Month: February 2021
Urging return to ‘nation’s glorious past,’ Erdogan slams Turkey’s LGBT movement
Following protests at university campuses across country, Turkish president says members of community ‘commit acts of vandalism’
Read MoreComptroller lashes Likud for financial infractions, singles out Eilat retreat
Matanyahu Englman issues report on political parties’ spending, with harshest penalties going to Netanyahu’s faction
Read MoreIran state TV airs launch of new satellite-carrying rocket
Officials claim ‘Zuljanah’ rocket, named for the grandson of the prophet Muhammad, can reach height of 310 miles
Read MoreIndia’s farming protests resonate with U.S. agriculture communities
The dispute raises questions not only about agriculture in India but larger issues about the country’s rural areas — issues that are familiar to anyone who has watched as populations dwindle in rural America and many small communities struggle to
Read More‘Saved by the Bell’ star Dustin Diamond dies at 44 after lung cancer diagnosis – NBC News
‘Saved by the Bell’ star Dustin Diamond dies at 44 after lung cancer diagnosis NBC News Dustin Diamond Dead at 44 After Battle with Stage 4 Lung Cancer TMZ Former ‘Saved by the Bell’ star Dustin Diamond dies at 44 Yahoo! Voices Dustin
Read MoreTrump Created So Much Tension in Washington, Even Sledding at the Capitol Is Barred
This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. It snowed in Washington yesterday. With two inches on the ground, it was the
Read MoreIsrael Sends 2,000 Doses of a Covid-19 Vaccine to Palestinians
The Israeli Defense Ministry supplied 2,000 doses of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine to the Palestinian Authority amid growing concerns over the disease’s spread in the neighboring West Bank and Gaza becoming a threat to the country.
Read MoreBiden says U.S. may resume sanctions on Myanmar after apparent coup – POLITICO
Biden says U.S. may resume sanctions on Myanmar after apparent coup POLITICO CNNi: Coup in Myanmar after Aung San Suu Kyi and leaders detained CNN Myanmar’s military seizes control of the government, detains elected leader CBS This Morning Biden has a chance to
Read MoreMassive winter storm slams the Northeast, could bury NYC in 2 feet of snow – CNN
Massive winter storm slams the Northeast, could bury NYC in 2 feet of snow CNN De Blasio declares state of emergency for NYC for snowstorm WCBS 880 Powerful winter storm slams the Northeast after hitting Midwest CBS News SNOW EMERGENCY: New York City
Read MoreWhy Twitter Blocked Accounts Linked to Farmers’ Protests in India—Only to Reverse Course
Twitter blocked access to accounts associated with farmers protesting against the Indian government on Monday, in a localized blackout of some 250 accounts and tweets. The blocks, which only applied for viewers based in India, came after the Indian government
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