Spain’s Anti-fascist Refugees Remembered
Global Top StoriesHistory 5 February 2020 0
Half a million anti-fascist refugees left Spain after the civil war. They went first to France, and then the leftist diaspora spread around the world Madrid, Spain – When, as a 13-year-old in 1939, Lina Arconada became one of half a million Spanish Civil War... Read more
US House Democrats ‘likely’ to subpoena John Bolton
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The former US national security adviser, John Bolton, said he would testify if subpoenaed by the Senate Democrats in the US House of Representatives are likely to subpoena Donald Trump‘s former National Security Advisor John Bolton and continue their investigation into the Republican president, the head of... Read more
A migrant woman who was deported from the US is greeted by her partner as she leaves the Integral Assistance Center for Migrants in San Salvador, El Salvador At least 138 people deported to El Salvador from the United States in recent years were subsequently killed,... Read more
EU to Overhaul Process for Admitting New Members
Global Top Stories 5 February 2020 0
A Staff member holds a folded UK flag after it was taken down from the European Parliament building in Brussels on Brexit Day, January 31, 2020 The European Union still aims to admit the Balkan nations of Serbia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina and North... Read more
Alarm Over UK Government Plan to Amend Early Prison Release Rule
Global Top Stories 5 February 2020 0
Police at the scene in Streatham, London, where Sudesh Amman carried out a stabbing attack before being killed by police London, United Kingdom – Following two recent attacks in London carried out by convicts who had been let out of jail early, the government has promised to end early prison... Read more
Bhutan to Impose Sustainable Development Fee on Indian Tourists
Global Top Stories 5 February 2020 0
Tourists take photos beside the Buddha Dordenma statue in the town of Thimphu, Bhutan Bhutan is introducing a “sustainable development fee” for regional tourists following a rise in Indian visitors that has sparked worries for the unique Himalayan kingdom’s cherished ecology. The majority of tourists already... Read more
Russian S-400 Missile Delivery to India by End of 2021: Official
Global Top Stories 5 February 2020 0
The S-400 missile system is a state-of-the-art weapons platform with a maximum range of 400km, considered one of the best defence systems in existence Russia will begin delivering S-400 surface-to-air missile systems to India by the end of 2021, state-run RIA Novosti news agency quoted a... Read more
UK Confirms First Two Coronavirus Cases
Global Top Stories 31 January 2020 0
The virus, called 2019-nCoV, originating from Wuhan, China, has spread globally since late December 2019 Two cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the United Kingdom, the first such cases seen, British health authorities said on Friday. “We can confirm that two patients in England, who are members... Read more
Latest News: Coronavirus Spreads to More Countries
Global Top Stories 31 January 2020 0
The death toll in China from the new coronavirus rose to 213 on Friday, as more countries announced plans to evacuate their citizens from Wuhan, the Chinese city at the centre of the outbreak. Beijing said there are at least 9,692 people confirmed to have the infection, which has spread from... Read more
Why Did European Parliament Delay a Vote on India’s CAA, Kashmir?
Global Top Stories 31 January 2020 0
Demonstrators shout slogans during a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act in New Delhi, India EU parliamentarians have voted to postpone a vote that criticises India’s Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and its lockdown in Kashmir. The draft resolution had been brought by six groups representing 626... Read more