Kosovo votes for new parliament amid pandemic
PRISTINA – Kosovo had an early parliamentary election to form a new government amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
Some 1.8 million eligible voters...
Biden cancels funding for Trump border wall
United States President Joe Biden has rescinded the national emergency order used to fund Donald Trump's border wall.
In a letter to Congress on Thursday,...
China Mars mission: Tianwen-1 spacecraft enters into orbit
China said it has successfully put its Tianwen-1 mission in orbit around Mars.
It's the first time the country has managed to get a spacecraft...
Tokyo Olympics: Mori to leave but gender issue remains
TOKYO – Yoshiro Mori resigned on Friday as the president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee following sexist comments implying women talk too much.
“As...
Iran parades on wheels to honor 1979 revolution
DUBAI – Iranians staged a socially-distanced commemoration of their 1979 Islamic revolution on Wednesday, parading in vehicles to avoid virus infections.
State television carried live...
Student’s death in police custody sparks protests
THE death of a 26-year-old nursing student in police custody has caused outrage in Honduras.
Police arrested Keyla Martínez on Saturday night for allegedly being...
India’s PM invites protesting farmers for talks on farm bills
NEW DELHI – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited protesting farmers for talks to address growers’ concerns about three new agricultural laws that seek...
Russia may face new sanctions, EU says
BRUSSELS – The European Union’s (EU) top diplomat warned Moscow that it may face new sanctions over the jailing of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny,...
Parliament kicks out Maori leader for not wearing a tie
WELLINGTON – A New Zealand Maori leader was ejected from the parliament for refusing to wear a necktie.
Rawiri Waititi was twice prevented from asking...
WHO says ‘extremely unlikely’ virus leaked from lab in China
INTERNATIONAL experts investigating the origins of coronavirus disease 2019 have dismissed a theory that the virus came from a laboratory in China.
Peter Ben Embarek,...