Politics

Monday, March 25th 2019 - 08:55 UTC
Mueller report: Trump declares himself “completely exonerated”; Democrats not so sure

United States president Donald Trump declared on Sunday that he had been “completely exonerated” after his campaign was cleared of colluding with Russia in the 2016 election, in a major boost for his re-election hopes.
Monday, March 25th 2019 - 08:50 UTC
Russian military planes in Venezuela's main airport reportedly with troops and equipment

Two Russian military planes landed in Venezuela's main airport on Saturday, reportedly carrying dozens of troops and large amounts of equipment. The planes were sent to “fulfill technical military contracts”, Russia's Sputnik news agency reported.
Monday, March 25th 2019 - 08:46 UTC
UK cabinet in state of disarray: PM Theresa May's post on the line

Two British ministers touted as a potential caretaker PM in reports of a cabinet coup say they fully back Theresa May. Environment Secretary Michael Gove told reporters it was “not the time to change the captain of the ship”. And the PM's de facto deputy David Lidington insisted he was “100% behind” Mrs May.
Monday, March 25th 2019 - 08:30 UTC
US/China face to face trade talks to continue in Beijing this week

US officials plan to travel to China next week to resume face-to-face talks aimed at ending a trade war between them, the White House has confirmed. And Chinese officials will travel to the US for further talks in Washington in early April.
Monday, March 25th 2019 - 08:30 UTC
Scotland's First Minister predicts another independence referendum

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has predicted that another independence referendum will take place in Scotland. But she said it was reasonable for her to wait for clarity on Brexit before setting out a firm position.
Sunday, March 24th 2019 - 08:15 UTC
Italy joins China's Silk Road project: Europe Union, Nato and G7 rattled

Italy has become the first developed economy to sign up to China's global investment program which has raised concerns among Italy's Western allies. A total of 29 deals amounting to €2.5bn were signed during Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Rome.
Sunday, March 24th 2019 - 06:11 UTC
Scotland's Nicola Sturgeon joins the march and tells PM May “put it back to the people”

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has joined hundreds of thousands of people on a march in London to demand a second Brexit referendum. She spoke to crowds gathered at the end of a rally organizer of the “Put It To The People” campaign say more than a million people attended.
Sunday, March 24th 2019 - 05:50 UTC
London flooded by anti-Brexit protestors demanding a new referendum

Anti-Brexit protesters flooded into central London by the hundreds of thousands on Saturday, demanding that Britain's Conservative-led government hold a new referendum on whether Britain should leave the European Union. The “People's Vote March” snaked from Park Lane and other locations to converge on the U.K. Parliament, where the fate of Brexit will be decided in the coming weeks.
Saturday, March 23rd 2019 - 09:24 UTC
IADB annual meeting cancelled after China refused to allow a Venezuelan opposition representative attend

The Inter-American Development Bank on Friday called off next week’s meeting of its 48 member countries in China after Beijing refused to allow a representative of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido to attend.
Saturday, March 23rd 2019 - 09:21 UTC
Africa's cyclone Idai batters 1.7 million people: now outbreaks of cholera and malaria

A week after the flooded Mozambican port of Beira was hit by Cyclone Idai, cases of cholera have been recorded, a humanitarian aid group said on Friday. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) warned of the risk of other outbreaks, already noting an increase in malaria.