Italy plunges into political crisis after govt talks collapseItaly was plunged into fresh political chaos as the president prepared Monday to appoint a pro-austerity economist as leader after a bid by two populist parties to form a government collapsed. The cri...
Anti-FARC conservative wins in Colombia, faces leftist in runoffConservative candidate Ivan Duque won the first round of Colombia’s presidential election but fell short of the 50 percent threshold needed to avoid a runoff next month. The 41-year-old senator will f...
Diplomatic duels: what now for the Trump-Kim summit?Events around the Korean peninsula have been moving at a dizzying pace over the last few days, with a summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un that was on, then off, then apparently on again. Here’...
South Korea calls for more impromptu talks with North Korea as US prepares for summitSouth Korea’s President Moon Jae-in said on Monday there could be more impromptu talks and summits with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, as US officials prepare for a historic meeting between President Dona...
Lava covers potentially explosive well at Hawaii geothermal plantLava from Hawaii’s erupting Kilauea volcano has covered a potentially explosive well at a geothermal power station and threatened another, after flowing onto the site, officials said. The Hawaii Civil...
‘Hero’ Malian who saved child to get French citizenshipa Malian migrant who saved a four-year-oldchild hanging from a fourth-floor Paris balcony after scaling the building with his bare hands was honoured by French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday and...
Saudi activists’ arrest revives concerns about reform agendaSaudi Arabia’s crackdown on women’s rights campaigners, just weeks before the much-hyped lifting of a ban on women driving, has revived doubts about its crown prince’s inscrutable and seemingly errati...
Europe’s largest wooden building awaits salvation off IstanbulLooking up at the giant wooden edifice looming over him, Erol Baytas shakes his head. “I don’t think it will survive another winter,” he says, broken tiles and boards strewn at his feet. Built at the...
Spanish prime minister to face confidence vote on FridaySpanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy will face a vote of confidence in his leadership on Friday as corruption convictions handed down to dozens of people linked to his centre-right People’s Party (PP)...
Myanmar says some Rohingya refugees returned voluntarilyMyanmar says dozens of Rohingya Muslims who fled to neighbouring Bangladesh have returned voluntarily and will be sent to a transit centre pending resettlement. Nearly 700,000 Rohingya fled mainly Bud...