FILE PHOTO: The President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, observes during a ceremony of lowering the national flag at night, in the midst of the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the Alvorada Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, July 24, 2020. REUTERS / Adriano Machado BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro …
Read More »Morocco closes major cities after increase in coronavirus cases
FILE PHOTO: Police officers patrol the streets after the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), outside Casablanca, Morocco, March 25, 2020. REUTERS / Youssef Boudlal RABAT (Reuters) – Morocco will prevent people from entering and leaving some of its largest cities after midnight to contain an increase in COVID-19 cases, the …
Read More »Germany rejects Trump’s proposal to allow Russia to return to the G7: Foreign Minister
FILE PHOTO: German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas pauses as he meets Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the Maximos mansion in Athens, Greece, on July 21, 2020. REUTERS / Costas Baltas BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany rejected a proposal by United States President Donald Trump to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin …
Read More »Hezbollah says total war with Israel is unlikely in the coming months
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The deputy head of Lebanon’s powerful Hezbollah movement on Sunday rejected the possibility of an escalation of violence between the Iran-backed movement and Israel despite mounting tensions in the past week. FILE PHOTO: A man rides a motorcycle alongside a photo of Lebanon’s Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan …
Read More »Seattle Black Lives Matter clashes lead to 45 arrests, 21 police officers injured
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Dozens were arrested and many police officers wounded in clashes around Seattle’s biggest Black Lives Matter protest in weeks on Saturday, police said, with renewed energy sparked by violent clashes between activists and federal agents in the outskirts of Portland, Oregon. Police said officers used non-lethal weapons …
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