- Protecting Syria’s Bashar Al Assad, Russia and China block UN ceasefire in Idlib
Russia and China on Thursday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution demanding a ceasefire and unhindered humanitarian access to civilians under siege in the north-west Syrian province of Idlib, the country’s last rebel bastion. The use of a […]
- Supreme Court to consider ruling on Boris Johnson's suspension of Parliament
London (CNN)An epic clash at the UK Supreme Court over whether the British Prime Minister deliberately misled the Queen has ended -- and, as Westminster awaits its ruling, the government may have cause for concern. After three days of weighty […]
- Amazon pledges to meet Paris climate goals 10 years early
Amazon chief Jeff Bezos pledged Thursday the retail giant will meet its emissions targets taken under the Paris climate accord 10 years ahead of schedule. “We want to use our scope and our scale to lead the way,” Bezos — the […]
- Russia arrests shaman who vowed to banish Putin
Moscow- Russian police on Thursday arrested a Siberian shaman who had become a media curiosity after embarking on a long trek to Moscow which he had promised would culminate in him driving President Vladimir Putin from the Kremlin. Alexander […]
- Former Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali dies aged 83, reports say
Former Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali has died in Saudi Arabia aged 83, according to Tunisian media reports. Tunisian... […]
- US takes back $100 million from Afghan govt over corruption
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says Washington is taking back $100 million intended for an Afghan energy infrastructure project, citing unacceptably... […]
- Interpol detects foreign terror suspects in Mediterranean
During the operation Interpol used its vast database to look for signs of illegal activity such as stolen travel documents... […]
- Video shows Justin Trudeau wearing blackface, the third similar image published in less...
Newly-published video footage shows Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wearing blackface, the third such incident to come to light inside 24 hours. Canadian TV channel Global News published the video Thursday morning. It shows Trudeau wearing […]
- Edward Snowden: France rejects new asylum request from NSA whistleblower
France‘s foreign minister said they will not be granting former US National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden asylum because ”it is not the time”. The whistleblower, who has been living in Russia to escape US […]
- UK rejects ‘artificial’ deadline to submit proposals for Brexit
The Prime Minister will not be bound by an “artificial deadline” to produce formal written proposals to resolve the Brexit deadlock, the Government has said. Finnish Prime Minister Antti Rinne, following talks in Paris with French […]
- Mother or baby die in child birth every 11 seconds: UN
Global child and maternal deaths have fallen sharply in recent decades, but new UN statistics released on Thursday show unequal progress, with more than five childbirths a minute ending in tragedy. Two reports by several United Nations' agencies […]
