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Tunisian president says there is ‘no turning back’
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s President Kais Saied said on Thursday there was “no turning back” from his decision to freeze parliament and assume executive power, moves his opponents have branded a coup. Speaking in a video published by his office, Saied also rejected calls for talks over the crisis, saying “there is no dialogue except (More…)
U.S. probes Phoenix police use of force, treatment of protesters
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department has opened an investigation into whether police in Phoenix unlawfully have used deadly force, retaliated against peaceful protesters and violated the rights of homeless people in the latest such inquiry involving a major American city, officials said on Thursday. Since President Joe Biden took office in January, (More…)
Mexico’s electoral judges should resign due to ‘rot,’ says president
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador called on the members of the top electoral court to resign on Thursday, accusing the panel of “rot” while stressing the need for broader elections reforms. Five of the federal court system’s electoral tribunal voted on Wednesday to remove and replace the body’s former chief, (More…)
Some 40 bodies found in Myanmar jungle after army crackdown -U.N. envoy
Posted August 5, 2021
(Reuters) -A Myanmar militia force fighting the army in a central part of the country and residents have found at least 40 bodies in jungle areas in recent weeks, including some showing (More...)
Biden offers temporary ‘safe haven’ to Hong Kong residents in U.S
Posted August 5, 2021
By Michael Martina
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Thursday offered temporary “safe haven” to Hong Kong residents in the United States, allowing potentially thousands of people to extend their stay in (More...)
Taliban target provincial Afghan cities in response to U.S. strikes, commanders say
Posted August 5, 2021
KABUL/PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Taliban militants have switched strategy from targeting rural areas of Afghanistan to attacking provincial cities, in response to increased U.S. air strikes after the United States said it (More...)
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