WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States believes mass protests in Belarus are calling on the government of longtime President Alexander Lukashenko “can no longer ignore” democracy there, a senior Trump administration official said. Monday. PHOTO PHOTO: US President Donald Trump speaks at a news conference at Trump National Golf Club …
Read More »The top cop of Chicago defends police actions during protests
Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown says video of clashes between officers and protesters over the weekend shows a “concerted effort” by Protestants to provoke a violent reaction by the police Due to DON BABWIN Associated Press 17 August 2020, 18:59 hours 4 min reading Share on FacebookShare on TwitterEmail this …
Read More »Trump threatens Blasio with federal intervention after violent weekend
President Trump has threatened to send the feds to intervene in New York City following the rise in shootings that killed at least seven people and injured more than 50 in less than a week in the Big Apple. “Law and order. If @NYCMayor can not, we will!” The president …
Read More »‘I am not a saint’: Lukashenko offers to hand over power after referendum
MINSK (Reuters) – Belarussian Alexander Lukashenko said on Monday he would be ready to hand over power in a referendum, in an apparent bid to pacify mass protests and strikes, the biggest challenge for his 26-year-old son years in the office. He made the offer, which he insisted would not …
Read More »South Korea fights worst months of coronavirus outbreak, warns of crisis
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea warned Monday of an emerging novel coronavirus crisis when new outbreaks erupted, including one linked to a church where more than 300 members of the congregation are infected, but hundreds more are reluctant to to test. PHILO PHOTO: People wait for bus inside a glass-covered …
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