Colombia's beleaguered president gets approval bump during pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has battered the popularity of governments and leaders around the world, yet Colombia's Ivan Duque has actually received an unexpected boost in public opinion.
➖ @ReutersWorldChannel ➖
The coronavirus pandemic has battered the popularity of governments and leaders around the world, yet Colombia's Ivan Duque has actually received an unexpected boost in public opinion.
➖ @ReutersWorldChannel ➖
Mexico halts migrant farm worker program in Canada
Mexico is temporarily suspending its program that sends workers to jobs in Canada's agricultural sector as it reviews Canadian health policies and procedures, according to a CNN report on Tuesday affirmed to Reuters by a Mexico foreign ministry spokesman.
➖ @ReutersWorldChannel ➖
Mexico is temporarily suspending its program that sends workers to jobs in Canada's agricultural sector as it reviews Canadian health policies and procedures, according to a CNN report on Tuesday affirmed to Reuters by a Mexico foreign ministry spokesman.
➖ @ReutersWorldChannel ➖
Tanzanian president Magufuli dissolves parliament before vote, touts development record
Tanzanian President John Magufuli dissolved parliament on Tuesday ahead of elections in October, touting his government’s record in expanding infrastructure such as roads, electricity generation and reforming the mining sector.
➖ @ReutersWorldChannel ➖
Tanzanian President John Magufuli dissolved parliament on Tuesday ahead of elections in October, touting his government’s record in expanding infrastructure such as roads, electricity generation and reforming the mining sector.
➖ @ReutersWorldChannel ➖
UK to merge international development ministry and Foreign Office
Britain will merge the Foreign Office and its international development ministry while retaining a commitment to spend 0.7% of gross national income on development aid, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday.
➖ @ReutersWorldChannel ➖
Britain will merge the Foreign Office and its international development ministry while retaining a commitment to spend 0.7% of gross national income on development aid, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday.
➖ @ReutersWorldChannel ➖
Uganda to hold elections in early 2021, campaign rallies banned
Uganda will hold a presidential election between Jan. 10 and Feb. 8, 2021, authorities said on Tuesday, introducing restrictions it said were aimed at slowing the spread of the new coronavirus.
➖ @ReutersWorldChannel ➖
Uganda will hold a presidential election between Jan. 10 and Feb. 8, 2021, authorities said on Tuesday, introducing restrictions it said were aimed at slowing the spread of the new coronavirus.
➖ @ReutersWorldChannel ➖
Britain warns at UN rights forum against security law for Hong Kong
Britain said on Tuesday that China's plan to impose national security legislation on Hong Kong would undermine the autonomy and freedoms of the former British colony.
➖ @ReutersWorldChannel ➖
Britain said on Tuesday that China's plan to impose national security legislation on Hong Kong would undermine the autonomy and freedoms of the former British colony.
➖ @ReutersWorldChannel ➖
Spain may quarantine British tourists, minister tells BBC
Spain is considering imposing a quarantine on British travellers when it reopens its borders next week, in response to a similar policy at London's end, its foreign minister said.
➖ @ReutersWorldChannel ➖
Spain is considering imposing a quarantine on British travellers when it reopens its borders next week, in response to a similar policy at London's end, its foreign minister said.
➖ @ReutersWorldChannel ➖
North Korea destroys South Korean liaison office in 'terrific explosion'
North Korea blew up an office set up to foster better ties with South Korea on Tuesday in a "terrific explosion" after threatening action if North Korean defectors went ahead with a campaign to send propaganda leaflets into the North.
➖ @ReutersWorldChannel ➖
North Korea blew up an office set up to foster better ties with South Korea on Tuesday in a "terrific explosion" after threatening action if North Korean defectors went ahead with a campaign to send propaganda leaflets into the North.
➖ @ReutersWorldChannel ➖
U.S. says in 'close coordination' with South Korea after North Korea destroys liaison office
The U.S. government is in "close coordination" with South Korea after North Korea destroyed an inter-Korean liaison office on Tuesday, a senior Trump administration official said.
➖ @ReutersWorldChannel ➖
The U.S. government is in "close coordination" with South Korea after North Korea destroyed an inter-Korean liaison office on Tuesday, a senior Trump administration official said.
➖ @ReutersWorldChannel ➖
French police fire tear gas at health workers' demonstration in Paris
French police fired tear gas at a health workers' demonstration in Paris on Tuesday, according to a Reuters reporter on the scene.
➖ @ReutersWorldChannel ➖
French police fired tear gas at a health workers' demonstration in Paris on Tuesday, according to a Reuters reporter on the scene.
➖ @ReutersWorldChannel ➖
World Bank approves $1 billion for health, education in Congo
The World Bank said on Tuesday it had approved $1 billion in funding for Democratic Republic of Congo's education and health systems that have been weakened by years of under-funding, conflict and mismanagement.
➖ @ReutersWorldChannel ➖
The World Bank said on Tuesday it had approved $1 billion in funding for Democratic Republic of Congo's education and health systems that have been weakened by years of under-funding, conflict and mismanagement.
➖ @ReutersWorldChannel ➖
Belarus election candidate says she will press on despite threat to children
A candidate standing against Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said Tuesday she would press on with her campaign, despite receiving a threat to have her children taken away.
➖ @ReutersWorldChannel ➖
A candidate standing against Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said Tuesday she would press on with her campaign, despite receiving a threat to have her children taken away.
➖ @ReutersWorldChannel ➖
Fringe groups hijack peaceful health workers protest, says Paris police
Fringe groups hijacked a peaceful health workers protest in Paris on Tuesday, Paris police said, overturning at least one car and hurling projectiles at police lines.
➖ @ReutersWorldChannel ➖
Fringe groups hijacked a peaceful health workers protest in Paris on Tuesday, Paris police said, overturning at least one car and hurling projectiles at police lines.
➖ @ReutersWorldChannel ➖
Armenian parliament backs arrest of opposition leader for fraud
Armenia's parliament on Tuesday voted to strip the head of the biggest opposition faction of his parliamentary immunity and allow him to be arrested on suspicion of fraud.
➖ @ReutersWorldChannel ➖
Armenia's parliament on Tuesday voted to strip the head of the biggest opposition faction of his parliamentary immunity and allow him to be arrested on suspicion of fraud.
➖ @ReutersWorldChannel ➖
India and China troops clash at disputed border with 'casualties on both sides'
Indian and Chinese troops fought each other with iron rods and stones at their disputed border, resulting in casualties on both sides including the deaths of three Indian soldiers, Indian officials said on Tuesday, in a major escalation of a weeks-old standoff.
➖ @ReutersWorldChannel ➖
Indian and Chinese troops fought each other with iron rods and stones at their disputed border, resulting in casualties on both sides including the deaths of three Indian soldiers, Indian officials said on Tuesday, in a major escalation of a weeks-old standoff.
➖ @ReutersWorldChannel ➖
Merkel, Erdogan agree U.N. process for Libya should be bolstered: statement
German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the conflict in Libya and the situation in the eastern Mediterranean in a video call with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Merkel's spokesman said in a statement on Tuesday.
➖ @ReutersWorldChannel ➖
German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the conflict in Libya and the situation in the eastern Mediterranean in a video call with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Merkel's spokesman said in a statement on Tuesday.
➖ @ReutersWorldChannel ➖
'Woefully lax': report slams CIA cybersecurity after hacking tool leak
Many of the Central Intelligence Agency's most sensitive hacking tools were so poorly secured that it was only when WikiLeaks published them online in 2017 that the agency realized they had been compromised, according to a report released Tuesday.
➖ @ReutersWorldChannel ➖
Many of the Central Intelligence Agency's most sensitive hacking tools were so poorly secured that it was only when WikiLeaks published them online in 2017 that the agency realized they had been compromised, according to a report released Tuesday.
➖ @ReutersWorldChannel ➖
Dozens missing after boat capsizes on Congo side of Lake Kivu
Dozens of people were missing after a boat sank on Lake Kivu in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, government officials and a civil society leader said on Tuesday.
➖ @ReutersWorldChannel ➖
Dozens of people were missing after a boat sank on Lake Kivu in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, government officials and a civil society leader said on Tuesday.
➖ @ReutersWorldChannel ➖
India says China unilaterally tried to change status quo at disputed border site
India's foreign ministry said on Tuesday the face-off that led to the deaths of three Indian troops along its disputed border with China was a result of an attempt by Beijing "to unilaterally change the status quo there".
➖ @ReutersWorldChannel ➖
India's foreign ministry said on Tuesday the face-off that led to the deaths of three Indian troops along its disputed border with China was a result of an attempt by Beijing "to unilaterally change the status quo there".
➖ @ReutersWorldChannel ➖
EU says Trump move against international court 'unacceptable'
The European Union on Tuesday voiced grave concern about U.S. President Donald Trump's June 11 decision to authorise sanctions against the International Criminal Court, saying any punitive measures were "unacceptable and unprecedented".
➖ @ReutersWorldChannel ➖
The European Union on Tuesday voiced grave concern about U.S. President Donald Trump's June 11 decision to authorise sanctions against the International Criminal Court, saying any punitive measures were "unacceptable and unprecedented".
➖ @ReutersWorldChannel ➖
Beijing city raises COVID-19 emergency response level to II from III
Beijing's city government on Tuesday raised its COVID-19 emergency response level to II from III, according to state media.
➖ @ReutersWorldChannel ➖
Beijing's city government on Tuesday raised its COVID-19 emergency response level to II from III, according to state media.
➖ @ReutersWorldChannel ➖