Image copyright AFP Image caption Some 65% of the deaths in the fighting have been attributed to Saudi-led coalition air strikes The House of Representatives has voted to end US involvement in Yemen’s civil war, rejecting President Donald Trump’s support of a Saudi-led campaign there. Lawmakers voted 247 to 175 in favour of the bipartisan […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Gen Haftar’s forces were pictured in the southern town of Sebha last month The leader of forces in eastern Libya has ordered them to march on the capital Tripoli, the base of the internationally recognised government. Khalifa Haftar’s order to the self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA) came as UN Secretary […]
Image copyright EPA Image caption Mr Stoltenberg shook hands with lawmakers before delivering his address The Nato Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, has marked the alliance’s 70th anniversary with a rare address to the US Congress. “Nato has been good for Europe but Nato has also been good for the United States,” the former Norwegian prime […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Opposition CHP supporters celebrated in Istanbul The party of Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has lost control of the capital, Ankara, in local elections, in a blow to his 16-year rule. The main opposition is also slightly ahead in the contest for mayor of Istanbul, figures published by the state-run […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Opposition CHP supporters celebrated in Istanbul The party of Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has lost control of the capital, Ankara, in local elections, in a blow to his 16-year rule. The main opposition is also slightly ahead in the contest for mayor of Istanbul, figures published by the state-run […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Opposition CHP supporters celebrated in Istanbul The party of Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has lost control of the capital, Ankara, in local elections, in a blow to his 16-year rule. The main opposition is also slightly ahead in the contest for mayor of Istanbul, figures published by the state-run […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Volodymyr Zelenskiy cast his vote in Kiev A comedian with no political experience has won the most votes in the first round of Ukraine’s presidential elections, according to exit polls. They say Volodymyr Zelenskiy – who played the president on TV – received 30.4% of the vote, with current leader […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Pyongyang has called for an investigation into the raid North Korea has described a break-in at its embassy in Spain last month as a “grave terrorist attack”. In its first official comment, the government demanded an investigation and said it was closely watching rumours that the FBI had played a […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Pyongyang has called for an investigation into the raid North Korea has described a break-in at its embassy in Spain last month as a “grave terrorist attack”. In its first official comment, the government demanded an investigation and said it was closely watching rumours that the FBI had played a […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Pyongyang has called for an investigation into the raid North Korea has described a break-in at its embassy in Spain last month as a “grave terrorist attack”. In its first official comment, the government demanded an investigation and said it was closely watching rumours that the FBI had played a […]
