Новости за 28.09.2020

Some say asking about how religion shapes Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett’s outlook isn’t necessarily discriminatory – and is, in fact, vital.

A serious eruption of violence between Armenia and Azerbaijan is a test for the idea that democracies are less inclined to use war to distract from domestic woes.

President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden will have an opportunity to contrast their visions for the country in a televised debate. Likely topics include Mr. Trump’s tax history, the Supreme Court, and the coronavirus response.

In Iran, people are expressing unusual anger at the low value placed on girls’ lives by a patriarchal elite.

Sierra Leone and Brazil join a small but growing cohort of countries offering their women’s national soccer teams as much pay as the men’s.

Former refugees will join some 860,000 immigrants in gaining U.S. citizenship this year and the right to vote in America. They say they are keen to cast their ballots, many coming from countries with limited voting freedoms.

The Trump administration tried to ban TikTok from U.S. app stores over national security concerns. But a federal judge has temporarily postponed the ban following a Sunday hearing.

Catch up on the weekend news: How the Amy Coney Barrett nomination alters U.S. campaigns, paternity leave for Swiss dads, and Armenia battles Azerbaijan.

President Donald Trump is the only U.S. president in modern times not to make his taxes public. He paid no federal income taxes in 10 of the past 15 years, according to The New York Times.

Joe Biden's focus on health care reflects the Democrats' strategy to talk about how a conservative Supreme Court might affect Americans' everyday lives.

Voters in Switzerland on Sunday defeated a nationalist party plan to limit the number of European Union citizens allowed to live and work in their country.

On Sunday, the heaviest clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan since 2016, reignited concern about stability in a corridor of oil-and-gas pipelines.