Mark Carney’s elevation to the top job in Canada is of particular significance at this moment when his country is at the frontline of a North American trade war. He…
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Afghanistan: Afghan women who fled Taliban to study abroad face imminent return after USAID cuts
More than 80 Afghan women who fled the Taliban to pursue higher education in Oman now face imminent return back to Afghanistan, following the Trump administration’s sweeping cuts to foreign…
Palestine: European leaders back ‘realistic’ Arab plan for Gaza
Leading European nations have said they support an Arab-backed plan for the reconstruction of Gaza that would cost $53 billion (£41 billion) and avoid displacing Palestinians from the territory. The…
Canada: Britain’s former top banker eyes Trudeau’s job
The former Bank of England boss, Mark Carney, is seen as the most likely successor to Justin Trudeau as the leader of Canada’s Liberal Party. Does he have what it…
DRC: Government offers $5m bounties for rebel leaders
The Democratic Republic of Congo government has offered a reward of $5m (£4m) for help arresting three leaders of a rebel group which has seized much of the east of…
Iran: Supreme leader criticises ‘bullying countries’ after Trump letter for nuclear talks
Iran’s Supreme leader has criticised “bullying” countries in an apparent response to Donald Trump’s letter demanding negotiations over its nuclear programme. Trump said on Friday he had warned Tehran in…
Syria: President Ahmed Sharaa calls for peace after hundreds of civilians killed
Syria’s leader Ahmed Sharaa has called for peace after days of clashes where Syrian security forces have allegedly killed hundreds of civilians from the Alawite religious minority. The UK-based Syrian…
Canada: Trump’s threats have brought Canada’s Liberals back from the dead
If you had asked Canadians a few months ago who would win the country’s next general election, most would have predicted a decisive victory for the Conservative Party. That outcome…
Syria: Government still faces threat from Assad loyalists
In January, days after the first-month anniversary of the fall of the Assad regime in a lightning Islamist-led rebel offensive in Syria, a group of young men – some of…
Syria: Security forces accused of killing hundreds of civilians
Syrian security forces are alleged to have killed hundreds of civilians belonging to the Alawite religious minority in continuing violence along the country’s coast, according to a war monitoring group.…