Istanbul votes in mayoral polls in a test for Erdogan

Istanbul returned to the polls yesterday in a re-run of the mayoral election that has become a test of Turkish democracy as well as
23 June 2019, 18:00 PM

Johnson domestic ‘row’ rocks UK leadership race

Britain’s leadership contest was rocked yesterday by reports that police were called to a late-night “row” between frontrunner Boris
22 June 2019, 18:00 PM

No Brexit renegotiation

The EU’s top leaders yesterday fired a Brexit warning to whoever wins the battle to become the next British prime minister, saying the existing divorce deal could not be changed.
21 June 2019, 18:00 PM

Hunt, Gove survive, Javid voted out

Two cabinet ministers were left fighting it out yesterday to join Boris Johnson in the run-off vote to become Britain’s next leader, amid fresh warnings of the risk of a “no deal” Brexit.
20 June 2019, 18:00 PM

Johnson wins key Brexit backing

British leadership favourite Boris Johnson won the endorsement of a key Brexit-backing rival yesterday despite accusations he was softening his rhetoric on leaving the EU.
19 June 2019, 18:00 PM

‘It remains our brand’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has described beautiful women as part of the country’s “brand”, prompting a furious backlash from activists and on social media yesterday.
18 June 2019, 18:35 PM

300,000 flee Congo violence in two weeks

Hundreds of thousands of people have fled inter-ethnic violence in northeastern areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo in the past
18 June 2019, 18:27 PM

Russia says victim of US cyberattacks ‘for years’

The Kremlin yesterday said Moscow had been the victim of US cyberattacks “for years” following a New York Times report that
18 June 2019, 18:27 PM

UN calls for probe into death of Morsi

The UN yesterday called for an “independent inquiry” into the death of former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi, who died in state custody.
18 June 2019, 18:27 PM

US mulls military options

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday that the United States is “considering a full range of options” regarding rising tensions
17 June 2019, 18:00 PM

Russia frees editor after outcry

A Russian court yesterday released a newspaper editor and former lawmaker, who had been held on extortion charges, after an outcry
17 June 2019, 18:00 PM

Johnson gets boost in race for UK PM’s job

Boris Johnson got a boost in his campaign to replace British Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday when one of his former rivals and EU
17 June 2019, 18:00 PM

Outbreak not a ‘global’ emergency

The World Health Organization said Friday that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo does not qualify as an international threat, despite the spread of the virus to neighbouring Uganda carried by an infected family.
15 June 2019, 18:00 PM

Britain bans 'harmful' gender stereotypes from ads

Ads featuring "harmful gender stereotypes" which are likely to cause offence will be banned in Britain under new rules that could have a major impact on the industry.
15 June 2019, 05:32 AM

Ocean wildlife to shrink by 17pc

Climate change is set to empty the ocean of nearly a fifth of all living creatures, measured by mass, by the end of the century, researchers have calculated.
13 June 2019, 18:00 PM

Putin to visit Saudi Arabia in October

Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Saudi Arabia, a traditional U.S. ally in the Middle East, in October this year, Saudi Energy
10 June 2019, 18:00 PM

HK vows to push ahead

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam yesterday vowed to push ahead with amendments to laws allowing suspects to be extradited to
10 June 2019, 18:00 PM

Hunt: EU willing to renegotiate

British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, a contender to replace Theresa May as prime minister, yesterday said that German Chancellor Angela Merkel had indicated the EU was willing to renegotiate the Brexit divorce deal.
9 June 2019, 18:00 PM

May quits as party leader

British Prime Minister Theresa May steps down as leader of her Conservative Party yesterday, formally triggering the race for a successor who will try where she failed to deliver Brexit.
7 June 2019, 18:00 PM

Explosion in southern town in Sweden injures 25, cause unclear

A powerful explosion in the southern Swedish town of Linkoping damages buildings and lightly injured 25 people, police say.
7 June 2019, 10:44 AM