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Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) addresses the supporters during an election campaign rally in Istanbul, Turkey, on March 22, 2024
Turkish prosecutor seeks 2,000 years for jailed opposition mayor of Istanbul
ISTANBUL — The prosecutor in Istanbul has demanded on Tuesday a prison sentence of more than 2,000 years for Ekrem Imamoglu, the jailed opposition mayor of Turkey's biggest city, for allegedly leading a vast corruption network that cost the state billions of liraImamoglu has been in pre-trial custody since March.President Tayyip Erdogan’s main political rival, Imamoglu has previously denied all the accusations against him, saying they are politically motivated, and his party on Tuesday rejected the latest charges as “nonsense.”In a separate move that also deepened an unprecedented year-long legal crackdown on Erdogan’s critics, the Istanbul prosecutor asked a higher court to consider shutting down Imamoglu’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP).Istanbul Chief...
November 12, 2025

Turkish prosecutor seeks 2,000 years for jailed opposition mayor of Istanbul

These tanker drivers on the Ivory Coast-Mali border wait by their vehicles for a military escort
How militants have brought a nation to a standstill with their fuel blockade
BAMAKO — In Mali's capital city Bamako, the familiar sounds of car engines and horns have been replaced by those of shuffling feet.Residents push depleted motorcycles through the city's dusty roads, frustrated by the fuel blockade that has paralysed Mali for more than two months.Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), an al-Qaeda-affiliated militia, has been attacking tankers bringing fuel into Mali, broadening its years-long insurgency to include economic warfare.JNIM's fighters have kidnapped drivers and torched more than 100 trucks bound for Bamako.Daily life has been upended for millions of Malians -- schools and universities had to close, food prices have surged and hospitals are battling power cuts.The fuel shortage has sparked concern outside of Mali, with...
November 12, 2025

How militants have brought a nation to a standstill with their fuel blockade

Protesters try to enter the COP30 venue in in Belém, Brazil
Protesters break into COP30 venue in Brazil
BELEM, Brazil — Protesters carrying signs reading "our forests are not for sale" broke through security lines of the COP30 UN climate talks on Tuesday night in Belém, Brazil.BBC journalists saw UN security staff running behind a line of Brazilian soldiers shouting at delegates to immediately leave the venue.The UN told BBC News that the incident caused minor injuries to two security staff and limited damage to the venue.Social media videos showed protesters that appeared to be from indigenous groups and others waving flags with the logo of a left-wing Brazilian youth movement called Juntos.Protesters, some wearing what appeared to be traditional indigenous dress, stormed the COP30 entrance, chanting and kicking down doors, before tussling with security personnel, videos posted online...
November 12, 2025

Protesters break into COP30 venue in Brazil

The few who escape alive to Tawila live in makeshift tents and uncertainty
'There was a state of terror': Sudan hospital worker describes fleeing before alleged massacre
TAWILA, Sudan — A man who escaped the last functioning hospital in the Sudanese city of el-Fasher before a reported massacre by paramilitary troops says he has lost all hope and happiness."I have lost my colleagues," Abdu-Rabbu Ahmed, a laboratory technician at the Saudi Maternity Hospital, told the BBC."I have lost the people whose faces I used to see smiling... It feels as if you lost a big part of your body or your soul."He was speaking to us from a displaced persons camp in Tawila some 70km (43 miles) to the west of el-Fasher, the regional hub which was taken over by paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the last week of October after an 18-month siege.The RSF has been fighting the Sudanese army since April 2023, when a power struggle between their leaders erupted into a civil...
November 12, 2025

'There was a state of terror': Sudan hospital worker describes fleeing before alleged massacre

Dozens of aircraft on the USS Gerald R Ford add significant combat power to US forces near Latin America
US aircraft carrier group arrives in Caribbean
WASHINGTON — A US naval strike force centred around the world's largest warship, the USS Gerald R Ford, has arrived in the Caribbean, the US Navy has confirmed.The arrival of the strike group, which was ordered to the region by President Donald Trump last month, comes amid ongoing strikes against alleged drug boats and tensions with Venezuela.The US has so far carried out at least 19 strikes against boats in the Caribbean and the eastern Pacific, killing at least 76 people.Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and other Venezuelan officials have accused the US of "fabricating" a crisis and seeking to topple the country's left-wing socialist government.The aircraft carrier movement also comes amid tensions between the Trump administration and the Colombian government of President...
November 12, 2025

US aircraft carrier group arrives in Caribbean

Sir Keir Starmer
Starmer will fight attempts to replace him, allies say
LONDON — Allies of the British prime minister are making it clear he would fight any challenge to his leadership from Labour MPs.There are fears from those loyal to Sir Keir Starmer that his job might be under immediate threat, perhaps as soon as shortly after the Budget in a fortnight's time.Critics say it is evidence that Downing Street is "in full bunker mode" which "won't help the government out of the hole we're in."Friends of Sir Keir are deeply worried about what they see as plotting going on to try to replace him and are seeking to make clear what they see as the grave risks of a leadership challenge.Those names being discussed by Labour MPs as potential candidates to displace Sir Keir include some of his closest cabinet allies, especially Wes Streeting, the health...
November 12, 2025

Starmer will fight attempts to replace him, allies say

There is growing skepticism over the legality of the US military’s campaign around Latin America
UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns
LONDON — The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN.The UK’s decision marks a significant break from its closest ally and intelligence sharing partner and underscores the growing skepticism over the legality of the US military’s campaign around Latin America.For years, the UK, which controls a number of territories in the Caribbean where it bases intelligence assets, has helped the US locate vessels suspected of carrying drugs so that the US Coast Guard could interdict them, the sources said. That meant the ships would be stopped, boarded, its crew detained, and...
November 12, 2025

UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns

Firefighters douse a car at the blast site in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Tuesday, November 11
At least 12 killed in blast outside court in Pakistan capital
ISLAMABAD — A rare explosion in Pakistan’s capital city of Islamabad on Tuesday has left 12 dead and 20 injured, the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences Hospital told reporters.A security source in Pakistan told CNN that the explosion near the city’s High Court early on Tuesday afternoon is being investigated as a suicide attack.The country’s president Asif Ali Zardari released a statement condemning what he called a “suicide blast” near the city’s High Court.Islamabad requires a high level of security to enter and exit the city with specific security zones throughout the capital. The explosion took place in the parking lot of the city’s busy judicial complex in a district full of high-ranking government offices.There has been no claim of responsibility for the attack...
November 11, 2025

At least 12 killed in blast outside court in Pakistan capital

A policeman stands guard as investigators examine the site of Monday's car explosion near the historic Red Fort, in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025
Deadly car explosion in New Delhi being investigated under anti-terrorism law
NEW DELHI — Indian authorities are investigating a deadly car explosion in New Delhi under an anti-terrorism law, officials said Tuesday, as forensic experts worked to determine the cause of the blast.The explosion near the historic Red Fort in India’s capital on Monday killed eight people and injured at least 19 others, police in New Delhi said.A case was registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, India’s main anti-terrorism law, according to police officials. The law allows broader powers to investigating agencies to detain suspects. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the case.Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was on a scheduled visit to Bhutan on Tuesday, said investigators would “get to the bottom of this...
November 11, 2025

Deadly car explosion in New Delhi being investigated under anti-terrorism law

President Volodymyr Zelensky arrives for a press conference at the Council of Europe after signing the legal instruments to launch the Special Tribunal for Ukraine
Tribunal for Ukraine at risk over budget concerns
KYIV — The creation of a special tribunal set up to try crimes of aggression against Ukraine is encountering budgetary difficulties, multiple sources familiar with the matter told Euronews, highlighting the challenges for European nations to keep up their financial engagements without the backing of the United States.The special tribunal was bilaterally agreed by the Council of Europe and the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky in June and will require funding from multiple partners to effectively go ahead.European donors now worry that the US will continue its policy of disengagement from multilateral institutions, complicating their fundraising efforts.Although the Council of Europe is officially composed of 46 members, any country that wishes to can take part of the Special...
November 11, 2025

Tribunal for Ukraine at risk over budget concerns

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