Image copyright EPA Image caption More than 30,000 runners took part in Sunday’s event German police have foiled an alleged plot to attack Sunday’s half-marathon in Berlin. They said six men were arrested over plans to carry out a “violent crime”. Die Welt newspaper says one man detained planned to mount a deadly knife attack […]
Media captionThe annual race marks North Korean founder Kim Il-sung’s birth Several hundred foreign amateurs have competed in the Pyongyang marathon, but turnout was half that of last year. The annual race is part of celebrations marking North Korean founder Kim Il-sung’s birth in 1912. A US travel ban and fears of nuclear war seem […]
Image copyright Paul Fegmann Image caption Images on social media showed furniture strewn at the scene around the city’s Kiepenkerl statue Three people have been killed in the western German city of Muenster after a van drove into people sitting outside a popular restaurant. The driver of the vehicle died after shooting himself, police said. […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Correspondents likened Lula’s speech to a political rally Former Brazilian President Luis Inácio Lula da Silva has said he will give himself up after a court order to begin a 12-year jail term for corruption. He was speaking on a stage outside the union building near Sao Paulo where he […]
Media captionAn agreement is possible by the summer, says Mr Dastis Spain hopes to reach an agreement with the UK over Gibraltar by the summer, its foreign minister has said. Alfonso Dastis said Spain would “defend our position” but the two sides were “working towards” an agreement as soon as possible. The UK says “informal” […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Lula’s supporters have been protesting outside the metalworkers’ union where he is staying Brazil’s ex-President Luis Inácio Lula da Silva will not surrender to federal police at their southern HQ despite being ordered by a judge, reports say. Lula was expected to surrender by late afternoon after the Supreme Court […]
Image copyright EPA Image caption Spain accuses Mr Puigdemont of rebellion, sedition and corruption A German court has rejected “rebellion” as grounds to extradite Catalonia’s ex-leader Carles Puigdemont and ordered his release on bail. The Schleswig-Holstein court said he could still face corruption charges in Spain, and it has only suspended extradition – not ruled […]
Image copyright Getty Images Trade tensions between China and the US have been ramped up after Beijing responded to US plans for putting new taxes on hundreds of Chinese imports. China said it would place 25% trade tariffs on 106 US goods, including soybeans, aircraft and orange juice. The tit-for-tat action comes hours after Washington […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption US-led coalition forces are deployed in the Kurdish-controlled Syrian town of Manbij US officials say President Trump has been persuaded not to pull the military out of Syria immediately, despite his declaration last week that the US would “be coming out of Syria very soon”. Advisers reportedly convinced him that […]
Media captionWho was Winnie Mandela? South African anti-apartheid campaigner Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has died aged 81, her personal assistant says. Winnie Madikizela-Mandela was the former wife of South Africa’s first black president, Nelson Mandela. The couple – famously pictured hand-in-hand as Mr Mandela walked free from prison after 27 years – were a symbol of the […]
