Guinea Presidency Official pictures of Mamadi Doumbouya have portrayed him in a more relaxed mode From the moment he seized power in September 2021 Guinea’s Mamadi Doumbouya struck an imposing figure. Just 36 years old at the time, the broad-shouldered colonel, standing at well over six feet (1.8m), wearing military fatigues, mirrored sunglasses and a … Ler mais
Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has accused the US and Donald Trump of being responsible for “casualties, damage and slander” in his country during recent protests. In a speech on Saturday, Khamenei acknowledged that thousands of people had been killed during recent unrest, “some in an inhuman, savage manner” but blamed the deaths on … Ler mais
Getty Images The Trump administration has named US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and former UK prime minister Sir Tony Blair as two of the founding members of its “Board of Peace” for Gaza. Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and the president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner will also sit on the “founding executive board”, the … Ler mais
A man has gone on trial in Germany charged with driving his car into a crowd of people in the city of Munich last year, killing two people. The 25-year-old man, named only as Farhad N, in line with German privacy laws, is an Afghan national. Prosecutors say that on the morning of 13 February … Ler mais
Daniel Bush,Washington correspondentand Paulin Kola Watch: Why is there so much international interest in Greenland? US President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to place tariffs on nations that do not go along with his ambitions to annex Greenland. Trump said at a White House meeting that he “may put a tariff on countries if they … Ler mais
Watch: What Machado and Trump have said about Nobel Peace Prize medal exchange Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has vowed she will lead the country “when the right time comes”. “There’s a mission, and we are going to turn Venezuela into that land of grace, and I believe I will be elected when the … Ler mais
Watch: ‘The Islamic Republic will fall’, says exiled crown prince The exiled son of the last Iranian shah (king) has called on the world to help protesters topple Iran’s government, saying he is confident “the Islamic Republic will fall – not if, but when”. Reza Pahlavi, a US-based opposition leader, asked the world to target … Ler mais
EPA/Shutterstock Security has been tightened across the country with vote counting under way At least seven Ugandan opposition supporters were killed overnight in disputed circumstances, as President Yoweri Museveni has taken a strong lead in results from Thursday’s presidential election. The opposition say they were attacked by security forces in the home of an MP … Ler mais
65-year-old Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran’s last shah has been a prominent voice calling for protests to continue in the country. Human rights groups say at least around 2,500 people have been killed in two weeks, as the authoritarian regime attempts to quash the demonstrations. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump has not ruled … Ler mais
Laura Bicker,Beijing , Suranjana Tewari,Singapore , Koh Ewe,Singaporeand Jessica Murphy,Toronto Reuters Mark Carney’s visit to Chins is the first by a Canadian leader in nearly a decade Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Canadian PM Mark Carney have announced lower tariffs, signalling a reset in their countries’ relationship after a key meeting in Beijing. China is … Ler mais