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Niger’s defence ministry on Sunday said its forces were gradually regaining control after an attack by mutinous soldiers on Saturday. The mutineers stormed the presidential palace and camped at a military base in Niamey's main airport, resisting efforts from loyalist forces, until Russia’s Africa Corps intervened, several analysts said.
Alonso has presided over two wins in the Premier League and one in the League Cup since taking charge of the Blues.
Videos show rescue after a ferry capsized off northern Cyprus, with officials reporting several dead.
US President Trump announced a deal to secure Venezuelan oil for the US reserve. This oil will be used to refill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. The agreement involves developing untapped oil fields in Venezuela. Significant investment is needed before Venezuelan production can increase. The immediate impact on US fuel prices remains unclear.
Authorities say 237 people rescued and search under way for those who remain unaccounted forNorthern Cyprus ferry disaster – latest updatesAt least eight people have died and 18 people are missing after a ferry carrying nearly 270 passengers and crew capsized off the coast of Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus, local authorities said.The territory’s prime minister, Ünal Üstel, told the state-run TRT...
Authorities say 237 people rescued and search under way for those who remain unaccounted forNorthern Cyprus ferry disaster – latest updatesAt least eight people have died and 17 people are missing after a ferry carrying nearly 270 passengers and crew capsized off the coast of Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus, local authorities said.The territory’s prime minister, Ünal Üstel, told the state-run TRT...
Authorities say 237 people rescued and search under way for those who remain unaccounted forNorthern Cyprus ferry disaster – latest updatesAt least eight people have died and 22 people are missing after a ferry carrying nearly 270 passengers and crew capsized off the coast of Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus, local authorities said.The territory’s prime minister, Ünal Üstel, told the state-run TRT...
Authorities say 237 people rescued and search under way for those who remain unaccounted forNorthern Cyprus ferry disaster – latest updatesAt least seven people have died and 23 people are missing after a ferry carrying nearly 270 passengers and crew capsized off the coast of Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus, local authorities said.The territory’s prime minister, Ünal Üstel, told the state-run TRT...
Deal that will reportedly see US take control of 65bn barrels of Venezuelan oil has provoked outrage in her countryVenezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, has defended her government’s highly controversial energy deal with Donald Trump, insisting the South American country will maintain ownership and sovereignty over its massive oil reserves.Rodríguez, who assumed power in January after Tr...
Deal that will reportedly see US take control of 65bn barrels of Venezuelan oil has provoked outrage in her countryVenezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, has defended her government’s highly controversial energy deal with Donald Trump, insisting the South American country will maintain ownership and sovereignty over its massive oil reserves.Rodríguez, who assumed power in January after Tr...
Corporate regulator finds insurers settling most claims with cash rather than by managing repairs or rebuilding, warning of ‘unfair outcomes’ for homeownersGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHome insurers are overwhelmingly paying cash to settle claims, leaving Australians to foot blowouts in repair costs for their cyclone-damaged homes.The corporate regulator is calling fo...
Manhunt under way after Italian dies from her injuries in the town of Aarau in the early hours of Sunday A manhunt is under way in Switzerland after a 22-year-old woman was killed and five people were injured, some seriously, in a shooting at a rave in the northern town of Aarau, local police have said.In the attack in the early hours of Sunday at a techno party at a covered horse racetrack , a...
Smartglasses with cameras can benefit the vision impaired but companies might pit ‘accessibility benefits against safety and privacy’, eSafety saysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s online safety regulator has urged smartglasses companies to automatically blur people’s faces filmed on the devices, and make it...
Well-funded no camp prevails, winning 52.8% of votes and gaining plaudits from Eurosceptic figures across EuropeAnalysis: Definitely no or maybe yes – what tipped the Icelandic referendumVoters in Iceland have rejected a government proposal to reopen accession talks with the EU after a closely fought referendum campaign that divided the country against a backdrop of global volatility.After a...
NASA has successfully launched its newest space telescope from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The telescope reached orbit just 10 minutes after liftoff and is now beginning its mission to shed light on some of the universe’s biggest unsolved mysteries. Named after astronomer Nancy Grace Roman, the telescope is being hailed by scientists as a “discovery machine.”
Meanwhile, Trump posts video of himself kicking over a Lake Ontario sign and replacing it with Lake America signDonald Trump and Canada continued a verbal duel on Saturday over the US government’s administrative renaming of Lake Ontario, with the country erecting a giant sign saying “Lake Ontario. Now and Always” – and the American president posting a video of him tearing down an avatar of that si...
Iceland has voted against resuming membership talks with the European Union. The “No” camp won with nearly 53% of the vote, while just over 47% backed the “Yes” side, with only 9,500 votes separating the two. The Nordic island nation is already part of the EU’s single market and the Schengen area, but EU membership would bring it into the bloc’s customs union and pave the way for adopting the euro...
Voters in military-ruled Guinea-Bissau, after a coup, vote on Sunday in a referendum to boost presidential powers before elections to restore civilian rule, a process mired in controversy.
The Australian government is under pressure to explain why it allowed dozens of Israeli soldiers into the country.
A look back at some of the week's key news stories and the most striking images: a devastating flood tears through Nepal and Tibet, the death of global icon Dolly Parton, a tornado devastates a village in southern France and the Humanoid Robot World Games in China offers a peek at the future.
Referendum pitted concerns about global stability against control of fisheries.
Broadcaster RUV reports that 52.8% of voters rejected the government's proposal to resume accession talks.
On April 18 and May 2 next year, France will vote to elect a new president to replace Emmanuel Macron. The outgoing president, who has served two terms, cannot run again, while the latest opinion polls are predicting a victory for Marine Le Pen of the far-right National Rally. Although the election is still more than seven months away, several potential candidates have already thrown their hats in...
New company reportedly quickly fell behind with promised repayments to administratorA recruitment executive who was allowed to buy back the assets of his bust company in instalments, despite it accumulating almost £3m of debt, has placed his new business into liquidation after falling behind with promised payments to the administrator.The news is the latest event to raise questions about the pract...
This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Sen. Richard Blumenthal, who is recently back from the Ukraine region, joins to discuss the latest. Plus, with five years having passed since the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, a former Afghan general shares his story of the dramatic flight from the country.
The Osher Map Library, at the University of Southern Maine in Portland, is home to half a million rare maps, globes and atlases, dating as far back as the 15th century. Correspondent Martha Teichner explores the world as depicted by cartographers, through maps that are whimsical, political, or intentionally distorted, and examines why – in an age of GPS – maps are definitely not outdated. [Origina...
More than 3,000 people are still missing after catastrophic flash floods hit following a glacial collapse high in the Himalayan region.
