World News: Iraq’s Parliament passes resolution calling for expulsion of US troops from the country
Vote comes after PM Abdul Mahdi recommended that parliament take urgent measures to expel foreign troops from Iraq. Iraq’s Parliament has passed a resolution calling on the government to expel foreign troops…
World News: Hundreds of Iraqi mourners try to storm US Embassy in Baghdad
Hundreds of Iraqi protesters have tried to storm the US embassy in Baghdad following US airstrikes this week that killed 25 fighters from an Iran-backed Shia group in Iraq. Shouting “Down, Down…
World News: US carries out air raids in Iraq, Syria against Hezbollah
The US military carried out “defensive strikes” in Iraq and Syria against the Kataib Hezbollah armed group, the Pentagon said, two days after a US civilian contractor was killed in a rocket…
World News: Ukraine government and separatists begin prisoners swap
Ukraine and pro-Russia separatists in the country’s east have begun swapping prisoners. It is the second major release since Kyiv and Moscow agreed to exchange detainees in September. The agreement follows talks…
World News: Dozens killed in Mogadishu car bomb attack: Police
At least 30 people have been killed in a car bomb attack in the Somali capital Mogadishu. Dozens more are feared dead in the blast near a security checkpoint during rush-hour. Local…
World News: Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf sentenced to death
Pakistan’s former President Pervez Musharraf has been sentenced to death in a treason case. It relates to a nationwide emergency he imposed in November 2007. Musharraf is in exile in Dubai in…
World News: Lebanon’s president delays consultations to name prime minister
Lebanon’s president has postponed the process of picking a new Prime Minister, until Thursday. The news comes after another night of violence, security forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets at people…
World News: Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir sentenced to 2 years for corruption
Sudan’s former President Omar al-Bashir has been sentenced to two years in prison on financial irregularity charges in the first of several cases against the leader who was removed after nearly 30…
World News: Ex-PM Tebboune elected Algeria’s new president
In Algeria, former Prime Minister Abdelmadjid Tebboune has been declared the winner of Thursday’s presidential vote. Preliminary results show he won 58 percent of the vote. His closest rival, Abdelkader Bengrina, came…
World News: ‘No ifs, no buts’: Johnson says Brexit by January 31
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s party has claimed an emphatic victory in the UK’s general election – seen as a critical juncture in the Brexit crisis engulfing Britain. The vote has left the…
World News: Jeremy Corbyn to resign as Labour leader after election defeat
The main opposition Labour Party is expected to win fewer than 200 seats – losing many in its traditional heartland. Its leader Jeremy Corbyn acknowledged heavy losses for his party and says…
World News: Boris Johnson scores landslide win in UK general election
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decision to call a snap election looks to have paid off. Official results from Thursday’s vote are coming in but exit polls indicate his Conservative party is…
World News: Algerian court convicts 2 ex-prime ministers for corruption
Two former Algerian prime ministers were convicted of corruption-related charges and sentenced to lengthy prison terms in a landmark trial. Both served under long-time president Abdelaziz Bouteflika who was pushed out by…
World News: UK Supreme Court rules Parliament suspension ‘unlawful and void’
Prime Minister Boris Johnson acted unlawfully when he suspended the United Kingdom’s Parliament, the country’s highest court has ruled. The suspension was “unlawful, void and of no effect”, the UK’s Supreme Court…
World News: UK’s Thomas Cook goes bankrupt, thousands of tourists stranded
The world’s oldest travel company, Thomas Cook, has collapsed, leaving more than 600,000 people who bought its package holidays stranded in various countries spanning the globe. The British government has been urged…
World News: US to send thousands of troops to Saudi Arabia
The Pentagon said the United States will send 3,000 more troops to Saudi Arabia, The new deployment is part of a series of what the US has described as defensive moves following…
World News: Hong Kong protests: Bid to suspend face mask ban fails
Hong Kong’s pro-democracy legislators have failed in their legal bid to suspend a new ban on face masks at demonstrations. The rule was put in place by leader Carrie Lam. Al Jazeera’s…
World News: Hong Kong moves to ban face masks as protests continue
Embattled Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam invoked the use of emergency powers on Friday, allowing the government to ban face masks at protests, in an attempt to further clamp down on pro-democracy…
World News: Iraqi security forces fire on protesters in Baghdad
The Iraqi capital, Baghdad has been under curfew since Thursday after days of anti-government protests. Iraq’s prime minister has tried to calm tensions, saying the protesters’ demands have been heard and has…
World News: Peace deal announced between Yemeni government, separatists
Saudi crown prince describes agreement as a crucial step towards a political solution to end Yemen’s bloody war. Yemen’s internationally recognised government and UAE-backed separatists have signed a power-sharing deal to halt…
World News: EU agrees to delay Brexit until January 31 next year
The European Council has agreed to grant Britain a new Brexit delay to January 31 next year. On Monday, the European Council President Donald Tusk said on Twitter “the EU 27 has…
World News: Argentina’s opposition leader Alberto Fernandez wins the presidency
Centre-left candidate opposition candidate, Alberto Fernandez has won more than 47 percent of the vote compared with President Mauricio Macri’s 41 percent. Fernandez campaigned on Macri’s failure as president to stem poverty…
World News: ISIL leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi dead: Reports
There are conflicting reports about whether the operation to kill the ISIL leader was successful. The US Magazine Newsweek is citing a US Army official who says Baghdadi, who has been reported…
World News: Trump to soon impose sanctions, stop trade deal with Turkey
US President Donald Trump on Monday said that in response to Turkey’s operation in northeast Syria he will soon issue an executive order authorising sanctions against current and former Turkish officials, stop…
World News: Pompeo: Israeli settlements not ‘inconsistent’ with int’l law
Pompeo says US will no longer abide by 1978 State Department opinion that settlements were against international law. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook…
World News: BREAKING NEWS: Yemen’s Houthi rebels seize vessel in Red Sea
Attack’ on ship towing South Korean drilling rig threatens vital shipping routes, Saudi spokesman says. The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said Iran-aligned Houthi rebels hijacked a vessel south of the Red…
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