Politics
Hopes for independence as Scotland holds muted Hogmanay
The streets of Scotland’s capital are normally packed at Hogmanay, as people from across the country and around the world flock to ...Russia gives Kremlin critic Navalny an ultimatum: Return immediately or face jail
Russia’s prison service on Monday gave Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny a last minute ultimatum: Fly back from Germany at once and report ...Central African Republic rebel groups call off ceasefire before election
A rebel coalition that has been fighting the government in Central African Republic said Friday it was calling off a three-day ceasefire ...Libya’s eastern strongman urges troops ‘drive out’ Turkish forces
Eastern Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar has called on his fighters to “drive out” Turkish forces backing the UN-recognised government, as talks drag ...Trump pardons former campaign chairman Manafort, associate Roger Stone
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday granted pardons to former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and former adviser Roger Stone, sweeping away the ...Armenian opposition sets up protest tents to pile pressure on PM
Hundreds of opposition supporters set up a protest camp outside Armenian government headquarters in central Yerevan on Tuesday, escalating a campaign against ...UN requests $156 mn in aid for refugees from Ethiopia’s Tigray
The United Nations on Tuesday appealed for $156 million to help the tens of thousands of refugees who have fled fighting in ...US President-elect Joe Biden receives first dose of COVID-19 vaccine
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden received his first dose of the Pfizer Inc COVID-19 vaccine on Monday at a hospital in Newark, Delaware, ...Bosnian city of Mostar holds 1st local election in 12 years
Polls opened Sunday in the southern Bosnian city of Mostar for the first local election in over a decade in a city ...Thailand holds provincial elections in test of democracy
Thais voted nationwide on Sunday in provincial elections that mark the first test of democracy since a general election last year that ...














