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U.N. investigator on Belarus warns of ‘another iron curtain’
GENEVA (Reuters) - A U.N. investigator warned of the possibility of "another iron curtain" descending in Europe during an urgent debate on the human rights situation in Belarus in Geneva on Friday. "L...
Sep 18, 2020
Explainer: What happens next with UK plan to breach Brexit divorce treaty?
By William James LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is pressing ahead with legislation on trade despite a warning from Brussels that it could wreck their future relationship and a...
Sep 18, 2020
Foreign judge quits Hong Kong’s top court, cites national security law concerns
HONG KONG/SYDNEY (Reuters) - One of the 14 foreign judges on Hong Kong's highest court said he had resigned due to concerns over a sweeping new national security law imposed by Beijing on the former B...
Sep 18, 2020
Attacks surge in northwest Pakistan as Afghan peace effort brings shifting sands
By Umar Farooq ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Militants have stepped up attacks on security forces in northwest Pakistan raising fears of a revival of their insurgency and a return of lawlessness as brighter p...
Sep 18, 2020
Israel imposes second coronavirus lockdown during high holidays
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israel will enter a second nationwide lockdown on Friday at the onset of the Jewish high-holiday season, forcing residents to stay mostly at home amid a resurgence in new coronavi...
Sep 18, 2020
Two Turkish troops killed in attack in northern Iraq: ministry
ANKARA (Reuters) - Two Turkish soldiers were killed and another was wounded after Kurdish militants fired rockets at a military base in northern Iraq, Turkey's Defence Ministry said in a statement on ...
Sep 18, 2020
Second UK lockdown? COVID hospital admissions doubling every 8 days
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's health minister said on Friday that the novel coronavirus was accelerating across the country with hospital admissions doubling every eight days but refused to say whether...
Sep 18, 2020
Orban has ruled Hungary for a decade. Could the pandemic bring him down?
By Gergely Szakacs BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungarian car dealer Realszisztema has shelved plans to build a $1.7 million service facility and warehouse. Auto supplier AGC Glass Hungary, too, is turning aw...
Sep 18, 2020
Belarus-Poland border remains open: Polish border guards
WARSAW (Reuters) - The border between Belarus and Poland remained open on Friday morning after Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said his country needs to close its borders with Poland and Lithua...
Sep 18, 2020
Poland may face early election or minority government: government spokesman
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland may face early general election or the nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party may govern the country in a minority cabinet, the government spokesman said, after PiS junior c...
Sep 18, 2020
