An Indonesian soldier has been killed while investigating reports that more than two dozen construction workers were shot dead by separatist rebels in the far-east province of Papua, officials said Tuesday. If confirmed, the killings would mark the deadliest bout of violence in years to hit a resource-rich but impoverished[…]
Yemen’s government has said it has agreed to a large-scale prisoner swap with its adversaries, the Houthi rebels, as part of a “confidence-building measure”, suggesting the warring sides could come to a ceasefire agreement at peace talks in Sweden later this week. Yemen’s foreign minister, Khaled al-Yamani, said on Tuesday[…]
Congresswoman-elect Rashida Tlaib has become just the second US lawmaker to express support for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement for Palestinian rights. “I personally support the BDS movement,” Tlaib said in an interview with The Intercept news website published on Monday. “I want us to see that segregation[…]
The UN Security Council will meet behind closed doors on Tuesday at the request of France and Britain after they accused Iran of test-firing a medium-range missile at the weekend, diplomats said. The United States said the missile launch on Saturday was a violation of a UN resolution that endorsed[…]
The UK government may have contravened parliamentary rules by failing to publish in full legal advice it received regarding British Prime Minister Theresa May’s widely criticised Brexit deal, the House of Commons Speaker has ruled. In a statement to the Commons late on Monday evening, Speaker John Bercow said there[…]
Thousands of Georgians protested in the capital Tbilisi on Sunday against the result of the country’s presidential election, as defeated candidate Grigol Vashadze said opposition parties would challenge the outcome in court. Vashadze has described the election as a “criminal farce” and has called for snap parliamentary elections after the[…]
Israeli police have said they have found evidence to recommend pursuing bribery and corruption charges against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife. Authorities claimed on Sunday that Netanyahu gave favourable contracts to Bezeq Telecom in exchange for better coverage of the prime minister and his wife on its news[…]
A UN plane will evacuate 50 wounded Houthi fighters from Yemen’s rebel-held capital Sanaa on Monday as a “confidence building measure” ahead of planned peace talks in Sweden, a Saudi-led military coalition said. “A UN chartered plane will arrive at Sanaa international airport Monday to evacuate 50 wounded combatants… three[…]
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s deadly Ebola outbreak is now the second largest in history, behind the devastating West Africa outbreak that killed thousands a few years ago, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Dr Peter Salama, WHO’s emergencies chief, called it a “sad toll” as DR Congo’s health[…]
The United Nations is “working hard to ensure the start of meaningful peace talks in Yemen” before the end of the year, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday. Speaking in Buenos Aires ahead of the start of the Group of 20 summit of industrialized nations, Guterres said he did[…]
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