Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, announced on August 28 he will resign over health problems, in a bombshell development that kicks off a leadership contest in the world’s third-largest...
RNC acceptance speech: Comeback for Trump? | DW News
Donald Trump has accepted the US Republican party’s presidential nomination during an hour-long speech on the South Lawn of the White House. The US president’s acceptance of the nomination closed the four...
Russia ‘ready to assist Belarus’ | DW News
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin says he’s set up a police unit to support the embattled Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko. Putin said he was responding to a request from Lukashenko, although he said...
Egypt warns media outlets against criticising disputed UAE-Israel deal
The Egyptian government has reportedly warned local media outlets not to publish content criticising the disputed UAE-Israel deal.
British soldier protests UK weapons exports to Saudi
A British soldier was arrested for protesting the UK’s weapons exports to Saudi Arabia, which have fueled the war in Yemen.
Sir Ed Davey named new Lib Dem leader
Sir Ed Davey has said the Liberal Democrats need to ‘wake up and smell the coffee’ as he became the party’s fifth leader in five years. Former leader Jo Swinson lost her East Dunbartonshire seat in...
Was a ‘mutant algorithm’ to blame for this summer’s exams fiasco?
Boris Johnson has blamed a “mutant algorithm” for the A-level results fiasco, before sacking the most senior official at the Department for Education. Sky’s technology correspondent Rowland Manthorpe...