A defrocked American priest was jailed for 12 years on Tuesday for sexually abusing children at an East Timor shelter, in a case that caused sharp divisions in the deeply Catholic nation. At least 15 women had accused Richard Daschbach, 84, of sexually abusing them when they were children at his shelter in the enclave …
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FILE PHOTO: Stripe app logo is displayed in this illustration taken March 15, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration April 6, 2021 DUBAI (Reuters) – Digital payments giant Stripe on Tuesday announced the opening of an office in United Arab Emirates financial capital Dubai, its first expansion into the Middle East region. Founded in 2010 by Irish brothers …
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Former secretary of state Henry Kissinger has advised President Joe Biden’s administration to continue to uphold the “brilliant” policy in Middle Eastern politics achieved under the Trump administration. Kissinger, who was secretary of state under the Nixon and Ford administrations, made the remarks during a seminar from the Richard Nixon Foundation focused on national security and foreign policy …
This satellite image provided Maxar Technologies shows buildings that were destroyed by a U.S. air strike in Syria. The United States launched airstrikes in Syria on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021 targeting facilities near the Iraqi border used by Iranian-backed militia groups. The Pentagon said the strikes were retaliation for a rocket attack in Iraq earlier …
FILE PHOTO: Plastic bull figurines, symbols of the Frankfurt stock exchange are pictured at the Frankfurt stock exchange, January 15, 2015. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach/File Photo February 15, 2021 By Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) – Global shares rose for the 11th day in a row to reach a fresh peak on optimism about the rollout of COVID-19 …
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WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump on Friday received Morocco’s highest award for his work in advancing a normalization deal between Israel and Morocco, a senior administration official told Reuters. In a private Oval Office ceremony, Princess Lalla Joumala Alaoui, who is Morocco’s ambassador to the United States, gave Trump the Order of Muhammad, an award given only …
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FILE PHOTO: Israeli National Security Adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat (front R), who led the Israeli delegation, and U.S. White House Senior Adviser Jared Kushner are seen during a visit to Rabat, Morocco, December 22, 2020. REUTERS/Shereen Talaat/File Photo January 15, 2021 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday received Morocco’s highest award for his …
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President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally for Senate Republican candidates, Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., and Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., at Valdosta Regional Airport, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020, in Valdosta, Ga. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) OAN NewsroomUPDATED 11:04 AM PT – Thursday, December 10, 2020 President Trump has continued his efforts to bring peace to …
FILE PHOTO: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan arrives for a meeting with EU Council President Charles Michel in Brussels, Belgium March 9, 2020. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/File Photo/File Photo December 7, 2020 By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union foreign ministers evaluated grounds on Monday for sanctions against Turkey over a Mediterranean gas dispute before the bloc’s …
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FILE PHOTO: DP World CEO Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem attends a session at the 50th World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse December 7, 2020 DUBAI (Reuters) – Israel is a logical, strategic link between ports in Europe and the Middle East, DP World’s chairman said on Monday, …
