Eight years after uprising, Egyptians say freedoms have eroded
Everyday at sunset, Ahmed Maher, one of Egypt’s best known activists, says good night to his family and heads to a Cairo police station to spend the night under police watch.
Forget trade, Brexit an ‘existential’ issue for Ireland: PM
Britain’s impending departure from the European Union is not just about trade for Ireland but is an existential issue for its nearest neighbor, Prime Minister Leo Varadkar told Reuters on Thursday.
New Congo president resumes inaugural address after being taken ill
Democratic Republic of Congo’s new President Felix Tshisekedi was briefly taken ill during his inaugural address on Thursday but returned to the stage to complete his remarks.
U.S. has offered to hold talks on arm control issues with Russia: source
The United States has offered to hold talks on arm control issues with Russia on the sidelines of a United Nations meeting in Beijing next week, a senior State Department official said on Thursday.
Factbox: Oil, loans, military – Russia’s exposure to Venezuela
The United States and a slew of Latin American nations have recognized Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as interim president, leaving Nicolas Maduro ever more isolated.
European Court condemns Italy in Amanda Knox calumny case
Amanda Knox, who spent years in an Italian jail for the murder of fellow student Meredith Kercher, a crime she was eventually cleared of, did not receive a fair trial for a related charge, the European Court of Human Rights ruled on Thursday.
Hitchhiking with a wheelchair in war-torn Yemen
Using a wheelchair in war-torn Yemen is not easy.
Opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi sworn in as Congo president
Opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi was sworn in on Thursday as Democratic Republic of Congo’s president, succeeding Joseph Kabila in the vast central African country’s first transfer of power through an election in 59 years of independence.
Irish police say no plans to move officers to guard border
The chief of the Irish police on Thursday dismissed as “entirely incorrect” a newspaper report that 600 Irish police officers could be deployed to guard the border with British-run Northern Ireland if Britain leaves the European Union without a deal.
Car bomb explodes in Damascus, no casualties: Syrian state media
A car bomb exploded in Syria’s capital Damascus on Thursday causing damages but no casualties, state media said, the third such blast in a city under government control this week.
