Month: July 2020

After a 24-hour siege, Kyrgyz special forces on Thursday captured former president Almazbek Atambayev in his fortified compound, an arrest that will test the stability of Central Asia’s most fragile state. At least one special forces soldier was killed and 52 people were injured in a botched operation on Wednesday evening when government forces fought…

Three Pakistani troops and two civilians were killed during a clash with India over the disputed frontier in Kashmir, as Imran Khan warned of the ethnic cleansing of Muslims after Delhi revoked the region’s autonomy. Pakistan’s military said India had opened fire over the fortified line of control killing three soldiers, before a counter attack had killed five…

Denmark’s political leaders and royal family have expressed shock after Donald Trump cancelled a state visit to the country over their refusal to consider selling Greenland. Mette Frederikse, the Danish prime minister, said she was “disappointed” by the decision while a spokesman for the Danish royal palace admitted it had been taken by “surprise”. Less…

A powerful volcanic eruption on the Italian island of Stromboli sent a huge cloud of ash into the sky, nearly two months after a similar eruption killed a hiker. Frightened tourists watched the eruption as lava cascaded down the sides of the volcano, one of the most active in the world. The eruption was preceded by a…

Sudanese nationals are set to hear BBC broadcasts on domestic radio for the first time in nearly a decade after the country’s transitional government ended a ban on the station’s Arabic service. Five months after the overthrow of Omar al-Bashir, the former dictator, Sudan’s ruling generals have agreed to restore the BBC’s broadcasting licence, the…

Britain has accused Tehran of an "unacceptable" breach of international norms after it apparently broke a promise that an oil tanker detained off Gibraltar this summer would not deliver oil to Syria.  Dominic Raab, the Foreign Secretary, summoned the Iranian ambassador on Tuesday afternoon following reports that the Adrian Darya 1, which was at the centre…

The smoke rising above above Saudi Arabia’s Abqaiq oil field might seem at first like the justification Riyadh has been waiting for.  If the White House is to be believed, Iran launched an unprovoked attack on the kingdom’s most important oil facilities. Saudi Arabia would be within its rights to strike its Iranian archrivals in…

Selon un sondage réalisé pour la société d’équipements audio Harman, la musique a réconforté 76% de Français pendant le confinement. Sur les 2000 Français sondés dans le cadre de l’enquête, 87% d’entre eux ont déclaré avoir recours à la musique pour se sentir mieux lorsqu’ils se sentent déprimés ou qu’ils traversent une période difficile :…

Renault’s Esteban Ocon says he would welcome Fernando Alonso to the French outfit with open arms next year. Ocon returns to F1 this season after a year on the sidelines, having secured a two-year contract with Renault. But Daniel Ricciardo’s move to McLaren for 2021 means that there’s a seat up for grabs at Renault,…

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays will be facing a unique situation when they open their summer training camp this weekend. As the lone MLB team north of the Canada-U.S. border, they’ll have some added rules to follow — like self-isolating in the hotel when not at the field and being separated from family — to keep…