security forces.…