Foreign Affairs

May 31, 2020
Russian warplanes in Libya could open new phase in Middle East’s biggest proxy war

BEIRUT – The warplanes, a mix of at least 14 MiG-29 fighters and Su-24 fighter-bombers, appear to have taken off from a base in Russia sometime in the middle of...

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May 31, 2020
Europe’s virus hot spots exit lockdown as experts urge caution

Europe's most virus-stricken countries are preparing to further ease lockdown measures that helped trigger the biggest economic downturn since World War II, even as scientists warned against moving too quickly....

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May 31, 2020
Europe’s virus hot spots exit lockdown as experts urge caution

Europe's most virus-stricken countries are preparing to further ease lockdown measures that helped trigger the biggest economic downturn since World War II, even as scientists warned against moving too quickly....

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May 31, 2020
Thousands protest in London against police killing of George Floyd

Major protests took place in London and other British cities on Sunday in solidarity with African American activists, as anger grows over the death of George Floyd during a brutal...

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May 31, 2020
Thousands protest in London against police killing of George Floyd

Major protests took place in London and other British cities on Sunday in solidarity with African American activists, as anger grows over the death of George Floyd during a brutal...

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May 31, 2020
Thousands protest in London against police killing of George Floyd

Major protests took place in London and other British cities on Sunday in solidarity with African American activists, as anger grows over the death of George Floyd during a brutal...

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May 31, 2020
Maskless Bolsonaro joins protesters against Congress, top court

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro joined supporters protesting against Congress and the Supreme Court in Brasilia on Sunday, stoking concerns of an institutional crisis in the nation that now has the...

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May 31, 2020
With masks and gloves, Ukraine’s priests return to duties

Wearing a white biohazard suit, a face shield and a blue mask over his mouth and nose, the Rev. Yaroslav Rokhman is hard to recognize as a priest when he...

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May 31, 2020
Mosques reopen in Saudi Arabia and Jerusalem amid virus woes

Tens of thousands of mosques across Saudi Arabia reopened Sunday for the first time in more than two months, but worshipers have been ordered to follow strict guidelines to prevent...

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May 31, 2020
Trump calls for delay in Group of 7 meeting, seeks expansion

President Donald Trump said Saturday that he will postpone until the fall a meeting of Group of 7 nations he had planned to hold next month at the White House...

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May 31, 2020
Trump calls for delay in Group of 7 meeting, seeks expansion

President Donald Trump said Saturday that he will postpone until the fall a meeting of Group of 7 nations he had planned to hold next month at the White House...

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May 31, 2020
Trump calls for delay in Group of 7 meeting, seeks expansion

President Donald Trump said Saturday that he will postpone until the fall a meeting of Group of 7 nations he had planned to hold next month at the White House...

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May 30, 2020
Israeli forces kill unarmed autistic Palestinian man

Israeli police shot dead an unarmed autistic Palestinian man in Jerusalem's Old City on Saturday after saying they suspected he was carrying a weapon. The shooting drew broad condemnations and...

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May 30, 2020
Italy’s seas speak: No tourists or boats mean cleaner water

Pollution from human and agriculture waste spilling into the seas off Rome has decreased 30% during Italy's coronavirus lockdown, preliminary results from a nationwide survey of seawater quality indicate. Authorities...

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May 30, 2020
Quarantine bottlenecks add to woes of returning Filipinos

When his cruise ship sailed into Manila Bay after weeks of voyaging like a castaway amid port closures set off by the global pandemic, Erick Arenas felt he was finally...

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May 30, 2020
Trump says G7 summit will be postponed, to invite non-members

U.S. President Donald Trump says he will postpone the G7 summit to September and plans to invite non-member countries Russia, South Korea, Australia and India to attend. Trump told reporters...

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May 30, 2020
Hong Kong sidelines ‘unjustified’ US response to new security law

The Hong Kong government has dismissed U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to strip Hong Kong of its special status in response to Beijing's vote to implement national security laws in...

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May 30, 2020
Hong Kong sidelines ‘unjustified’ US response to new security law

The Hong Kong government has dismissed U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to strip Hong Kong of its special status in response to Beijing's vote to implement national security laws in...

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May 30, 2020
Hong Kong sidelines ‘unjustified’ US response to new security law

The Hong Kong government has dismissed U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to strip Hong Kong of its special status in response to Beijing's vote to implement national security laws in...

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May 30, 2020
EU urges US to reconsider decision to break ties with WHO

The European Union called on the U.S. to reconsider its decision to terminate its relationship with the World Health Organization, which President Donald Trump has accused of being too deferential...

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May 30, 2020
Merkel, citing global virus, may skip Trump’s rescheduled G-7

German Chancellor Angela Merkel indicated she may not travel to the U.S. in June to attend a physical meeting of the Group of Seven leaders, an event that President Donald...

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May 30, 2020
Merkel, citing global virus, may skip Trump’s rescheduled G-7

German Chancellor Angela Merkel indicated she may not travel to the U.S. in June to attend a physical meeting of the Group of Seven leaders, an event that President Donald...

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May 30, 2020
Italy to open travel even as local officials fret over Lombardy

Italy's health minister confirmed the country can go ahead with the plan to start allowing travel across the nation next week, even as some local governors oppose letting people from...

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May 30, 2020
Italy to open travel even as local officials fret over Lombardy

Italy's health minister confirmed the country can go ahead with the plan to start allowing travel across the nation next week, even as some local governors oppose letting people from...

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May 30, 2020
Moscow sees few prospects for New Start nuclear disarmament treaty

Russia sees little chance of maintaining the New Start nuclear disarmament treaty now that the U.S. has announced it is pulling out of the Open Skies treaty. Russian President Vladimir...

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May 30, 2020
Moscow sees few prospects for New Start nuclear disarmament treaty

Russia sees little chance of maintaining the New Start nuclear disarmament treaty now that the U.S. has announced it is pulling out of the Open Skies treaty. Russian President Vladimir...

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May 30, 2020
French Catholic writer wants to be first female archbishop

A French Catholic writer and lay activist is putting herself forward to be the first female archbishop in the Catholic Church. Anne Soupa, 73, has declared her candidacy for the...

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May 30, 2020
China says US action on Hong Kong ‘doomed to fail’

The mouthpiece of China's ruling Communist Party said U.S. moves to end some trading privileges for Hong Kong “grossly interfere” in China's internal affairs and are “doomed to fail.” Saturday's...

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May 30, 2020
Forests are losing their oldest and tallest trees, study says. Here’s why

The world's forests are losing their oldest, tallest trees ⁠— making them collectively shorter and younger, a trend that's expected to continue, according to a new study. As old-growth trees...

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May 30, 2020
Cate Oswald, chief policy and partnership Officer for Partners In Health, speaks during forum on COVID-19 in Haiti

U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson hosted a virtual forum on Haiti titillating “An Impending Crisis: COVID-19 in Haiti, Ongoing Instability and the Dangers of Continued U.S. Deportations.” … Click to Continue...

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May 29, 2020
Well-preserved Roman mosaic unearthed in Italian vineyard

Archaeologists have briefly revealed a well-preserved mosaic floor of an ancient Roman villa first discovered almost a century ago near the northern Italian city of Verona. The mosaic in bright...

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May 29, 2020
New report alleges killings, mass detentions in Ethiopia

A new report by the rights group Amnesty International accuses Ethiopia's security forces of extrajudicial killings and mass detentions even as the country's reformist prime minister was awarded the Nobel...

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May 29, 2020
ICE has been testing migrants before deportation. But how it’s doing so is problematic

The Department of Homeland Security is only testing a sample of the detainees it is removing from the United States and using a 15-minute rapid test to determine if they...

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May 29, 2020
Ai Weiwei says new security law is the end of Hong Kong

Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei believes the newly passed national security law for Hong Kong augurs the end for the semi-autonomous city. Ai was arrested at Beijing's airport in April...

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May 29, 2020
Canada’s COVID hot zone is even deadlier than Chicago or LA

The city's death rate has been staggering: higher than those of almost every U.S. state, higher than in greater Chicago, Los Angeles or Toronto. The place is Montreal, the business...

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May 29, 2020
Brazil overtakes Spain, now fifth in the world in COVID deaths

SAO PAULO, Brazil – Brazil overtook Spain and now ranks fifth in the world in number of coronavirus deaths as the infection continues to spread through Latin America's largest economy....

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May 29, 2020
Communion ritual unchanged in Orthodox Church despite virus

One by one, the children and adults line up for the centuries-old ritual of Holy Communion, trying to keep a proper social distance. The priest dips a spoon into the...

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May 29, 2020
Travel disruptions challenge global transplant deliveries

Over the past two months, as air travel ground to a halt, Mishel Zrian has crisscrossed the Atlantic and the United States dozens of times, sleeping in empty airports and...

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May 29, 2020
Australian court rules queen’s letters can be made public

Australia's highest court ruled on Friday to make public letters between Queen Elizabeth II and her representative that would reveal what knowledge she had, if any, of the dismissal of...

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May 28, 2020
Peruvian families bury multiple members amid pandemic

The men panted from exertion as they climbed the mist-covered hill carrying a coffin with another body in Peru's largest cemetery, where the dead from the new coronavirus are being...

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