- Advertisement -

CATEGORY

POLITICS

Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan appointed as UAE president

Rulers in the United Arab Emirates have announced they have unanimously appointed Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan as president. The state-run WAM news agency...

India puts harsh sedition law on hold

India’s top court has put the country’s colonial-era sedition law on hold. Critics said the government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi was increasingly using it...

EU leader calls for Russian oil ban in new set of sanctions

The European Union’s leader has called on the 27-nation bloc to ban oil imports from Russia in a sixth package of sanctions targeting Moscow...

Nato boss says Finland and Sweden would be warmly welcomed in the alliance

Nato secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg said that Finland and Sweden would be embraced with open arms should they decide to join the 30-nation military organisation...

Moscow bars Johnson and other UK ministers from entering Russia

Russia has barred British prime minister Boris Johnson and a dozen other senior UK politicians from entering the country in response to sanctions imposed...

Austrian chancellor meets Putin in Moscow

Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer says his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow was “very direct, open and tough”. In a statement released by...

Polls open in first round of France’s presidential election

Polls have opened across France for the first round of the country’s presidential election, where up to 48 million eligible voters will be choosing...

Macron confident as far-right rival Le Pen closes in ahead of presidential vote

French President Emmanuel Macron says he has no fear of losing the presidential election despite far-right rival Marine Le Pen narrowing the gap in...

Jordan’s Prince Hamzah drops title in protest over how country run

An outspoken half-brother of Jordan’s king has relinquished his princely title in apparent protest over how the country is run. It is the latest chapter...

El Salvador arrests 600 gang suspects and cuts food for inmates

The government of El Salvador says it has arrested more than 600 gang suspects and ordered reductions in food for inmates after a wave...

Latest news

- Advertisement -