Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The march reached Istanbul after 24 days Tens of thousands of people are due to rally in the Turkish city of Istanbul at the end of a 450km (280-mile) protest march against the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Huge crowds have joined the “justice” march since it began […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Deraa, in southern Syria, is among the cities devastated by the conflict A ceasefire brokered by the US and Russia has come into force in south-western Syria. It was announced after Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin met for the first time at G20 talks on Friday. The truce is […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Dozens of protesters were detained after setting fire to vehicles and barricades in Hamburg overnight Negotiators at G-20 talks in Hamburg, Germany, are working on a final statement, with climate change as the only outstanding issue, officials say. They say a joint position on trade has been agreed, with […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Ms Trump accompanied her father to earlier sessions before sitting in for him later In an unusual move Ivanka Trump briefly took her father Donald’s seat at a summit of world leaders on Saturday. The US president had stepped away for a meeting with the Indonesian leader during the […]
Media captionTroops shoot in the air and dance in the streets of Mosul So-called Islamic State (IS) defences in the Iraqi city of Mosul are collapsing fast and troops expect to take full control in the next few hours, state television has announced. Only a few metres remain to be taken, a correspondent said. Some […]
Image copyright EPA Image caption More rain is expected on Kyushu island at the wekend The death toll from flooding caused by recent heavy rain in southern Japan has risen to at least 15, officials say. Emergency teams are searching for another 15 people who are missing. Rivers burst their banks, destroying buildings and roads […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Nasa later reassured Mr Pence that it was “OK to touch the surface” US Vice-President Mike Pence has made a tongue-in-cheek apology to Nasa after a photo of him touching a piece of space flight equipment went viral. Mr Pence was visiting the Kennedy Space Center in Florida when he […]
Media captionNorth Korean state TV announces “successful” missile test North Korea says it has successfully tested its first “intercontinental ballistic missile” (ICBM). A state television announcement said the missile, which landed in the Sea of Japan on Tuesday, could hit targets anywhere in the world. But the US and Russia said the missile had a […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Armoured vehicles like this could soon impose border controls at the Brenner Pass Italy has summoned Austria’s ambassador after the government in Vienna announced it was ready to deploy border troops to block any migrant influx. Austrian Defence Minister Hans Peter Doskozil told Kronen Zeitung daily that troops could go […]
Image copyright Photo by Imaginechina/REX/Shutterstock Image caption Was it just another scam? Police in Beijing have arrested 32 people for illegal fundraising linked to a scrapped project to create a “straddling bus” to beat traffic jams. The futuristic idea to lift commuters above congestion quickly attracted international attention when it was launched last year – […]
