Poland and U.S. deny that Fort Trump proposal is bogged down
Some members of Poland’s government on Friday denied a Reuters report saying talks over a U.S.-Polish defense deal known as Fort Trump were crumbling amid disputes over how to fund the deployment of additional U.S troops and where to garrison them.
A (cancelled) plane, train and automobile: European travel in a pandemic
Three months ago, the trip from Brussels to Warsaw involved a direct flight of about two hours, plus travel to and from airports.
Prince Charles, Camilla to mark De Gaulle wartime broadcast with France’s Macron
Prince Charles and his wife Camilla will welcome French President Emmanuel Macron next Thursday to mark the 80th anniversary of Charles de Gaulle’s radio appeal to his countrymen to resist Nazi occupation.
French nuclear submarine on fire at Toulon harbour: prefecture
Fire broke out onboard a nuclear submarine docked at the Mediterranean port of Toulon on Friday and was still raging but under control by afternoon, local officials said.
Canada to mandate temperature checks for airline passengers, Trudeau says
Canada will take airline passengers’ temperatures before they fly and anyone with a fever will not be allowed to travel, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday.
Refusing to be silenced, some Myanmar journalists work from shadows
Hiding from Myanmar’s police, journalist Aung Marm Oo refuses to conceal his anger with the civilian government led by Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi as his country prepares for an election later this year.
U.N. chief calls for marine personnel be designated key workers
U.N. chief Antonio Guterres called on all countries on Friday to
Norway snubs COVID-19 hotspot Sweden in lifting travel curbs
Norway will allow travel to and from Finland, Iceland and the Swedish island of Gotland from Monday, but maintain travel restrictions on mainland Sweden due to its higher level of COVID-19 cases, amid concerns of a second wave of infections.
Four killed, eight wounded in blast at Kabul mosque during Friday prayers
A blast in a Kabul mosque during Friday prayers killed at least four people and wounded eight, Afghanistan’s interior ministry said on Friday, at a time when the country is attempting to move towards peace talks to end 18 years of war.
Factbox: Global surge in coronavirus cases raise fears about second wave
A second wave of the coronavirus could derail efforts by governments to reopen economies and ease lockdown restrictions. Here is a rundown of countries and regions with the highest infection rates and measures taken to curb infection rates.
