Jul 10 France ordered to fight pollution or pay millions in fines By Associated Press The Council of State's unusual ruling Friday came after the government failed to fulfill a 2017 order to reduce pollution in accordance with EU rules. The national government and local governments have announced multiple anti-pollution measures in recent years. But… Continue reading
Jul 10 Sudan ratifies law criminalizing female genital mutilation By Associated Press Sudan's justice ministry says the country's ruling body has ratified a law banning the widespread practice of female genital mutilation, handing the movement for women's rights in the African country a long-sought victory. Continue reading
Jul 10 Watch 3:51 News Wrap: Tropical Storm Fay drenches parts of the East Coast In our news wrap Friday, Tropical Storm Fay is racing up the Eastern Seaboard. It made landfall earlier near Atlantic City, New Jersey, with winds of 60 miles per hour, touching off flash floods and forcing beaches to close. Also,… Continue watching
Jul 10 Watch 7:35 Lebanon, already bankrupt, contends with pandemic's rising threat By Jane Ferguson Lebanon recorded its highest one-day tally of new coronavirus cases Friday, after easing extended lockdowns. The country, already in economic freefall and suffering under a paralyzed, corrupt and bankrupt government, cannot afford another crisis. But now, hunger and despair are… Continue watching
Jul 10 Hundreds try to storm Serbian parliament as protests heat up By Dusan Stojanovic, Associated Press The clashes happened Friday, the fourth night of protests against the Serbian president's increasingly authoritarian rule. Continue reading
Jul 10 Activists protest against French minister accused of rape By Arno Pedram, Associated Press Women’s rights activists held protests in cities in France and abroad against President Emmanuel Macron’s appointment of a new interior minister who is accused of rape and a justice minister who has minimized the #MeToo movement. Continue reading
Jul 10 Turkey's president formally makes Hagia Sophia a mosque By Suzan Fraser, Associated Press The decision by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sparked deep dismay among Orthodox Christians. Originally a cathedral, Hagia Sophia was turned into a mosque after Istanbul's conquest by the Ottoman Empire but had been a museum for the last 86 years. Continue reading
Jul 10 WATCH: WHO says coronavirus cases in the world reach 12 million By Associated Press Director-General of the WHO Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the international community needed "leadership, community participation and collective solidarity" to "turn this pandemic around."… Continue reading
Jul 10 Russia and China veto U.N. humanitarian aid to Syria's rebel-led northwest By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press Diplomats said the 15 Security Council members have been discussing a possible compromise and would shortly hold a closed meeting to discuss a possible way ahead. Continue reading
Jul 10 Dutch government to take Russia to European court over MH17 By Mike Corder, Associated Press The Dutch government says it is taking Russia to the European Court of Human Rights for its alleged role in the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine six years ago. Continue reading