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Mnuchin to lead U.S. delegation to Israel, Bahrain, UAE Oct. 17-20
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will lead a U.S. delegation traveling to Israel, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates on Oct. 17-20, the Treasury Department said in a statemen...
Oct 16, 2020
Former Mexican defense minister ordered held in U.S. custody
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Mexican former defense minister Salvador Cienfuegos was ordered during a brief hearing in Los Angeles on Friday to remain in U.S. custody on drug trafficking charges at least u...
Oct 16, 2020
U.S. judge denies request to exempt Catholic churches from New York coronavirus limits
By Peter Szekely NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday rejected a request from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn to void New York state's limits on religious gatherings in coronavirus ho...
Oct 16, 2020
Japan PM Suga sends offering to Yasukuni Shrine for war dead: NHK
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has sent an offering to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine for war dead to coincide with its autumn festival, public broadcaster NHK reported on...
Oct 16, 2020
New Zealand’s Ardern seeks second term as pandemic-focused polls open
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealanders went to the polls on Saturday in a general election that could see Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern strengthen her left-of-centre hold on government...
Oct 16, 2020
Former Pakistani prime minister accuses country’s army chief of toppling his government
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday accused the country's army chief Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa of toppling his government, pressuring the judiciary, and installin...
Oct 16, 2020
Dutch king cuts short vacation in Greece after criticism
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Netherlands' King Willem-Alexander and his wife cut short a vacation to Greece on Friday after coming under criticism for travelling during the coronavirus pandemic. "We see ...
Oct 16, 2020
Pompeo seeks reversal of ‘provocative’ North Cyprus move to reopen Varosha
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U..S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo voiced deep concern about Northern Cyprus' reopening part of a beachfront resort abandoned since Turkey invaded the island in 1974, calling ...
Oct 16, 2020
French president Macron to visit area where teacher’s throat was slit
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron will visit the Paris suburb where a teacher's throat was slit by a man shouting "Allahu Akbar", or "God is Greatest", BFM TV reported. BFM said Macro...
Oct 16, 2020
Teacher killed in Paris suburb had shown Prophet Muhammad caricatures in class
PARIS (Reuters) - The school teacher who was stabbed and killed in a Paris suburb on Friday had shown caricatures of Prophet Muhammad in class, a police source said. (Reporting by Dominique Vidalon)
Oct 16, 2020
