Britain’s Prince Philip ‘deeply sorry’ after car crash
LONDON – Queen Elizabeth’s 97-year-old husband Prince Philip has written to a woman injured in a crash involving his Land Rover this month to say he was “deeply sorry”. He…
Philippines vows to crush ‘terrorists’ after church bombs kill 20
MANILA – The Philippines have vowed to destroy those behind twin bombings that killed 20 people during a Sunday church service in the country’s restive south, six days after a…
European powers poised to recognise Venezuela’s Guaido
MADRID – Major European countries have thrown their weight behind Venezuela’s opposition leader Juan Guaido saying they would recognise him as interim president if Nicolas Maduro failed to call elections…
French ‘yellow vests’ march through Paris, keeping pressure on Macron
PARIS – “Yellow vest” protesters have marched through Paris and other French cities on the 11th weekend of action against the government, suggesting President Emmanuel Macron has yet to defuse…
Trump says he will declare an emergency if he doesn’t reach a border deal
WASHINGTON – United States President Donald Trump says he will declare a national emergency if he doesn’t eventually reach a deal with Democrats on border security. Trump, who made the…
France tells Iran new sanctions loom if missile talks fail
PARIS – France is ready to impose further sanctions on Iran if no progress is made in talks over its ballistic missile program, the French foreign minister said. Jean-Yves Le…
Italy pressures Dutch and French over storm-tossed migrant rescue ship
ROME – Italy’s governing coalition leaders have cranked up pressure on European Union partners, especially the Netherlands and France, to welcome a humanitarian boat carrying 47 migrants that is being…
Pope visits youth jail in Panama, urges second chance for all inmates
PANAMA CITY – Pope Francis visited a juvenile jail in Panama on Friday to comfort young people who could not leave to attend a global gathering of Catholic youth, and…
Macron faces diplomatic test in Egypt amid human rights pressure
PARIS – When French President Emmanuel Macron hosted Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Paris in October 2017, five months after taking office, he handed him a list of activists he believed…
Two more die as anti-government protests rock Sudanese cities
KHARTOUM – Two more demonstrators died in unrest that began last month and raged across Sudanese cities on Thursday in the most sustained challenge yet to the three-decade rule of…
