Senior UK Conservative lawmaker says he could not back Corbyn-led government
A Conservative lawmaker at the centre of efforts to block a no-deal Brexit said on Saturday he was pessimistic about his chances because he and
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Saudi-led coalition fires flares over Yemeni port of Aden – residents
Saudi-led coalition warplanes fired flares over Yemen’s Aden at dawn on Saturday, residents said, near camps occupied by southern separatist fighters who last week seized
Hong Kong tense as weekend of protests begins with teachers’ rally in rain
By Marius Zaharia and Julie Zhu Over a thousand Hong Kong school teachers braved thunderstorms on Saturday to start a weekend of anti-government demonstrations
Eight die in fire at hotel in Ukraine
Eight people died and 10 more were injured in a fire early on Saturday in a private hotel in the southern Ukrainian port of Odessa,
Official autopsy concludes Epstein death was suicide by hanging
New York City’s chief medical examiner determined on Friday that suicide by hanging was the cause of death for financier Jeffrey Epstein, whose body was
U.S. warrant issued for seizure of Iranian oil tanker in Gibraltar
WASHINGTON, Aug 16 (Reuters) – A U.S. court has issued a warrant for the seizure of an Iranian tanker that British Royal Marines had seized last
‘Nobody is not afraid’: Chernobyl pilot recalls his fear 33 years ago
More than three decades after he flew his helicopter above the radioactive volcano that was Chernobyl’s nuclear reactor number four, the site of the world’s
Government taking measures in case of no-deal Brexit
By Maria Koniotou The government of Cyprus has taken the necessary measures to address repercussions of a possible disorderly Brexit, government spokesman Prodromos Prodromou said
U.S. Rep. Tlaib refuses Israel’s ‘oppressive conditions’ for West Bank visit (update)
U.S. congresswoman Rashida Tlaib on Friday rejected an offer by Israel to let her travel to the West Bank, saying she would not visit her family there
India says committed to ‘no first use’ of nuclear weapons for now
India has stuck to its commitment of ‘no first use’ of nuclear weapons but future policy will depend on the situation, the defence minister said
Turkish military fund reaches deal to buy British Steel
Turkey’s military pension fund OYAK has reached a provisional agreement to take over British Steel, it said on Friday, adding it planned to close the
Not for sale: Danish MPs ridicule idea of Trump buying Greenland
Danish politicians on Friday poured scorn on the notion of selling Greenland to the United States following reports that President Donald Trump had privately discussed
Italian political standoff keeps rescued migrants stranded at sea
By Guglielmo Mangiapane A charity rescue ship carrying 134 migrants, mostly Africans, waited off the coast of Italy on Friday as a battle between former
Zimbabwe on edge as opposition challenges protest ban
Zimbabwe’s main opposition MDC has gone to court to lift a police ban on its demonstrations, an official said on Friday, as armed police and
Korea fires projectiles, rejects S.Korea’s ‘senseless’ dialogue pledge
By Josh Smith and Jack Kim North Korea launched at least two projectiles into the sea on Friday, South Korea’s military said, shortly after Pyongyang
Suspect in Philadelphia police standoff taken into custody
Police said they took into custody early on Thursday the suspect in a seven-hour shooting standoff in a north Philadelphia home that left six officers wounded after
Sala and pilot likely exposed to carbon monoxide before fatal crash
Argentine footballer Emiliano Sala’s blood showed high levels of carbon monoxide, air accident investigators said on Wednesday, and it was likely the pilot of the
Turkish drones start operating in northern Syria
Turkish drones have started operating in northern Syria where Washington and Ankara have agreed to create a safe zone, Turkey’s Defence Ministry said on Wednesday.
‘Collaborators’ are undermining Britain’s Brexit bet, PM says
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday some British lawmakers hoping to block Brexit were engaged in “terrible” collaboration with the European Union by undermining
Fire rages on Greece’s Evia, threat to people averted
Aircraft sprayed water early on Wednesday in a bid to douse the flames of a huge wildfire on the Greek island of Evia that had