ANKARA, Aug 13 (Reuters) – Jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu said on Wednesday he was joining the newly formed New Party, after a court order removed the leadership of his former Republican People’s Party (CHP) amid an unprecedented legal crackdown on the opposition. Last month, Turkish oppositio
LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Zambians began casting their votes Thursday in a presidential election that will test whether President Hakainde Hichilema ’s economic reforms were enough to overcome widespread frustration over the cost of living. Around 8 million people in the southern African country of 22 m
ROME (AP) — As Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s politics have evolved — from combative outsider to pragmatic establishment leader — so, too, has her fashion sensibility. When Meloni became Italy’s leader in October 2022, she arrived at the premier’s office wearing a dark suit and clunky black
LONDON (AP) — Large parts of western Europe will be sweltering once again on Thursday, with Britain poised for its fifth heat wave of an exceptional summer that is expected to be the hottest on record. Forecasters are predicting the mercury to rise as high as 38 Celsius (100 Fahrenheit) in central a
LONDON (AP) — Tens of thousands of voters are heading to the polls Thursday in a special election in a small seaside resort just outside London that will pit a potential candidate to be the next U.K. prime minister against a collection of independents, jokers and single-issue candidates, led by a ma
By Anna Uras and Gavin Jones ROME, Aug 13 (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government is increasingly unpopular among young voters, opinion polls show, a trend that could prove costly ahead of a national election due next year. Since taking office in 2022, Meloni has done little o
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON, Aug 13 (Reuters) – New Zealand’s security agency said it disrupted an attempt by a Chinese state-linked observatory to install satellite-tracking infrastructure in the country, highlighting the case in its annual assessment of an increasingly dangerous espionage environme
SYDNEY, Aug 13 (Reuters) – Facebook and Instagram owner Meta said on Thursday it had taken down more than 750,000 accounts it suspected were held by Australians aged under 16 since a world-first ban on teen accounts, and promised more action in the face of possible regulatory intervention. The compa
By Phil Stewart PANAMA CITY, Aug 12 (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth floated on Wednesday the possibility of joint strikes on Colombian armed groups, as he welcomed the nation into a military-led counter-narcotics coalition after its conservative president took over last week. Colombi
By Ben Blanchard and Raphael Satter TAIPEI/WASHINGTON, Aug 13 (Reuters) – Taiwan detected AI-assisted cyberattacks on government agencies last month coming from overseas but the affected bodies successfully “handled” the incident, the Ministry of Digital Affairs said on Thursday. Taiwan has in recen
Aug 12 (Reuters) – Venezuelan authorities plan to focus on reconstruction efforts and recovering gold reserves worth an estimated $4 billion held in the Bank of England’s underground vaults, National Assembly chief Jorge Rodriguez said on Wednesday, as monthly inflation surged to 20%. The Bank of En
PANAMA CITY (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday said the recently inaugurated government of Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella has requested U.S. collaboration in joint military operations in Colombia to combat “narco-terrorism.” During a meeting of the so-called Americ
PENTICTON, British Columbia (AP) — A wildfire that forced more than 20,000 people from their homes in western Canada moved so quickly that crews had to abandon firefighting to help residents escape, a pace British Columbia’s premier said Wednesday may represent a “new normal.” The Bald Range wildfir
TAIPEI, Aug 13 (Reuters) – Taiwan’s armed forces carried out an anti-blockade drill during annual war games, using the navy and coast guard to simulate escorting a merchant ship, the defence ministry said on Thursday, as China steps up its maritime pressure. Taiwan, which China views as its own terr
Aug 12 (Reuters) – Two U.S. Army soldiers died when an Apache military helicopter attached to the service’s Fort Hood base crashed into a field in Texas on Wednesday, sparking a large grass fire, officials said. The accident occurred in Bell County, about 60 miles (100 km) north of the state capital
By Chris Mfula LUSAKA, Aug 13 (Reuters) – Zambia goes to the polls on Thursday in a general election widely expected to give President Hakainde Hichilema a second term, although frustration over the cost of living may dent his support. Hichilema has led the southern African copper producer since 202
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON, Aug 12 (Reuters) – Closed aircraft window shades. A ballcap pulled low to hide the president’s face. Seized cellphones. Strict warnings against leaks. These are all hallmarks of secret, unannounced trips made by American presidents to war zones and high-risk areas, a dec
Aug 12 (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Cristobal that formed over the central subtropical Atlantic is expected to dissipate by Thursday night or Friday morning, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Wednesday. In its latest advisory, the NHC also noted that “the satellite presentation of Cristobal h
WASHINGTON, Aug 12 (Reuters) – From the beginning, something didn’t add up. During the closing hours of the NATO Leaders’ Summit in Ankara in July, U.S. President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that he would not be flying home aboard the new presidential plane that had brought him to the Turkis
By Nilo Tabrizy LONDON, Aug 12 (Reuters) – Acclaimed Iranian photojournalist Yalda Moaiery has spent much of her career documenting moments of dissent and the lives of women in Iran. The work has repeatedly brought her into conflict with the authorities, and on Iran’s National Journalist Day on Satu
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Aug 12 (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors announced on Wednesday a hate crime indictment by a federal grand jury against a man who police said had stabbed a Muslim person multiple times in mid-July because of the victim’s religion. Peter Larsen, 48, of Orem, Utah, was indict
By Khalid Abdelaziz and Nafisa Eltahir Aug 12 (Reuters) – The Sudanese Rapid Support Forces renewed its assault on the city of al-Obeid on Wednesday and stepped up drone and land attacks across the country this week following losses on several fronts, according to witnesses. The RSF has found itself
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani security forces clashed with militants in the country’s insurgency-hit southwestern province of Balochistan, killing 10 insurgents. Also on Wednesday, a botched car bomb detonated prematurely, killing three people at a nearby home and also eight militants who were rigging
By Julia Symmes Cobb, Santiago Limachi, Luis Jaime Acosta and Nelson Bocanegra CALI/PEREIRA, Colombia, Aug 12 (Reuters) – Colombian rescue teams raced on Wednesday to find survivors still trapped beneath collapsed buildings two days after a powerful earthquake killed close to 250 people across the n
Syria Announces IAEA Removal of Nuclear Material From Secret Site By The Media Line Staff Syria’s Atomic Energy Commission confirmed that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will remove nuclear material from a clandestine site in Syria under an arrangement intended to prevent a possible es
Ukraine Submits New Peace Proposals to US as Zelenskyy Warns Russia May Renew Mobilization By The Media Line Staff Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv has submitted new proposals to the United States aimed at ending the war with Russia, warning of possible Russian mobilization after Se
‘A Misunderstanding’: NYPD Will Not Escort Mamdani’s Wife on Syria, Lebanon Trip By The Media Line Staff The New York Police Department (NYPD) will not provide security for Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s wife, Rama Duwaji, during a planned September trip to Syria and Lebanon, after the department said offic
BAGHDAD (AP) — The U.S. military is on track to pull all of its forces out of Iraq by the end of September, officials said Wednesday, marking the end of a presence that started with the 2003 invasion against Saddam Hussein. Washington and Baghdad agreed in 2024 to wind down the much smaller U.S.-led
By Marcela Ayres BRASILIA, Aug 12 (Reuters) – Brazil’s finance and planning ministries have moved to advance spending-control mechanisms through a bill before Congress on an unrelated matter, said three sources with direct knowledge of the proposal. The move, first reported by local newspaper Valor
Saudi Arabia Says Colombia’s Golan Heights Recognition Violates International Law By The Media Line Staff Saudi Arabia strongly condemned Colombia’s decision to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, saying the move violated international law and undermined efforts to achieve peace in
