Reporters, experts and union officials say reforms will deter the press from holding the government to account.
Rights groups estimate 60,000 political prisoners held in Egyptian jails where ISIL recruitment is said to be rampant.
Afghanistan, Russia, China and spending to dominate talks as alliance embraces Democrat after tumultuous Trump era.
As the coronavirus spreads rapidly, hospitals are becoming overwhelmed, making patients and doctors anxious.
Britons can visit dying relatives as an exception, but many say other compassionate grounds should be considered.
Joe Biden vowed to reverse some of Trump’s moves against multilateral agreements like the Paris climate accord.
The vote comes amid challenges that the US and Europe must work on, including NATO’s role, Brexit and Russian influence.
Charter flights bring Eastern European workers to the UK and Germany after farms fail to recruit enough local workers.
Changing policy, already stretched health service and a lack of testing have deepened the crisis, say experts.
Nationalist gov’t says emergency powers necessary in crisis but critics fear open-ended rules are vulnerable to abuse.