Media captionTrump tells Nato chief that Germany is “totally controlled by Russia” US President Donald Trump has clashed with German Chancellor Angela Merkel over Russian influence and defence spending, ahead of a Nato summit. Mr Trump said Germany was “totally controlled by Russia” because of the high level of natural gas it imported, and this […]
Media captionTrump tells Nato chief that Germany is “totally controlled by Russia” US President Donald Trump has clashed with German Chancellor Angela Merkel over Russian influence and defence spending, ahead of a Nato summit. Mr Trump said Germany was “totally controlled by Russia” because of the high level of natural gas it imported, and this […]
Media captionTrump tells Nato chief that Germany is “totally controlled by Russia” US President Donald Trump has clashed with German Chancellor Angela Merkel over Russian influence and defence spending, ahead of a Nato summit. Mr Trump said Germany was “totally controlled by Russia” because of the high level of natural gas it imported, and this […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption President Sánchez Cerén was a leader in a left-wing rebel group when Dunn was kidnapped The highest court in El Salvador has ordered President Salvador Sánchez Cerén to testify in the case of Archibald Gardner Dunn. Dunn was serving as South African ambassador to San Salvador when he was seized […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Many people in Sudan are feeling the financial pinch Sudanese hopes that the lifting of US sanctions will improve their economy have failed to materialise, writes the BBC’s James Copnall from the capital Khartoum. When the US decided to remove economic sanctions on Sudan last October, President Omar al-Bashir’s […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Many people in Sudan are feeling the financial pinch Sudanese hopes that the lifting of US sanctions will improve their economy have failed to materialise, writes the BBC’s James Copnall from the capital Khartoum. When the US decided to remove economic sanctions on Sudan last October, President Omar al-Bashir’s […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption South Sudan government soldiers and their allies have been blamed for the violence Horrific accounts of gang rape, throats being slit and mass shootings in South Sudan are described in the latest United Nations report on the country. It blames the violence in Unity state on government and allied […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption President Muhammadu Buhari, 75, says he wants to run for a second term in next February’s election Nigeria’s main opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has formed an alliance with dozens of other parties in a bid to defeat President Muhammadu Buhari in next year’s election. The coalition, including a […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption President Muhammadu Buhari, 75, says he wants to run for a second term in next February’s election Nigeria’s main opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has formed an alliance with dozens of other parties in a bid to defeat President Muhammadu Buhari in next year’s election. The coalition, including a […]
Image copyright LANNON HARLEY Image caption The pink pigments are the fossilised molecules of ancient sea organisms Scientists have discovered what they say are the world’s oldest surviving biological colours, from ancient rocks beneath the Sahara desert. The 1.1 billion-year-old pigments have a bright pink hue, but range from blood red to deep purple in […]
