A cargo ship ran aground off Turkey's southern province of Mersin due to heavy waves and stormy weather on Tuesday, a coast guard said. “The ship named Wardeh drifted 150 meters off the coast and ran aground," said the officer, on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on speaking to...

The risk of no-deal on Brexit is imminent, European Union's chief Brexit negotiator said on Wednesday following British lawmakers’ rejection of Brexit deal. Speaking at the EU parliament, Michel Barnier said: "We are fearing more than ever, that there is a risk of a no deal, and we still...

The EU saw over 15 million new passenger car registrations in 2018, the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) announced on Wednesday. Last year's car registrations in the EU remained more or less stable compared to 2017, according to the association. "Due to falling...

French President Emmanuel Macron attempted Tuesday to rebound from two months of often violent anti-government protests by launching a nationwide debate over the grievances fuelling the "yellow vest" movement. Macron travelled to the northern town of Grand Bourgtheroulde to kickstart what...

Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas told the United Nations on Tuesday that Israel was hindering development in the Middle East with the occupation of Palestinian territories and again called for an independent state of Palestine. Abbas spoke at a ceremony marking the handover of the chair...

The survival of a key nuclear arms control treaty was cast further in doubt Tuesday after the US and Russia blamed each other for pushing the agreement to the brink of collapse. Senior diplomats from both countries met in Geneva amid widespread concern over the fate of the bilateral...

At least 10 people were killed and several others injured when Boko Haram militants attacked a military base in Nigeria’s northeastern state of Borno on Monday, local media reported on Tuesday. According to a report by Daily Trust, the militant group also set fire to civilian houses....

The European Commission on Tuesday proposed to end the veto power member states have over EU tax matters, an idea rejected by several smaller countries including low-tax hub Ireland. A more harmonised tax policy across Europe has long been a dream of pro-EU forces in Brussels and recent...

European Union leaders urged Britain Tuesday to decide quickly how it will avoid a "no deal Brexit", after the British parliament rejected a hard-won withdrawal deal. "I urge the United Kingdom to clarify its intentions as soon as possible. Time is almost up," warned Jean-Claude...

Germany will host an international meeting on Wednesday to support UN’s peace efforts in Yemen, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has announced. “After the Stockholm consultations and agreements, Germany has invited international partners and key actors to support UN efforts for peace in Yemen,”...

The Taliban took responsibility on Tuesday for the deadly suicide truck bombing in the Afghan capital, Kabul, a day earlier that killed four people and left more than 100 injured. The Taliban dubbed it as a message for the foreign forces and the new Interior Minister Amrullah Saleh, a...

Turkey’s defense minister met the president of Belarus on Tuesday during his first official visit to Minsk. Turkey's Hulusi Akar and Alexander Lukashenko held a one-hour closed-door meeting at the Freedom Palace. Speaking to the press afterwards, Akar said that the two countries will...

Saudi Arabia on Tuesday urged the UN Security Council to intervene to help put an end to illegal Israeli settlement construction. “Palestinians [in the occupied West Bank] are subject to frequent escalation campaigns by the Israeli occupation authorities, attacks by settlers and land...

The leader of Turkey’s opposition Republican People's (CHP) Party on Tuesday slammed U.S. President Donald Trump's recent tweets threatening Turkey. "Nobody can threaten the Turkish Republic like a street bully," Kemal Kilicdaroglu said during an announcement of mayoral candidates in the...

At least five people were reportedly killed in Zimbabwe on Monday as thousands protested against high fuel prices, a local human rights group said Tuesday. “The Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights (ZADHR) reports that over 26 people reported being shot by the police, of which...

A total of 6,964 civilians were killed in Syria in 2018, a rights group said. In a report released on Jan. 12, the London-based Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) said Bashar al-Assad regime forces were responsible for 4,162 of these civilian deaths, including 713 children and 562...

A court in Moscow Tuesday ordered eight Ukrainian sailors seized by Russia last year off the coast of Crimea to be kept in pre-trial detention until April 24, Russian news agencies reported. Russia seized 24 men and three Ukrainian navy vessels on Nov. 25 near Russian-annexed Crimea....

Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said on Tuesday he was "very optimistic" about the outlook for the oil market after producers cut output to support flagging prices. Members of the OPEC cartel and allies including Russia decided last month to reduce output by 1.2 million barrels per...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday called for a speedy Iranian troop pullout from war-torn Syria.  "In the past four years, we have faced great challenges and changing fronts, but there has been one crucial factor against us, Iran and its terrorist branches,”...

The small town of 3,500 inhabitants is the first of many stops Macron will make across the country between now and the end of the debate on March 15. He is expected to give a speech at around 3pm local time (GMT +1), after which he will meet with 600 mayors and local officials from Normandy...