Royal Baby Named Prince Louis
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have named their third child Louis Arthur Charles. The couple’s second son was born at 11:01 BST on Monday at the Lindo Wing of St Mary’s Hospital in London,...
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Former Brazilian President ‘must Start Prison Term’
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will be imprisoned while he appeals his corruption conviction, the country’s Supreme Court has ruled. He is facing 12 years in jail on charges...
France’s Ex-President Sarkozy To Face Corruption Trial
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is to face trial for corruption and influence peddling, prosecutors say. The case centres on an alleged attempt by Mr Sarkozy to get a judge to reveal...
Queen Mathilde of Belgium In Ghana To Champion SDGs
Queen Mathilde of Belgium arrived in Ghana on Wednesday to begin a three-day state visit. The Belgian Royal, who is a United Nations Advocate for the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s),...
Akufo-Addo Talks Energy, Infrastructural Dev’t With Qatar
President Nana Akufo-Addo has held discussions with the Emir Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani to establish areas of mutual benefit of the two countries. The discussions between the two...
Ethiopia To Issue IDs For Rastafarian Community
Ethiopia's foreign ministry said Friday it will issue identification cards to Rastafarians, granting rights to a community that has long complained of living in limbo in their "promised land"....
Jordan Says To Bar Israel Envoy Until Shooting Probed
Jordan will not allow the return of Israel's ambassador until the shooting of two Jordanians by an embassy security guard has been properly investigated, a government official said on Friday. "Jordan...
Jordan King Calls For Israeli Embassy Shooter To Face Trial
Jordan's king on Thursday called for Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to ensure a security guard who killed two Jordanians at the Israeli embassy in Amman at the weekend face trial....
Saudi Prince ‘arrested Over Leaked Abuse Videos’
A Saudi prince was arrested Thursday on King Salman's order, a state-run broadcaster reported, as outrage grew on social media over videos appearing to show him abusing members of the public. Salman...
Renovated Tsarist Hostel Re-Opens In Jerusalem
A Jerusalem hostel for Christian Orthodox pilgrims that became a symbol of imperial Russia's presence in the Holy Land re-opened Tuesday after six years of renovation work. Israel handed the Sergei...
Brazil’s Ex-President Lula Convicted of Corruption
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been convicted of corruption charges and sentenced to nine and a half years in prison. The judge ruled he could remain free pending an appeal....
US, Mexican Officials Play Nice As Trump Doubles Down On Wall
Top US and Mexican officials sought common ground Friday on issues such as migration and drug trafficking, even as President Donald Trump combatively repeated his vow to make Mexico pay for his...
G20 Sees Three-Way Steel Battle Between EU, US and China
While battles between police and protestors smoulder outside, leaders of the European Union, United States and China appear close to a trade war cliff edge at the G20 summit in Hamburg. "We are...
At G20, Trump Sticks To Guns On Mexico Wall
US President Donald Trump said Friday he still wants Mexico to pay for a planned border wall, as he met his Mexican counterpart for the first time as head of state. Asked at the start of the meeting...
Japanese PM To Seal EU Trade Deal In Blow To Protectionism
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the EU's top officials will join forces Thursday and approve the broad outline of a landmark trade deal that would challenge the protectionism championed by US...
US Homeland Security Chief Talks Drug Crackdown With Mexican President
US Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly met Wednesday with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto to discuss the countries' joint fight against drug cartels, officials said. Kelly arrived in...
Saudi Arabia To Discuss Qatar Crisis With Allies
Saudi Arabia and Arab allies that have cut ties with Qatar will hold talks in Egypt on Wednesday on the Gulf diplomatic crisis, after Doha said their demands were impossible to meet. The four Arab...
Japan, EU To Hold Crunch Trade Deal Talks
European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker dispatched the EU's top trade officials to Tokyo Thursday for crucial talks to seal a long-awaited deal with Japan. After four years of talks the two...
EU States Slammed For Lack of Support To Africa Fund
EU countries have fallen far short of their duty to an African economic development fund designed to help discourage mass migration to Europe, Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker charged Friday....
Ruling Dynasty Gave Its Name To Saudi Arabia
The Al-Saud dynasty gave its family name to the Gulf Arab monarchy of Saudi Arabia ruled by the sons of founder Abdul Aziz bin Saud. The Al-Sauds trace their origins to the 1700s, when Saud bin...