Yemen’s exiled president resigns as truce signals possible end to war
Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi hands over power to council with aim of starting negotiations
Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi hands over power to council with aim of starting negotiations
Fears of civil liberties crackdown as mass detentions follow killing of 62 on Saturday
Millions at risk of famine as international sanctions against Taliban batter economy
Result a blow to Nicolás Maduro’s ruling socialists and vindication of opponents pursuing electoral strategy
International community faces engaging with Taliban or watching civilians starve in famine
Younger and more progressive opposition confronts Asian nation’s military rulers
Negotiations to resume this month but Tehran officials say deal no longer a priority
Taliban take over with prices soaring, salaries halted and rising signs of frustration
Ebrahim Raisi won 62% of vote in controversial election boycotted by 52% of voters
Governor of violence-plagued state claims link between president’s Morena party and organised crime
US president forced to deal with leader he once dubbed ‘Trump’s favourite dictator’
Prime minister Trudeau accuses China of employing “coercive diplomacy” over the detention of Kovrig and Spavor
Rebel groups dispute the validity of President Faustin Touadéra’s victory in December
Country in crisis over government refusal to sanction regional election
Cases confirmed in doctors and nurse with concern virus will move fast through camps
Government pressed to speed up talks with IMF and donors to secure funds and halt slide
UN commission report condemns human rights violations by both sides in the conflict
Move pushes 2015 accord closer to collapse after Iran breached enrichment limits
Rohingya supporters shout ‘shame on you!’ as Myanmar’s civilian leader leaves court in The Hague
Protest leaders agree deal to share power with military until elections can be held
US sanctions inflaming tensions without punishing those responsible, say experts
Prime minister urges citizens to unite against ‘evil’
US security advisor John Bolton seen as chief culprit in escalating US-Iran tensions
Crackdown on Kurdish politicians in south east unlikely to deter voters this weekend
Single largest toll in Ethiopian Airlines crash came from Kenya
‘Algerians have decided to step out of this charade of the emperor’s new clothes’
Kenya’s president seeks to restore calm after attackers ‘eliminated’ by security forces
Michael Spavor, Michael Kovrig held on suspicion of ‘endangering national security’
Tensions mount as displaced migrants experience attacks and difficulty finding work
President Paul Biya, who lives part of the time in Switzerland, may seek re-election
Kurdish group YPG is now facing an escalating battle with Turkish forces in northwestern Syria
Struggling country is shining example to rest of world but needs assistance
Sacked vice-president to be sworn in as country’s new leader on Friday
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How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
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