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China warns Norway against granting Nobel Peace Prize to Hong Kong democracy activists

7:28 pm August 28, 2020

Beijing: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, on a rare visit to Norway, warned Oslo against granting the Nobel Peace Prize to Hong Kong pro-democracy activists much on the lines of awarding the prize to China’s human rights activist Liu Xiaobo and Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama in the past, causing strains in bilateral ties. […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Irish leader forced to defend govt future amid golf scandal

10:43 pm August 24, 2020

London: Ireland’s prime minister was forced to defend the future of his government Monday as criticism mounted over a golf event attended by senior politicians despite a ban on large gatherings designed to slow the spread of COVID-19. Taoiseach Micheal Martin, during a 40-minute grilling by national broadcaster RTE, welcomed public outrage over the event, which has […]

Belarus’ prosecutors open probe against opposition activists

9:36 pm August 20, 2020

Minsk: Belarusian authorities on Thursday opened a criminal probe against opposition activists who set up a council to negotiate the transition of power amid massive protests challenging the extension of the 26-year rule of the country’s authoritarian leader in a vote the opposition saw as rigged. President Alexander Lukashenko has dismissed the protesters as Western puppets and […]

Belarus’ leader digs in amid continuing protests

7:26 pm August 20, 2020

Minsk: Demonstrators again took to the streets of the Belarusian capital and other cities Thursday, keeping up their push for the nation’s authoritarian leader to step down after extending his 26-year rule in a vote the opposition saw as rigged. President Alexander Lukashenko has dismissed the protesters as Western puppets and threatened opposition leaders with criminal charges. Following that, […]

Belarus president remains defiant as strikes widen

11:41 pm August 18, 2020

Minsk: More workers in Belarus joined a widening strike Tuesday as they press for the resignation of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, who has extended his 26-year rule in an election the opposition says was rigged. Lukashenko has bluntly rejected the demands to step down following a harsh police crackdown on peaceful protesters in the days after the Aug. […]