Month: September 2020

Boeing hopes to win approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration after crashes grounded the 737 MAX.

US Democratic presidential candidate criticised deforestation of the Amazon rainforest in the first debate with Trump.

Revised figures are only slightly less awful than previous estimates and the US economy will likely shrink in 2020.

‘Blue Homeland’ doctrine challenges Greek, Cypriot claims that confine Turkey to narrow strips of coastal waters.

US has made preparations to withdraw diplomats after warning Baghdad it could shut its embassy amid attacks.

IAEA says it gained access to the second site in Iran where nuclear activity may have taken place in the early 2000s.

After finally reaching a deal to hold elections, Hamas and Fatah raise hopes they can unite after years of animosity.

An unruly presidential debate gave little comfort to an American public reeling from a pandemic and economic woes.

The data-mining firm is known for its secretiveness and reliance on spies, police and the military as its clients.

UN mission says Egypt talks addressed confidence-building measures and security arrangements.

Europe stands behind Greece in the east Med crisis but is hesitant of Cyprus’s insistence on sanctioning Ankara.

After a night that often devolved into interruptions personal barbs, the candidates head back out on the campaign trail.

US tennis star’s bid for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title cut short in Paris with an injured Achilles’ heel.

Trump is hoping to surprise again in Michigan, the traditionally Democratic state he won in 2016.

In an anti-colonial protest, activists tried to remove a 19th-century Chadian funeral staff from a Paris museum.

Saudi Arabia saw its economy contract and its unemployment rate spike, both signs of the pandemic’s profound impact.

Talal Abu Rahma captured the final moments in the life of a boy in Gaza as his father tried to shield him from bullets.

The chaos that ricocheted across television screens last night was testament to the sad spectacle that is America today.

Amid Nagorno-Karabakh clash, Rouhani’s chief of staff tells Azeri official Tehran still respects territorial integrity.

Protests erupted in several parts of India after a 19-year-old gang-rape victim from the Dalit community was cremated.

Social media users react to Joe Biden using the Arabic term to express hope over probe in Trump tax case.

Major Ethiopian dam highlights premium placed on fresh water supplies in region trying to adapt to climate change.

PM Mustafa al-Kadhimi had pledged to address the protesters’ demands, but to date, little has been achieved.

In June next year, the UN General Assembly will elect five member states to serve on the council.

From good ventilation to redesigning spaces, here are ways to help reduce the risk of transmission in closed settings.

Oil firm joins competitors such as BP and Chevron in cutting jobs as they struggle with falling fossil fuel demand.

Manufacturing data from China and Japan show growing demand for exports, but jobs remain under pressure.

Fewer visits to relatives planned as authorities urge people to avoid travel because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah sworn in to receive the body of his half-brother Sheikh Sabah, who died on Tuesday.

Azerbaijan defence ministry claims 2,300 Armenian troops have been killed or wounded since Sunday, Anadolu reports.

Critics say law aimed at silencing demonstrations over Netanyahu’s alleged corruption and his handling of the pandemic.

Impunity only encourages armed groups to continue with their violence against the civilian population.

All 32 accused, including BJP leaders, acquitted as the court says the demolition of the mosque was not preplanned.