Media captionHow are Republicans responding to impeachment? The White House has officially refused to co-operate with the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. A letter sent to Democratic leaders rejected it as “baseless” and “constitutionally invalid”. Three Democratic-led House committees are investigating Mr Trump. The inquiry is trying to find out if the president held […]
Media captionWatch as Turkish tanks are sent to the border with Syria Turkey has boosted its forces on the Syrian border ahead of a long-threatened incursion that could target Kurdish-led forces allied to the US. Troops would cross into Syria “shortly”, a presidential aide said. Turkey wants to create a “safe zone” cleared of a […]
Image copyright Twitter/@tinta_fresca Image caption CCTV footage captured the moment the mayor was being dragged along the streets Eleven people have been arrested in southern Mexico after the mayor of their village was dragged out of his office, tied to a pick-up truck and dragged through the streets. Police intervened to free Mayor Jorge Luis […]
Image copyright Reuters At least two people have been killed in a shooting in the eastern German city of Halle, police say. The police said one person had now been arrested, but other suspects are believed to have fled in a vehicle. The shootings took place in the Paulus area. Witnesses had reported one gunman […]
Image copyright U TEXAS / BINGHAMPTON / AFP Image caption (L-R) John B Goodenough, M Stanley Whittingham, Akira Yoshino Three scientists have been awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the development of lithium-ion batteries. John B Goodenough, M Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino share the prize for their work on these rechargeable devices, […]
Media captionUS military vehicles were filmed moving away from the border on Monday President Donald Trump has threatened to destroy Turkey’s economy if the country goes “off limits” following his surprise decision to pull US forces out of north-eastern Syria. In a series of angry tweets, Mr Trump defended his move, which could open the […]
Image copyright AFP/Getty Image caption Human rights groups say up to one million Uighurs and other Muslims are in detention centres in Xinjiang The US has blacklisted 28 Chinese organisations for their alleged involvement in abuses against ethnic Uighurs in China’s Xinjiang province. The organisations are now on the so-called Entity List, which bars them […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Turkey has massed thousands of troops along the border with Syria The US says it is stepping aside for an imminent Turkish operation against Kurdish-led forces within Syria that have until now been a key US ally. Kurdish militias played a major role in defeating the Islamic State (IS) group, […]
Media captionTrump impeachment: Was there quid pro quo? Texts released by Democrats in Congress reveal how US officials worked to push the Ukrainian president into opening a public inquiry into President Trump’s leading opponent, Joe Biden. The messages come as Mr Trump faces a formal impeachment inquiry about it. The exchanges show a senior diplomat […]
Media captionWatch the moment protesters burn a banner after Hong Kong’s face mask ban Hong Kong’s chief executive Carrie Lam has used a colonial-era emergency law to ban face masks to try to quell months of anti-government unrest. She said the ban would come into force on Saturday, after an escalation of violence during protests […]
