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Portland police use tear gas after declaring riot for second night
Police in the city of Portland said they fired crowd control munitions and tear gas on Wednesday night to break up a gathering of about 200 people who threw rocks, lit fires and vandalized a U.S. immigration agency building.
Hungary's Orban calls for central Europe to unite around Christian roots
Central European nations should unite to preserve their Christian roots as western Europe experiments with samesex families, immigration and atheism, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Thursday.
Video of 2018 police action during detention shocks Belgium
The government has reacted with shock to released images of a fatal 2018 police intervention in which a Slovak man died after he was put in detention. Pictures show an officer sitting on his chest while the man was in distress.
'This Sends a Powerful Message': Times When US Media Didn't Know How to Cover a Woman in 2nd Highest Office
Harris, the first Black woman on a major party ticket, has inspired a new level of backlash. Commentators — in some cases following the president’s lead — have questioned not only her gender but also her Blackness and her Americanism. They have circulated...
Iran announces locally made ballistic and cruise missiles amid U.S. tensions
Iran unveiled a surfacetosurface ballistic missile that Defence Minister Amir Hatami said had a range of 1,400 kilometres and a new cruise missile on Thursday, ignoring U.S. demands that Tehran halt its missile programme.
Obama slams Trump as unfit, says U.S. democracy is at risk
Former U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday assailed his successor, Donald Trump, as deeply unfit for the office he occupies and argued that voting for his former No. 2, Joe Biden, was necessary to ensure the survival of American democracy.
'Enjoyed My Previous Life Very Much': Trump Says He Became President as Obama Failed to do Good Job
.The US president was responding to a question on Obama's speech at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday. According to excerpts of the speech released by the Biden campaign, Obama says Trump has disappointed the country as the president.
Qantas expects global travel won't resume until mid-2021
Qantas Airways said Thursday the pandemic cost it 4 billion Australian dollars ($2.9 billion) in revenue in the last fiscal year and warned that international travel won't resume before mid2021.
Helicopter pilot killed fighting California wildfire
A helicopter pilot died on Wednesday when his aircraft crashed while fighting one of hundreds of wildfires raging in California after lightning storms.
Behind fortress walls, Macron and Merkel to chart Europe's course
Germany's Angela Merkel and France's Emmanuel Macron meet on Thursday in a medieval island fortress in the Mediterranean to chart the next steps for a partnership that is the driving force behind the European Union.
Harris to turn prosecutorial skills on Trump, Clinton urging early voting
U.S. Senator Kamala Harris will unleash her prosecutorial skills against President Donald Trump on Wednesday when she addresses the Democratic National Convention as presidential nominee Joe Biden's running mate.
U.N. tribunal verdict does not concern Hezbollah, says MP
Lebanon's Hezbollah movement is not concerned with and will not "evaluate" the verdict of a U.N.backed tribunal that convicted a member of the group of the 2005 killing of former premier Rafik alHariri, Hezbollah MP Hassan Fadlallah said on Wednesday.
Ex-FBI lawyer pleads guilty to doctoring email in Russia probe of Trump campaign
Former FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith pleaded guilty on Wednesday in federal court to falsifying a document as part of the bureau's earlystage probe into whether President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign colluded with the Russian government.
Hungary to tighten COVID-19 restrictions from September, says PM's aide
Hungary is advising citizens to avoid holidaying abroad from the start of next month and is planning to tighten restrictions due to a rising number of coronavirus cases in Europe, Prime Minister Viktor Orban's chief of staff said on Wednesday.
U.S. announces nearly $204 million in additional humanitarian assistance for Iraq
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday that the United States is providing nearly $204 million in additional humanitarian assistance for the people of Iraq, Iraqi refugees and communities hosting them.
An office chair and water cooler among the spoils of Mali's coup
In the chaotic hours between shots being fired at barracks outside Bamako and the president's reluctant resignation, the first spoils of Tuesday's coup in Mali fell to groups of young looters.