Comedian and TV star Volodymyr Zelenskiy leads Ukraine election
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In An Increasingly Polarized America, Is It Possible To Be Civil On Social Media?
Tyler and Larry have never met. But almost every day for the last few years, they get into a fight on Twitter. (Image credit: ikostudio - stock.adobe.com) from News : NPR https://ift.tt/2JPyG7F https://ift.tt/2OzUN0S
For The First Time, U.S. Census To Collect Responses In Arabic Among 13 Languages
Households can respond to the 2020 census in more than double the number of languages supported in 2010. But some Arab-American community leaders are worried many Arabic speakers won't participate. (Image credit: Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images) from News : NPR https://ift.tt/2CLSWl0 https://ift.tt/2uCqpKb
Israel reopens Gaza crossing
Israel has reopened its commercial crossing with the Gaza Strip but kept military reinforcements deployed on the volatile frontier, a day after a smaller than expected Palestinian protest along the border. from Breaking News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/2uC647G https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Stop Brexit petition hits 6 million
A petition calling on the UK government to halt the Brexit process has passed six million signatures. from Breaking News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/2I3qbDu https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Conversion is not your mission, pope tells Catholics in Morocco
Pope Francis told Morocco's tiny Catholic community on Sunday their role in the predominantly Muslim country was not to covert their neighbors but live in brotherhood with all other faiths. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2CLm2AV https://ift.tt/HDXIyB
Brexit in meltdown: Theresa May under pressure to forge softer divorce deal
Britain's exit from the European Union was in disarray after the implosion of Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit strategy left her under pressure from rival factions to leave without a deal, go for an election or forge a much softer divorce. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2uDhXdn https://ift.tt/HDXIyB
Tunisian leader says Arab summit should send message on Palestinian state
Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi said on Sunday that an Arab League summit being held in Tunis needed to send a message on the importance of establishing a Palestinian state. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2FJv2H9 https://ift.tt/HDXIyB
Thousands march in Hong Kong over proposed extradition law changes
Thousands of people protested in Hong Kong on Sunday against a government plan to change extradition laws, fearing an erosion of personal freedom and the city's status as an international business hub. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2UjYz3I https://ift.tt/HDXIyB
Slovakia's 'Erin Brockovich' elected first female president
When Slovakia's newly elected President Zuzana Caputova -- the country's first ever female president -- delivered her acceptance speech on Saturday she immediately set herself apart from the wave of populist parties sweeping Europe. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/2UjTicp https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Comedian is center stage as Ukraine holds presidential vote
The top three contenders in Ukraine's presidential elections cast their vote on Sunday in a first round which a comedian - who happens to play a fictional president in a popular TV series - is tipped to win. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2YAEZiU https://ift.tt/HDXIyB
Saudi king rejects measures impacting Syrian sovereignty over Golan Heights
Saudi Arabia's King Salman said on Sunday that he "absolutely rejects" any measures that impact on Syrian sovereignty over the Golan Heights. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2HQ5SKJ https://ift.tt/HDXIyB
Israel reopens Gaza commercial crossing in sign of easing tensions
Israel reopened its commercial crossing with the Gaza Strip on Sunday but kept military reinforcements deployed on the volatile frontier, a day after a smaller than expected Palestinian protest along the border. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2YDKSfh https://ift.tt/HDXIyB
Seven killed in China plant explosion; second deadly blast this month
A plant explosion in China's Jiangsu province has killed seven people, authorities said on Sunday, the second deadly blast in the province this month as Beijing begins a nationwide industrial safety inspection campaign. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2TKWLMN https://ift.tt/HDXIyB
Algerian businessman with ties to Bouteflika arrested at border
Leading Algerian businessman Ali Haddad, who was part of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's inner circle, has been arrested at the Tunisian border, a close associate said on Sunday, as pressure mounted on the long-standing leader to resign. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2I2JWLK https://ift.tt/HDXIyB
As pope visits Morocco, tiny Jewish community looks on with quiet pride
Suzanne Harroch speaks and sings in Judeo-Moroccan, a language of a once-thriving Jewish community that numbered about 300,000 - one of the largest in the Muslim world. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Oykj6J https://ift.tt/HDXIyB
Turks vote in local polls, Erdogan's party could lose in big cities
Turks voted on Sunday in local elections which President Tayyip Erdogan has described as a matter of survival for Turkey and which were marred by violence that left two party members dead in the country's southeast. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2HSsXMK https://ift.tt/HDXIyB