Queen Elizabeth II has emphasised the need for Britons to come together to "seek out the common ground", in what is being viewed as an appeal to overcome bitter divisions over Brexit. Government ministers quickly interpreted the comments -- a rare foray for the 92-year-old monarch into the...

Sudan's main opposition leader Sadiq al-Mahdi on Friday called for President Omar al-Bashir to step down, throwing his support behind anti-government demonstrators after weeks of deadly protest. "This regime has to go immediately," Mahdi told hundreds of worshippers at a mosque in Omdurman,...

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday Turkey expected a "security zone" to be created in Syria in a few months as the US withdraws militarily from the war-torn country. US President Donald Trump has proposed setting up a 30-kilometre safe zone along the border, but has not specified...

UN human rights chief on Friday condemned deadly violence rocking the Venezuela streets during the ongoing anti-government protests. “Any violent incident resulting in death or injury should be subject to an independent and impartial investigation to find out whether there was excessive...