Iran says two border crossings to Iraq closed because of unrest in Iraq
Two border crossings between Iran and Iraq, including one due to be used by hundreds of thousands of Shi’ite Muslim worshippers at an annual pilgrimage...
Iraqi police fire live rounds as protesters defy curfew
Iraqi police fired live rounds to disperse crowds that defied a pre-dawn curfew to protest on Thursday, after 11 people were killed overnight in clashes...
EU official says UK PM Johnson’s Brexit offer ‘can’t fly’
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s last-ditch Brexit proposal “can’t fly” because it an unworkable move backwards that leaves Britain and the European Union far apart, a...
A family in limbo as U.S. slows refugee admissions
Somali refugee Ramlo Ali Noor will never be reunited with her 16-year-old son in her new home in Columbus, Ohio....
Corporate lawyer faces sentencing in U.S. college admissions scandal
The former co-chairman of the New York corporate law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher will be sentenced on Thursday for his role in what prosecutors...
Axon boosts encryption, weighs blockchain to tackle body-cam ‘deepfakes’
Axon Enterprise Inc, the leading maker of U.S. police body cameras, began shipping new devices last week with security upgrades it says could aid in...
U.S. tariffs on EU products to affect $1 billion euros of Spanish exports: farmers’ association
U.S. tariffs on European Union products would affect around 1 billion euros ($1.10 billion) of Spanish agricultural products per year, Spanish agricultural association COAG said...
Scottish whisky makers reel over U.S. tariffs in row over EU subsidies
Scottish whisky makers said on Thursday jobs and investment were at risk after the United States slapped a 25% tariff on their single malt spirit...
How the Trudeau campaign scrambled to sidestep political disaster
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his election campaign team were on the way to the airport in Nova Scotia on Sept. 18 when Time...
Indonesia accuses two Singaporeans over imported plastic waste
Indonesia is accusing two Singaporeans of importing 87 containers of plastic scrap without the correct permits, an official said on Thursday, marking a step up...