Iraqis are devastated after President Trump pardoned four Blackwater contractors convicted of killing civilians in Baghdad in 2007.
BREAKING: Could a Brexit deal be done today?
We could be on the verge of a Brexit deal. What has brought Britain and Europe close to agreement? Sky’s Deputy Political Editor Sam Coates explains where we are this morning.
Trump vetoes US military spending bill, setting up likely showdown with Congress
President Donald #Trump on Wednesday vetoed the annual defense policy #bill, following through on threats to veto a measure that has broad bipartisan support in Congress and potentially setting up the first override...
‘No exit’ from pandemic if vaccines are rejected: EU Commissioner Mariya Gabriel
As the first citizens from the #EU‘s 27 member states get ready to receive their much-awaited #Covid-19 vaccines, EU Commissioner Mariya Gabriel has defended the longer time it’s taken for the EU to authorise the...
A new challenge for a divided Cyprus
A new Turkish Cypriot president was elected this year – a man who rejects the UN framework for a solution on Cyprus, which has been divided since 1974. Ersin Tatar proposes a two-state solution, and that’s...
‘Extraordinarily rapid rise’ in COVID-19 cases ‘driven by new variant’
Dr Jenny Harries, deputy chief medical officer for England, highlights an “extraordinarily rapid rise” in COVID-19 cases in the UK, driven by a new variant of the virus. Two graphs illustrate that the...
Jerusalem Deputy Mayor forges new ties on Manama visit – Fleur Hassan-Nahoum
Israel’s ties with Bahrain continue to flourish. The deputy mayor of Jerusalem Fleur Hassan-Nahoum was there last week looking for new opportunities for Israel, to mark this new era of the Middle East. Fleur...