Turkey and Russia agreed on Wednesday to press for a ceasefire in war-torn Libya, but Ankara said the leader of the eastern forces was illegitimate and must withdraw from key positions for a credible truce to occur. Moscow and Ankara are among the main corridors of power in the Libyan …
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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed He has praised the “historic” early filling of the massive dam on the Blue Nile River that has fueled tensions with countries downstream Egypt and Sudan. Addis Ababa had long said that it planned to start filling the dam reservoir this month, in the middle …
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Prince Philippe of Great Britain, flanked by Assistant Colonel Commander, Major General Tom Copinger-Symes inspects the bugles during the transfer of Colonel-in-Chief of Rifles at Windsor Castle in Britain on July 22, 2020. Adrian Dennis / Pool via REUTERS WINDSOR, England (Reuters) – Prince Philip, the 99-year-old husband of Queen …
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Dozens of Israeli protesters have been arrested after shackling and briefly blocking the entrance to Parliament, as protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government grow louder. The meeting in West Jerusalem on Wednesday was called to protest an upcoming vote to give the government radical authority to bypass …
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ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece accused Turkey on Tuesday of trying to invade its continental shelf in a serious escalation of tensions between the two NATO allies at odds over a number of issues. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis gestures as he meets German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas at the Maximos …
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