Spain is not discussing any travel corridor with Britain, a Spanish foreign ministry source told Reuters on Tuesday. The foreign ministry declared after a UK tourism lobby group said corridors allowing unrestricted movement with a number of countries would open from June 29. With the summer fast approaching, a key question is whether and how […]

The United States and Russia will discuss arms control in Vienna on June 22, months before a key nuclear weapons agreement expires, Russia announced on Tuesday. The decade-long New START agreement which will end in February, is currently the last remaining nuclear arms control deal between the U.S. and Russia. New START limits the number […]

The Belgian city of Antwerp on Tuesday (June 9) confirmed removing a statue of colonial-era leader, King Leopold II. The move comes days after it was defaced by anti-racism protesters. Leopold is the subject of stern criticism over the role his troops played in decimating Congo in the late 1800s. Reuters reports that two online […]

Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza, aged 55, has died after suffering a cardiac arrest, the government says He was admitted to hospital on Saturday after feeling unwell, his condition improved but on Monday he had a cardiac arrest and efforts to revive him were unsuccessful, the government says. Mr Nkurunziza was due to step down from […]

Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, on Monday ruled out forming a transitional government once his mandate expires in early October, brushing aside accusations that he was misusing the coronavirus epidemic and delayed polls to artificially extend his rule. Africa’s second most populous country was due to hold national elections in August that Abiy hoped would […]