Israel and Kosovo established diplomatic relations on Monday, via online links due to the coronavirus crisis, under a U.S.-brokered deal that includes a pledge by the Muslim-majority country to open an embassy in Jerusalem. Israel sees its new ties with the tiny Balkan country as part of its broader normalisation with Arab and Muslim countries… Read More Israel and Kosovo establish diplomatic relations via virtual ceremony
South Africa’s first coronavirus vaccine doses arrived by airplane on Monday, offering some relief for health workers who have been stretched during a second wave of infections and are first in line for the shots. President Cyril Ramaphosa and other top officials were at the OR Tambo international airport to receive the 1 million shots… Read More South Africa receives one million doses of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine
Britain made a formal request to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) on Monday, seeking membership of the 11-country deal to open new avenues for post-Brexit trade and influence. Announcing the move, trade minister Liz Truss said it would create jobs, help rebuild the global trading system and position Britain “at… Read More UK makes formal request to join trans-Pacific trade deal
A Russian court on Monday fined Yulia Navalnaya, the wife of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, 20,000 roubles (an equivalent of $265) for taking part in unsanctioned protests on Sunday, the court said. Riot police broke up protests across Russia on Sunday in support of Navalny, detaining more than 5,300 people who had braved the… Read More Russia fines wife of Kremlin critic for participation in protests
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine filed a supreme court challenge on Monday seeking cancellation of the results of a presidential election that handed victory to incumbent Yoweri Museveni, his party’s lawyer said. Museveni, a former guerrilla leader who has led the East African country since 1986, was declared winner of the January 14 election with… Read More Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine files petition challenging presidential election result
Myanmar’s military seized power on Monday in a coup against the democratically elected government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, who was detained along with other leaders of her National League for Democracy (NLD) party in early morning raids. The army said it had carried out the detentions in response to “election fraud”, handing… Read More Myanmar military seizes power, imposes state of emergency
Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has temporarily suspended its operations in El Salvador after one of its teams came under attack from an armed gang, the medical NGO said on Sunday. “All of our medical activities are suspended for the time being, but not canceled, until we can investigate this, and it’s clear we can carry… Read More Doctors Without Borders suspends operations in El Salvador following gang attack
Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior figures from the ruling party have been detained in an early morning raid, the spokesman for the governing National League for Democracy said on Monday. The move came after days of escalating tension between the civilian government and the powerful military that stirred fears of a… Read More Myanmar military detain ruling party leader Aung San Suu Kyi, other senior figures
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