Media captionZelensky: Snap poll ‘more important’ than presidential vote Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s party is set to convincingly win a snap parliamentary election, consolidating his political power. Exit polls suggest the Servant of the People party will have a majority in parliament – but will need a coalition partner to form a government. Mr Zelensky […]
Image copyright EPA Image caption The buildings are in an area under the control of the Palestinian Authority Israel has begun demolishing a cluster of Palestinian homes it says were built illegally too close to the separation barrier in the occupied West Bank. Hundreds of police and troops moved in to Sur Baher as bulldozers […]
Image copyright EPA Image caption The rocket weighs as much as a fully-loaded jumbo jet India is set to re-attempt the launch of its second lunar mission a week after it halted the scheduled blast-off due to a technical snag. Chandrayaan-2 will be launched at 14:43 local time (09:13 GMT) on Monday, space agency Isro […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Mack Horton (left) refused to join rival Sun Yang on a medal podium Australian swimmer Mack Horton has publicly reignited his feud with Chinese rival Sun Yang, years after accusing him of being a “drug cheat”. Sun pipped Horton to claim gold in the 400m freestyle at the World […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption President Cyril Ramaphosa: “The report is fundamentally and irretrievably flawed” South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says he is mounting a legal challenge against an official report that concluded he had deliberately misled parliament over a campaign donation. He said the report by the country’s corruption watchdog was “fundamentally and irretrievably […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption President Cyril Ramaphosa: “The report is fundamentally and irretrievably flawed” South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says he is mounting a legal challenge against an official report that concluded he had deliberately misled parliament over a campaign donation. He said the report by the country’s corruption watchdog was “fundamentally and irretrievably […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption President Cyril Ramaphosa: “The report is fundamentally and irretrievably flawed” South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says he is mounting a legal challenge against an official report that concluded he had deliberately misled parliament over a campaign donation. He said the report by the country’s corruption watchdog was “fundamentally and irretrievably […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption President Cyril Ramaphosa: “The report is fundamentally and irretrievably flawed” South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says he is mounting a legal challenge against an official report that concluded he had deliberately misled parliament over a campaign donation. He said the report by the country’s corruption watchdog was “fundamentally and irretrievably […]
Media captionFootage released by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard-affiliated Fars news agency appears to show Stena Impero being seized A recording has emerged of radio exchanges between a Royal Navy frigate and Iranian armed forces vessels, moments before a British-flagged oil tanker was seized in the Gulf. In the recording, what is thought to be an Iranian […]
Image copyright EPA Image caption Mr Zelensky won a landslide victory in April’s presidential election Polls have opened in Ukraine, with voters electing a new parliament. Volodymyr Zelensky became president in a landslide victory in April but says he has so far been unable to appoint the ministers he wants. The ex-TV star hopes this […]
