Image copyright Getty Images US President Donald Trump has called the congressional impeachment investigation that may seek to remove him from office “a lynching”. In a tweet Mr Trump condemned the inquiry as “without due process or fairness or any legal rights”. Democrats may seek to impeach the Republican president by Christmas. A racially loaded […]
Media captionViolence broke out in Bolivia as confusion over the results grew Violent protests have erupted in at least nine cities in Bolivia amid ongoing confusion about the result of Sunday’s presidential election. Suspicion arose among opponents of the incumbent, Evo Morales, after the quick count was surprisingly halted. His main rival, Carlos Mesa, said […]
Media captionViolence broke out in Bolivia as confusion over the results grew Violent protests have erupted in at least nine cities in Bolivia amid ongoing confusion about the result of Sunday’s presidential election. Suspicion arose among opponents of the incumbent, Evo Morales, after the quick count was surprisingly halted. His main rival, Carlos Mesa, said […]
Emperor Naruhito and his wife Empress Masako were unveiled on their respective thrones in an elaborate ceremony held in the Japanese capital Tokyo. After the emperor read out a formal proclamation, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivered a congratulatory address, ending with shouts of “Banzai, banzai!”, which means “long live the emperor”. Read more: Japan’s emperor […]
Emperor Naruhito and his wife Empress Masako were unveiled on their respective thrones in an elaborate ceremony held in the Japanese capital Tokyo. After the emperor read out a formal proclamation, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivered a congratulatory address, ending with shouts of “Banzai, banzai!”, which means “long live the emperor”. Read more: Japan’s emperor […]
Emperor Naruhito and his wife Empress Masako were unveiled on their respective thrones in an elaborate ceremony held in the Japanese capital Tokyo. After the emperor read out a formal proclamation, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivered a congratulatory address, ending with shouts of “Banzai, banzai!”, which means “long live the emperor”. Read more: Japan’s emperor […]
Emperor Naruhito and his wife Empress Masako were unveiled on their respective thrones in an elaborate ceremony held in the Japanese capital Tokyo. After the emperor read out a formal proclamation, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivered a congratulatory address, ending with shouts of “Banzai, banzai!”, which means “long live the emperor”. Read more: Japan’s emperor […]
Media captionProtesters and security forces clashed for a third day in Santiago Five people died after looters torched a garment factory near Chile’s capital Santiago, bringing the death toll in violent protests to at least seven. The military and police used tear gas and water cannon against protesters and a curfew was imposed in major […]
US troops have been bombarded with potatoes by civilians angry at their pullout from the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli in north-east Syria. Residents pelted armoured vehicles as troops left in line with Donald Trump’s surprise decision to withdraw US forces form the area. The president’s move is seen as having cleared the way for Turkish […]
Image copyright Sunday Times/Gallo Images Image caption Herman Mashaba was mayor of Johannesburg for three years One of the most senior politicians in South Africa’s historically white main opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) has resigned his post and quit the party over how it handles race. Herman Masaba was mayor of Johannesburg for three years. The […]
