Hong Kong legislative elections postponed, democrats cry foul
Chris McGrath/Getty ImagesBY: BRITT CLENNETT AND KARSON YIU, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — In a politically turbulent Hong Kong, the decision to postpone legislative elections for the first time since the city’s return to China is likely to fan flames even further.Citing a recent surge in coronavirus cases, Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced on Friday…… read more »
US ramps up sanctions over Uighur abuses with penalties on powerful Chinese paramilitary group
Oleksii Liskonih/iStockBy CONOR FINNEGAN, ABC News(WASHINGTON) — One million Chinese Muslims have gone missing and are believed to be inside these camps, which look like a college campus. There is evidence the camps were modified before scheduled visits.The U.S. has sanctioned a powerful Chinese paramilitary organization in the country’s western province, accusing it of playing…… read more »
Iranian and Turkish women join black-and-white Instagram challenge
TARIK KIZILKAYA/iStockBy SOMAYEH MALEKIAN, ABC News(NEW YORK) — Iranian Instagram feeds have been overrun with black-and-white photos of women joining an international online campaign against gender-based violence, using the hashtags #WomenSupportWomen and #ChallengeAccepted.The campaign follows an outcry against a number of high-profile “honor killings” in Iran over the last two months. The term is used…… read more »
Russia jails 2nd ex-US Marine Trevor Reed for 9 years amid criticism trials are political
ABC NewsBY: PATRICK REEVELL, ABC News(MOSCOW) — A Moscow court has sentenced a second former U.S. Marine to a long jail term in a trial that has fueled concerns the American ex-servicemen may have been targeted in Russia for political reasons.Trevor Reed, a 29-year-old from Texas, was sentenced to nine years in a prison colony…… read more »
US taps new Arctic envoy amid increased competition, environmental damage from climate change
MagicDreamer/iStockBy CONOR FINNEGAN, ABC News(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. State Department has named a new special envoy for the Arctic amid increased competition with Russia and China for influence in the region, which is facing some of the most damaging effects of climate change.The new coordinator for the Arctic is the latest example of the Trump…… read more »
Discovery related to Van Gogh’s last painting may shed light on his suicide
Alihan Usullu/iStockBy IBTISSEM GUENFOUD, ABC News(PARIS) — One hundred and thirty years after the death of Vincent Van Gogh, a researcher with the Van Gogh Institute has made a discovery in an old postcard that sheds new light on the famous Dutch painter’s final hours — and perhaps even his suicide.Wouter van der Veen was…… read more »
US to withdraw 12,000 troops from Germany
33ft/iStockBy LUIS MARTINEZ, ABC News(WASHINGTON) — The United States is removing nearly 12,000 American troops from Germany and will move the headquarters of U.S. European Command from Germany to Belgium in a major repositioning of forces that the Pentagon says is intended to increase the deterrence of Russia but that President Donald Trump said on…… read more »
Princess Anne coaches her mom, Queen Elizabeth, on video call
Vladislav Zolotov/iStockBy KATIE KINDELAN, ABC News(LONDON) — Queen Elizabeth was coached by her daughter on how to do a video call while working from home during the coronavirus lockdown, proving again that royals are just like us.The queen got technological help from her daughter Princess Anne on a video call the two took part in…… read more »
