The Yemeni government and the Houthi rebels have agreed to call a ceasefire in the area surrounding the strategic city port of Hudaydah in UN-brokered peace talks held in Sweden. This has not spread to the rest of the country, however, hopes are high that a more widespread end to the hostilities can be reached, and in doing…
The crackdown on anyone who disagrees with incumbent Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro continues unabated with the arrest of German Journalist Billy Six. Although details regarding the charges are sketchy, relating to espionage and rebellion, what is clear is that he is being held in the infamous Helicoide prison and that Diplomatic officials have apparently not been allowed to…
A third death is confirmed after police name Cherif Chekatt, 29, as the suspected killer. BBC News – Europe
The prime minister also says she will not lead the Conservatives into the next general election. BBC News – UK
The disgraced lawyer says the US president made him “follow a path of darkness rather than light”. BBC News – US & Canada
The inaptly named Democratic Republic Congo which has not had a peaceful, democratic transfer of power since gaining independence from Belgium in 1960 has had a setback with the loss of nearly 8000 of the electronic voting machines needed for the capital Kinshasa. The voting to elect a successor to President Joseph Kabila should have happened 2…