As Swiss summit ends, Greta’s star outshines her critics
By Luke Baker and Greg Roumeliotis DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – If making headlines and drawing flak is a measure of success at Davos, then Greta Thunberg probably came out on … Read More
Erdogan says 400,000 people in Syria’s Idlib moving toward Turkey
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that around 400,000 people in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province were moving toward the Turkish border as a result of renewed … Read More
Iran’s only female Olympic medalist moving to Germany: coach
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Iran’s only female Olympic medalist Kimia Alizadeh, who has said she had left her homeland because she had had enough of being used as a propaganda tool, … Read More
Guatemalan president declares state of alert in third municipality
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Guatemala’s new president, Alejandro Giammattei, on Friday declared a state of alert in a gang-plagued municipality on the outskirts of Guatemala City, part of a new … Read More
Tunisia’s designated PM makes employment, services the priority
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s designated prime minister Elyes Fakhfakh wants a government based on the values of the 2011 revolution that would address unemployment and improve public services, he said … Read More
Parties unite over Taiwan’s exclusion from WHO anti-virus planning
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s exclusion from World Health Organization meetings on the coronavirus outbreak has united the island’s political parties, who normally agree on little, especially to do with China. … Read More
Absent Iran faces detente calls from worried West and Middle East
By Dmitry Zhdannikov and Luke Baker DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif skipped this year’s Davos, but Tehran was still a hot topic for many Western and … Read More
Police to roll out live facial recognition cameras in London
By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) – British police are to start operational use of live facial recognition (LFR) cameras in London, despite warnings over privacy from rights groups and concerns … Read More
Norway PM shakes up Cabinet after right-wing party exit
OSLO (Reuters) – Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg on Friday announced the biggest shake-up of her Cabinet since she took office in 2013, replacing or repositioning two-thirds of ministers in … Read More
Exclusive: U.S. pushing India to buy $5-6 billion more farm goods to seal trade deal – sources
By Aditya Kalra and Neha Dasgupta NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The United States wants India to buy at least another $5-6 billion worth of American farm goods if New Delhi … Read More