Poland’s ruling populists have been given free rein in their mission to reshape the country after liberal hopes of taking the presidency were squelched in narrow defeat after a divisive campaign. President-in-Office Andrzej Duda was elected to another five-year term as a family set of demographic divisions that developed in …
Read More »Polish president accuses German-owned tabloid of electoral interference
WARSAW (Reuters) – Polish President Andrzej Duda suggested on Friday that Germany was trying to intrude on the presidential election after a German-owned tabloid newspaper reported a pardon granted to a man who had served his sentence in a case of pedophilia. FILE PHOTO: Andrzej Duda, President of Poland and …
Read More »Trump approves plan to withdraw 9,500 US forces from Germany
U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade prepare to board a plane prior to an air operation at Aviano Air Base, Italy, June 24, 2020. Spc. Ryan Lucas | U.S. Army photo WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump selected an option to withdraw US …
Read More »What does the second wave of Covid-19 mean and how to prevent it?
A recent spike in Covid-19 cases in many states in the United States, including several emerging hot spots, is technically still part of the “first wave” of the pandemic, but that doesn’t mean a second wave isn’t coming. So what constitutes a second wave, and what would it look like? …
Read More »UK is ready to leave EU on ‘Australia terms’ if there is no Brexit deal, says Johnson
FILE PHOTO: Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during the weekly debate at Question Time in Parliament, in London, Great Britain, on June 24, 2020, in this screenshot taken from the video. Parliament TV / Reuters TV via REUTERS LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will be ready to give up its transition …
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