US agents use gas, flash bangs to clear Portland protesters
Portland (US): A night that started with a reported shooting and a bag containing loaded rifle magazines and Molotov cocktails amid a peaceful protest — morphed into an intense early morning confrontation between demonstrators and law enforcement in Oregon’s largest city. US agents repeatedly fired what appeared to be tear gas, flash bangs and pepper […]
Can Trump turn around his beleaguered campaign?
New York: With fewer than 100 days before polls open across America, President Donald Trump is running short on time to reset his beleaguered reelection bid. The death toll from the coronavirus pandemic is surging again, the economic recovery appears to be slipping backward and racial divisions are still exploding. More Americans say the country […]
Feds use tear gas to try to disperse Portland protests
Portland: A persistent crowd of protesters remained outside the federal courthouse in Portland, Oregon, into the early hours of Saturday as fireworks were shot at the building and plumes of tear gas, dispensed by U.S. agents, lingered above. Thousands of people gathered in Portland streets hours after a U.S. judge denied Oregon’s request to restrict […]
Judge blocks US agents from arresting observers in Portland
Portland (US): A federal judge specifically blocked U.S. agents from arresting or using physical force against journalists and legal observers at protests in Oregon’s largest city where President Donald Trump is testing the limits of federal power. Federal agents appeared to deploy tear gas early Friday to force thousands of demonstrators from crowding around the […]
Sudan finds mass grave likely linked to foiled 1990 coup
Cairo: Sudanese authorities have found a mass grave believed to contain the bodies of 28 army officers shot in a foiled coup attempt against former President Omar al-Bashir in 1990, the public prosecutor said late Thursday. It was the second Bashir-era mass grave uncovered in as many months. Al-Bashir’s repressive rule collapsed last year, when […]
Taliban say ready for talks with Kabul after Eid holiday
Islamabad: The Taliban say they are ready for talks with Afghanistan’s political leadership after the Muslim holiday of Eid ul Adha at the end of July, offering to hand over the last of the government prisoners in a week’s time, providing the government frees the last of its Taliban prisoners. The offer made by Taliban’s […]
House OKs repeal of Trump travel ban decried as anti-Muslim
Washington: The House on Wednesday voted to repeal the Trump administration’s travel ban and further restrict the president’s power to limit entry to the U.S., a symbolic victory for Muslim American and civil rights groups. The bill, which passed the Democrat-controlled House 233-183, had initially been slated for action in March, before the coronavirus forced […]
Israeli president lashes out at govt, talk of election
Jerusalem: Israel’s largely ceremonial president lashed out Thursday at squabbling members of Benjamin Netanyahu’s so-called unity government, beseeching them to quit bickering during a time of national emergency and stop floating the prospect of yet another “terrible” election campaign. Reuven Rivlin’s tweet comes amid a wave of angry protests against Netanyahu for his perceived mismanagement […]
Israelis block entrance to parliament amid intense protests
Jerusalem: After a night of intense protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government, dozens of Israeli demonstrators chained themselves together and briefly blocked the entrance to parliament on Wednesday morning. Police arrested four and broke up the gathering, which was called to protest an upcoming vote to grant the government sweeping authority to […]
Stimulus package breaks new ground in European unity
Frankfurt: European leaders took a historic step towards sharing financial burdens among the EU’s 27 countries by agreeing to borrow and spend together to pull the economy out of the deep recession caused by the virus outbreak. Pushed by Germany’s Angela Merkel and France’s Emmanuel Macron, leaders agreed to borrow together by selling bonds, using […]
