Rabbis call for removal of church at Auschwitz
OSWIECIM, Poland (Reuters) – Four U.S. rabbis led by New York’s Avi Weiss gathered on Sunday in front of a church next to the Nazi German death camp at Birkenau … Read More
Hong Kong bars Hubei residents from entering city as coronavirus fears intensify
By Jessie Pang and Felix Tam HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong authorities on Sunday barred residents of China’s Hubei province, the center of the coronavirus outbreak, from entering the … Read More
Burundi ruling party picks Ndayishimiye to contest presidential vote
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Burundi’s ruling party, the CNDD-FDD, on Sunday picked secretary general Evariste Ndayishimiye as its candidate in a presidential election scheduled for May. Ndayishimiye, 52, is a retired … Read More
Michael Avenatti faces the trial of his life: his own
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Michael Avenatti shot to fame from obscurity two years ago by taking to the airwaves as an outspoken, self-described nemesis of Donald Trump … Read More
After Brexit-settling election, UK firms see business bounce
By William Schomberg LUTON, England (Reuters) – At Bruderer UK, a small firm selling metal-stamping machines from an industrial estate just north of London, business kicked into high gear right … Read More
U.S.-Israeli woman jailed in Russia seeks pardon: Interfax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Naama Issachar, a U.S.-Israeli woman jailed in Russia on drug charges, has asked for a pardon, Interfax news agency reported, citing a statement by her lawyers. Israel … Read More
India’s Republic Day celebrations marked with protests, blasts
By Jose Devasia and Saurabh Sharma KOCHI/LUCKNOW (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of Indians protested across the country on Sunday against a citizenship bill that many fear is discriminatory against … Read More
Israel approves travel to Saudi under limited circumstances
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel on Sunday announced that it would permit Israeli citizens to travel to Saudi Arabia for the first time, under certain conditions that include Israeli entrepreneurs seeking … Read More
Oman’s foreign minister meets Iran’s foreign minister Zarif: Tweet
DUBAI (Reuters) – Oman’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Yousuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah will meet Iran’s Foreign Ninister Javad Zarif in Tehran on Sunday to discuss maritime security … Read More
Syrian government forces capture towns in advance on rebel-held Idlib
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian government forces have taken control of several towns in northwestern Idlib province, a war monitor and Syrian state media reported, amid a renewed push by President … Read More