US President Donald Trump has called it “the biggest oil deal in world history”, while Venezuela’s interim president has assured the public that the country will retain control of its oil under the agreement. The...
Iceland on track to reject EU referendum as counting nears end | BBC News
Iceland has voted against resuming membership talks with the European Union, public broadcaster RUV has reported, with just one constituency’s votes left to count. It reported that 52.5% of the 188,496 votes so...
Israel empties West Bank city as it tightens control
Around 13,000 Palestinians have been displaced in Jenin. Homes and businesses have been destroyed, residents cannot return, and Israel is building a permanent military base nearby – the first since the 1990s...
Argentines march on Peter Thiel’s mansion • FRANCE 24 English
In Argentina, protesters marched toward a mansion reportedly purchased by American tech billionaire Peter Thiel. Activists accuse Thiel of seeking to profit from the country’s natural resources and wielding excessive...
Nepal-Tibet flood death toll exceeds 700 | BBC News
At least 734 people have died and more than 2,400 people are missing in Nepal, local officials say, after flash floods on Wednesday, triggered by a glacier collapse. In Tibet, the official death toll is 16, with 546...
