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Zimbabwe‘s ruling party has told Robert Mugabethat he must resign as president of the country by midday on Monday, or face impeachment. Thousands demonstrated in Harare on Sunday demanding Mugabe’s resignation [Philimon Bulawayo/Reuters] The ultimatum given to the veteran leader, who has been in power for 37 years, came five days after the military seized power and placed […]

  U.S. Air Force General John Hyten, Commander of U.S. Strategic Command. © Yuri Gripas / Reuters In the wake of recent Senate debates on the US President’s supposedly unquestionable authority to start a nuclear war, a top general says it’s not as easy as pushing a red button. All the US top brass, himself included, […]

Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan © Murat Cetinmuhurdar / Reuters On Friday, Ankara ordered its troops to pull out of NATO military games in Norway after the incumbent Turkish leader and Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of the modern Turkish state, appeared in an “enemy” list. Following the scandal, both NATO and Norway offered their apologies for the incident, […]

Hariri was in France for his first visit outside of Saudi Arabia since announcing his resignation [Benoit Tessier/Reuters] Hariri was in France for his first visit outside of Saudi Arabia since announcing his resignation [Benoit Tessier/Reuters] Saad Hariri has confirmed he will return home to Lebanon in the coming days to take part in Independence Day celebrations. “I […]

Salvatore “Totò” Riina at his trial in 1993. Photo: Alessandro Fucarini/AFP  With mafia king Totò Riina dead, and heir Matteo Messina Denaro on the run, is it game over for Sicily’s once all-powerful Cosa Nostra? READ MORE: ‘The Beast’ of Sicilian mafia, Totò Riina, dies in prison “Boss of bosses” Riina, who was nicknamed “The […]

Furious Zimbabweans have told the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) not to interfere with the country’s affairs following the military’s intervention in local politics this week which led to President Robert Mugabe and several Cabinet ministers losing their grip on power. As a result, Sadc leaders have called for an extraordinary summit on Zimbabwe following […]

Turkey will withdraw its 40 troops from a planned NATO drill after President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s name and the picture of Turkish Republic’s founder Mustafa Kemal Atatürk were used in an “enemy chart” the president said Friday. AA Photo He also harshly criticized Western powers for supporting the PKK’s Syrian offshoot Democratic Union Party (PYD) […]

At least five people were killed yesterday in a day of chaos marked by violent confrontations between police and supporters of Nasa leader Raila Odinga who had turned out in large numbers to welcome him back into the country at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi. Police face off with Nasa supporters on Jogoo Road as […]

Harare, Zimbabwe – Pressure is mounting on Robert Mugabe to step down as Zimbabwe’s president, as efforts to force the veteran leader to resign after nearly four decades in office gain traction. Zimbabwe has been in political turmoil since the early hours of Wednesday, when the country’s armed forces seized power and placed Mugabe under […]