Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed to a humanitarian ceasefire in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The two confirmed the truce would begin at midnight local time (20:00 GMT). The decision was taken in line with agreements that led to a ceasefire being signed last weekend. However, clashes continued despite that accord. Fighting flared […]
The man who beheaded a teacher in a street in France waited outside the school and asked pupils to identify his target, anti-terrorism officials say. The man then posted images on social media of dead victim Samuel Paty, 47, who had shown controversial cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad to his students. The attacker later fired […]
French President Emmanuel Macron has called the beheading of a teacher in a north-western suburb of Paris an “Islamist terrorist attack”. The victim is said to have shown controversial cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad to his pupils. The attacker was shot dead by police. Mr Macron said the as yet unnamed teacher was murdered because […]
Police in Belarus have been authorised to use lethal force if necessary against anti-government protesters, a senior government official says. The move was in response to increasingly radicalised, violent anti-Lukashenko groups, he said. Separately, EU foreign ministers have said they are ready to impose sanctions against President Alexander Lukashenko. Protests have swept the country since […]
Belarusian riot police have used water cannon and stun grenades to break up the latest mass protests against President Alexander Lukashenko. Protests have swept the eastern European country since Mr Lukashenko claimed victory in an August election widely viewed as rigged. Dozens of protesters were detained during the latest rallies on Sunday. In the capital […]
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Armenia and Azerbaijan have begun their first direct talks since clashes over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region flared up again nearly two weeks ago. The talks in Moscow between the countries’ foreign ministers are being mediated by their Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov. The UN says it is concerned by reports that populated areas are […]
The EU says it could impose sanctions on Turkey over “provocations and pressures” in a row with Greece over energy resources and maritime borders. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called on Ankara to “abstain from unilateral actions” in the eastern Mediterranean. She spoke early on Friday during a meeting of EU leaders in […]
Russia has offered to host talks on ending fighting in a disputed region of south-east Europe. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov made the offer to the governments of the two countries claiming the area, Azerbaijan and Armenia. More than 100 people have died since Sunday over the decades-long disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. It is the worst […]
By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union’s executive launched a contentious plan on Wednesday for overhauling broken migration rules to resolve years of bitterness and provide a better welcome for refugees fleeing the Middle East and Africa. The most sensitive element would de facto oblige each state to host some refugees – something eastern […]
