Syria puts temporary travel ban on businessman Rami Makhlouf: ministry on Facebook
A Syrian court has placed a temporary travel ban on prominent businessman Rami Makhlouf, a copy of the court order posted on the Ministry of Justice’s Facebook page showed on Thursday, amid a high-profile dispute over his mobile phone company Syriatel….
Pakistani police arrest cousin of two girls murdered over social media kissing video
Pakistani police have arrested the cousin of two teenage girls whom he is suspected of killing after a video of the girls kissing a man went viral on social media, officials said on Thursday.
U.S. prepared to spend Russia, China ‘into oblivion’ to win nuclear arms race: U.S. envoy
U.S. President Donald Trump’s arms control negotiator on Thursday said the United States is prepared to spend Russia and China “into oblivion” in order to win a new nuclear arms race.
U.S. State Department warns China over new Hong Kong security law
The United States on Thursday warned China against imposing a new national security legislation on Hong Kong, saying a high-degree of autonomy and respect for human rights were key to preserving the territory’s special status, State Department spokeswo…
U.S. prepared to spend Russia, China ‘into oblivion’ to win nuclear arms race: U.S. envoy
U.S. President Donald Trump’s arms control negotiator on Thursday said the United States is prepared to spend Russia and China “into oblivion” in order to win a new nuclear arms race.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro to sign $11 billion coronavirus aid package Thursday or Friday
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro said he is due to sign a 60 billion reais ($10.77 billion) aid package on Thursday or Friday, adding that it is normal for governments to lose support after more than a year.
Bolsonaro will sign $10.7 billion coronavirus package but wants public pay freeze
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro said he will sign off on Thursday or Friday a 60 billion-real ($10.72 billion) federal aid program for states and cities hit by coronavirus, but asked governors for support freezing public sector pay increases.
U.S. senators seek to sanction Chinese over Hong Kong
Republican and Democratic U.S. senators said on Thursday they would introduce legislation to impose sanctions on Chinese officials for violating Hong Kong’s independence, after Beijing moved to impose a new security law on the former British colony.
U.N. rejects U.S. claim it is using coronavirus to promote abortion
The United Nations rejected on Thursday an accusation by the United States that the world body was using the coronavirus pandemic as an opportunity to promote access to abortion through its humanitarian response to the deadly global outbreak.
As hunger spreads under lockdown, Guatemalans and Salvadorans raise white flag
Strict coronavirus lockdowns in Guatemala and El Salvador have so battered local economies that hundreds of families are flying white flags outside their homes or waving them in the street: not in surrender, but to seek food and assistance.
