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G7 urges help for Ukraine, caution on China at German meet


Friday, 4 November, 2022 , 16:21 AFP The G7 foreign ministers on Friday vowed to continue supporting Ukraine in its fight against Russia and urged caution towards China after two days of talks in Germany.

Raisi dismisses Biden 'free Iran' pledge after protest surge


Friday, 4 November, 2022 , 16:19 AFP Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Friday dismissed a pledge from US leader Joe Biden to "free Iran" as the clerical regime faced a new upsurge in seven weeks of protests.

G7 denounces 'brutal' Iran protest crackdown


Friday, 4 November, 2022 , 15:07 AFP Foreign ministers from the G7 group of nations on Friday condemned Tehran's response to a wave of protests in Iran sparked by the death of young Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini.

Raisi dismisses Biden 'free Iran' pledge after protest surge


Friday, 4 November, 2022 , 12:42 AFP Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Friday dismissed a pledge from US leader Joe Biden to "free Iran" as the clerical regime faced a new upsurge in protests seven weeks into the anti-regime movement.

Iran arrests reporter who interviewed Mahsa Amini's father: rights group


Friday, 4 November, 2022 , 10:44 AFP Iranian security forces have arrested a journalist after she published an interview with the father of Mahsa Amini, whose death has sparked seven weeks of anti-regime protests, a rights group said Friday.

Turkish strike kills at least one PKK fighter in Iraq


Thursday, 3 November, 2022 , 18:51 AFP A Turkish drone strike in northern Iraq killed at least one member of the Kurdish PKK group Thursday evening, officials from Iraqi Kurdistan announced.

G7 pledges winter help for Ukraine


Thursday, 3 November, 2022 , 18:37 AFP Top diplomats from the G7 on Thursday vowed to help see Ukraine through the coming winter as they held talks in Germany, with Kyiv's fight against Russia topping the agenda.

NATO chief says 'time to welcome' Finland, Sweden into alliance


Thursday, 3 November, 2022 , 18:25 AFP Sweden and Finland are committed to working with Turkey to address its concerns ahead of their membership in the alliance, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday, adding it is time to welcome them.

NATO chief says 'time to welcome' Finland, Sweden as alliance members


Thursday, 3 November, 2022 , 17:32 AFP NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday Sweden and Finland were committed to working with Turkey to address its concerns ahead of their possible membership in the alliance, saying it was time to welcome them.

Captagon connection: how Syria became a narco state


Thursday, 3 November, 2022 , 17:24 AFP A decade of appalling civil war has left Syria fragmented and in ruins but one thing crosses every front line: a drug called captagon.