Hong Kong elects Carrie Lam as next leader
Former senior Hong Kong government official Carrie Lam was today elected the city’s next leader by a 1,200 member election committee stacked with Beijing loyalists. Most of Hong Kong’s 7.3…
Moroccan premier forms government, ending 5-month crisis
Morocco’s new Prime Minister Saadeddine El Othmani has succeeded in building a governing coalition, ending a five-month political deadlock after just eight days in office. El Othmani of the Islamist…
UN seeks help from Russia, Iran, and Turkey to restore ceasefire in Syria
UN Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura asked Russia, Turkey and Iran to undertake urgent efforts to uphold the ceasefire regime in Syria and to smooth the way for peace talks.…
Pro-Houthi court sentences Yemen president, others to death for treason
A Yemeni court in territory controlled by the armed Houthi movement sentenced the group’s enemy in a two-year-old civil war President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi and his six top officials to…
Bangladesh: 4 killed, 28 injured as commandos storm terrorists’ den
AMN At least four people were killed as Islamists launched a retaliation, also injuring over 30 onlookers and security personnel as an army assault was underway at a nearby militant…
Donald Trump withdraws healthcare bill
US President Donald Trump has withdrawn his healthcare bill after it failed to gain enough support to pass in Congress. Trump expressed his disappointment and surprise after House of Representatives…
Russia had no intention of interfering in France’s presidential election: Putin
Russia President Vladimir Putin met French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen in the Kremlin today and told her Russia had no intention of interfering in France’s presidential election. Le…
UK Terror attack: Police appeals for information on Khalid Masood
Police in UK have appealed to anyone who knew the Westminster attacker Khalid Masood to come forward with information. Officers investigating Wednesday’s attack said they wanted to hear about associates…
6 Russian servicemen killed in militant attack on National Guard base
At least Six Russian servicemen have been killed and several more injured in a militant attack on a Russian National Guard base in Chechen Republic, . According to a statement…
250 African migrants feared drowned in Mediterranean sea
Nearly 250 African migrants are feared to have drowned in the Mediterranean sea after a rescue boat found two partially submerged rubber dinghies off Libya. Laura Lanuza of Spanish charity…