Germany's defense minister has suggested creating a security zone in northern Syria to protect displaced civilians. The security zone would also ensure the fight continues against Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS), Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said. The minister, Angela Merkel's preferred successor as chancellor, said she would discuss the initiative with NATO partners this week and did...
A new survey from consultancy McKinsey & Co has found that a majority of banks globally may not be economically viable because their returns on equity aren't keeping pace with costs. The study looked at 1,000 banks in developed and emerging countries and found that just over a third had made a return on capital...
Syrian President Bashar Assad has condemned Turkey's leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan as a “thief” as he made his first visit to areas in Idlib province recently retaken by Syrian government forces from Turkey-backed rebels.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday the withdrawal of the Kurdish YPG militia from areas in Syria near to the Turkish border was continuing. A five-day US-brokered pause in Turkey's military operation against the YPG in northeast Syria is due to expire at 1900 GMT on Tuesday. Speaking at Ankara airport ahead of...
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said on Tuesday that Brexit has been a “waste of time and energy.” He told the EU assembly in Strasbourg that it could only approve the Brexit deal that was struck with London last week once it has been approved by the British parliament, Reuters reported. Juncker has repeatedly said...
A group of furless “skinny pigs” are now looking for a new home.
CANADIAN Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals held onto power after a closely fought election on Monday but were reduced to a minority government that will need the support in Parliament of a smaller left-leaning party.
