Mozambique president praises peace, opposition warns in tense poll
Mozambicans voted on Tuesday in an election which the president said should help anchor peace, while his opposition rival warned against any manipulation of the...
Kuwait’s emir to return home from U.S. after medical care
Kuwait’s 90-year-old ruler will return home on Wednesday from the United States where he had been admitted to hospital, causing him to postpone a meeting...
Britain to complete plan next year to reach net zero transport emissions
The British government said on Tuesday it would complete a plan next year to achieve net zero emissions from all forms of transport....
Lebanon deploys water cannon, helicopters to fight wildfires across country
Wildfires that have swept across Lebanon since Monday have burned swathes of the country’s forest and killed at least one person, prompting Beirut to deploy...
Erdogan says goal in Syria is to ‘eliminate terrorist groups’, return refugees
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday that the goal of military operation “Peace Spring ” in Syria was to ‘eliminate terrorist groups’ and PKK bases...
Germany’s Scholz calls for coordinated approach to convince Turkey to end Syria operation
German Vice Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday criticized U.S. President Donald Trump for not having coordinated his decision to impose sanctions against Turkey, adding that...
Trump sanctions fail to slow Turkey assault; Syrian troops move on Manbij
Turkey ignored U.S. sanctions and pressed on with its assault on northern Syria on Tuesday, while the Russia-backed Syrian army roared into one of the...
Germany plans to nearly double taxes on short-haul flights
Berlin plans to almost double taxes on short-haul flights under Germany’s emissions cutting programme, an official at the Finance Ministry said on Tuesday, a bigger...
Germany plans steeper-than-expected tax hike on short flights: official
Berlin plans to increase taxes on short-haul flights by more than 5 euros, an official at the Finance Ministry said on Tuesday, a larger tax...
UK queen attends service for Westminster Abbey’s 750th anniversary
Queen Elizabeth attended a service at London’s Westminster Abbey on Tuesday to mark 750 years since King Edward the Confessor’s original church on the site...