UK’s May says Iran must uphold nuclear deal obligations
British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Saturday that escalating tensions in the Gulf is not in anyone’s interest and that all sides needed to...
Ethiopia airs voice of alleged coup leader killed in crackdown
Ethiopia has released a recording of the state militia commander it says led a failed coup attempt last week in which dozens of people, including...
Turkey’s Erdogan says U.S. will not impose sanctions over Russian missile deal
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday the United States did not plan to impose sanctions on Ankara for buying Russian defense systems, after the...
Kremlin says S-400 deal with Turkey envisages partial technologies handover: Ifax
Moscow’s deal with Ankara, under which Russia would supply S-400 missile defense systems to Turkey, envisages a partial handover of technologies, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov...
Putin says ‘genius musician’ Elton John mistaken on Russia LGBT rights
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that Elton John was “mistaken” about LGBT rights in Russia, while praising the British singer as a musical...
Wildfires and power cuts plague Europe as heatwave breaks records
Hundreds of firefighters battled on Saturday to contain wildfires in southern France as a stifling heatwave brought record-breaking temperatures to parts of Europe, killing at...
Electoral map bias may worsen as U.S. gerrymandering battle shifts to states
The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that federal judges have no power to police partisan gerrymandering – the practice of manipulating electoral district boundaries for political...
News Sudan: Authorities must guarantee protestor safety – Amnesty International
News Sudan: Authorities must guarantee protestor safety Amnesty International Walta Media and Communication Corporate SC Walta Information Center Rights group urges Sudan military to ensure safety during...
U.S. remains outlier as G20 split over tackling climate change
After much wrangling, the Group of 20 major economies on Saturday agreed to disagree on fighting climate change, with the United States dissenting from a...
The risks of rebuilding Syria under Assad
Western donors must ensure that humanitarian aid and any future reconstruction assistance in Syria do not fuel repression or benefit “cronies” of President Bashar al-Assad,...