The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday sentenced Congolese former rebel leader Bosco Ntaganda to 30 years in prison after he was convicted earlier this year of war crimes and…
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…
Saudi Aramco is to launch its initial public offering on the kingdom’s domestic stock exchange in Riyadh. But questions still remain about crown prince Mohammed bin Salman’s desire for a…
The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives approved a resolution on Thursday that sets the rules for public hearings in the impeachment inquiry of US President Donald Trump. The resolution, approved by…
Iraq’s President Barham Salih says Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi has agreed to stand down if the right replacement can be found to avoid a constitutional vacuum. That is after thousands…
At least 28 people have been killed and more than 40 others injured after a fire engulfed a train in central Pakistan. At least three coaches were destroyed officials said…
Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri has said he will submit his resignation to President Michel Aoun, one of the main demands of the country’s protest movement. Subscribe to our channel…
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…
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…
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…
MPs voted 329 to 299 in favour of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s 110-page Withdrawal Agreement Bill, signifying support in principle for the Brexit deal Johnson recently brokered with the European…
The Parliament of the United Kingdom has backed a proposal designed to force Prime Minister Boris Johnson to request a three-month Brexit extension from the European Union, prompting the British…
US Vice President Mike Pence and Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu have announced a temporary ceasefire amid a military offensive against Kurdish-led fighters in northern Syria. Ankara has agreed to…
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…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has given an update on the operation and indicated an assault on the Syrian-Kurdish held city of Manbij is about to happen. Al Jazeera’s Sinem…
UN peacekeepers have shot dead two protesters after more than 1,000 people stormed a United Nations base in the town of Beni. The protesters are angry about an increasing number…
Fiona Hill, the former senior director for European and Russian Affairs on the White House National Security Council, said she plans to warn legislators that Russia is gearing up to…
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been indicted on corruption charges, raising more uncertainty over who will ultimately lead a country mired in political chaos after two inconclusive elections this year.…
The public hearing of Army Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman, the National Security Council’s (NSC) top Ukraine expert, and Jennifer Williams, a special adviser to Vice President Mike Pence, as part…
Sweden’s prosecution authority has said it will not proceed with its rape investigation into Julian Assange. Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, is in police custody in the United Kingdom after…
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…
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…
Sajith Premadasa has conceded to his rival Gotabaya Rajapaksa in Sri Lanka’s Presidential election. Around half of the votes have been counted so far and there has not been an…
US jury reaches verdict in trial of Trump ally Roger Stone, who’s charged with lying to Congress and witness tampering Roger Stone, a longtime friend and ally of US President…
The only scheduled witness for today is the former US ambassador to Ukraine who says she was the target of a smear campaign led by President Donald Trump. Marie Yovanovitch…