Ethiopia accuses Eritrea, Sudan of backing Tigray rebels amid clashes
Ethiopia‘s army commander on Sunday accused Eritrea and Sudan of backing armed groups fighting its troops in the north of the country. Heavy clashes have resumed between the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and the federal government…
Embattled Serbian president resigns, paving way for early elections
Serbia’s president has resigned after more than a year of student-led protests and growing public discontent over allegations of government corruption. Aleksandar Vučić said his administration had preserved peace and stability during his nine-year…
Trump expects Iran talks next week after rejecting seven-day truce proposal
US President Donald Trump said Sunday that he expects talks with Iran to resume in the coming week, despite his rejection of a truce proposal put forward by Tehran. Iranian officials brought with them to the UN General Assembly in New York a plan for a…
The ups and downs of Space X’s Starship test flights
SpaceX is planning to carry out its 14th Starship rocket test flight on Monday. If successful, it will be the first Starship to go in orbit around the Earth and the furthest one has ever flown. The mission is set to complete approximately six orbits…
First Protestant march in Catholic area in nearly 30 years
Tensions are running high in Northern Ireland after the High Court in Belfast approved a controversial parade. Around 2,000 protesters have blocked the route into a Catholic area where the Protestant march was due to pass. It is the first time in nearly…
BBC reports from the front-line of an escalating war in Yemen
In rare access to Yemen’s conflict zone, the BBC has travelled with government forces from Taiz through checkpoints to the line where the Houthi control ends and no man’s land begins. Saudi-backed pro-government forces are battling to push…
France’s far right gains ground in indirect Senate elections
France‘s far-right National Rally (RN) party and its allies emerged from Sunday polls with a record 14 seats in the right-wing dominated Senate, effectively quadrupling its number in the 348-seat upper house just months before a presidential…
Non! Why the Swiss rejected stricter neutrality – Spotlight
A referendum on whether Swiss neutrality should be more strictly, legally enforced in the Constitution. We have to go back to the Congress of Vienna in 1815, to the moment Swiss neutrality was internationally recognised. After the defeat of Napoleon,…
Venezuela releases dozens of political prisoners as election calls grow
Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello, a minister closely associated with Maduro’s authoritarian rule, called the interim president’s meeting with Trump «a great triumph of the diplomacy of peace». But opposition voices expressed…
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic resigns, expected to run for prime minister
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic resigned Sunday ahead of the upcoming October 25 parliamentary elections. Vucic, who has been Serbia’s prime minister or president since 2014, had announced that he would resign the presidency so he can formally pursue…