Israel’s parliament speaker Benny Gantz and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu missed a deadline to form a unity government on Thursday, prolonging the country’s unprecedented political crisis. The …
Hundreds return home on mercy flights from Cambodia, India
Hundreds ofns have arrived back on home soil after being evacuated from Cambodia and India last night. Some travellers had been waiting months for a flight back to Austr …
From healing hearts to stealing hearts: Jordan’s ‘Dr. Fauci’
In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, what qualities do you want in a health official? How about a calm manner and heartthrob celebrity status?
Cambodia: Reporter Jailed for Quoting Hun Sen on COVID-19
The Cambodian authorities should immediately drop all charges against Sovann Rithy, a journalist working for TVFB who was arrested for quoting a recent speech by Prime Minister Hun Sen about COVID-19.
Cambodia is using coronavirus as an excuse for human rights abuse
Cambodia is not the only country to declare a state of emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the legislation passed last week by Hun Sen’s government – like that in Orban’s Hungary – …
U.S. Accuses North Korea of Cyberattacks, a Sign That Deterrence Is Failing
Through the attacks, a report says, the North steals and launders money, extorts companies and uses digital currencies to gain cash for its nuclear program.
Uzbekistan Calls For End Of Cotton Boycott Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Uzbekistan has called on a global human rights coalition, the Cotton Campaign, to lift an international boycott of Uzbek cotton and textiles, citing progress in eliminating forced labor and the …
Uzbekistan asks rights groups to lift cotton boycott
Uzbekistan on Thursday asked a coalition of human rights groups, the Cotton Campaign, to end a boycott of Uzbek cotton and textiles so that the Central Asian nation could boost export revenue and …
South Korea to ship 750,000 coronavirus test kits to the U.S.
President Donald Trump said he’d halt U.S. funding for the World Health Organization after the organization criticized his early response to the pandemic. Mean …
The Intelligence “That they’re holding this election reflects how well they’ve handled the pandemic”—South Korea votes
Also on the daily podcast: whether tech can tackle “contact tracing” and the prospects for a covid-19 baby boom …