1Brexit: Theresa May faces confidence vote after huge defeatWednesday, January 16, 2019

Theresa May's government faces a vote of no confidence later after MPs rejected the PM's Brexit deal. Labour launched the bid to trigger a general election after the deal setting out the terms of Britain's exit from the EU was rejected by 230 votes. However, one senior party figure has suggested it is unlikely to succeed,... Read More

2Nairobi hotel: DusitD2 siege over - Uhuru KenyattaWednesday, January 16, 2019

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has said that a siege by suspected militants in Nairobi is over and all the attackers have been "eliminated". Gunmen attacked the compound in the Westlands district of Kenya's capital on Tuesday, killing at least 14 people. Officials originally announced the end of the siege hours after... Read More

3Zimbabwe protests after petrol and diesel price hikeTuesday, January 15, 2019

Several people have been killed during protests in Zimbabwe after the government more than doubled the price of fuel overnight. Hundreds more were arrested as demonstrators took to the streets in the cities of Harare and Bulawayo. Burning tyres have been used to barricade roads and block bus routes. President Emmerson... Read More

4Trump and lawmakers paralyzed over shutdown as both sides remain dug inTuesday, January 15, 2019

President Trump’s dismissals of his own party’s calls for compromise and his seeming indifference to shuttered federal agencies left the snowbound capital paralyzed Monday, with lawmakers in both parties scrambling to jump-start talks but increasingly uncertain about Trump’s interest in ending the longest government... Read More

5House Republican leaders move to strip Rep. Steve King of his committee assignments over comments about white nationalismTuesday, January 15, 2019

A panel of Republican leaders voted unanimously Monday to keep veteran Iowa lawmaker Steve King off House committees, a firm rebuke to an influential opponent of illegal immigration who sparked outrage last week after openly questioning whether the term “white supremacist” was offensive. House Minority Leader Kevin... Read More

6Trump Discussed Pulling U.S. From NATO, Aides Say Amid New Concerns Over RussiaTuesday, January 15, 2019

There are few things that President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia desires more than the weakening of NATO, the military alliance among the United States, Europe and Canada that has deterred Soviet and Russian aggression for 70 years. Last year, President Trump suggested a move tantamount to destroying NATO: the withdrawal... Read More

7President Trump Went to a Border Town to Prove They Need a Wall. Residents Say OtherwiseFriday, January 11, 2019

President Trump spent Thursday in McAllen, Texas attempting to make his case for a border wall, but members of the Texas Border Coalition — including McAllen’s mayor — say an investment in a wall is the wrong choice. On Thursday, Trump hosted a roundtable at a McAllen Border Patrol station with Secretary of Homeland... Read More

8DR Congo election: Defeated candidate vows legal challengeFriday, January 11, 2019

The defeated opposition candidate in DR Congo's presidential election has vowed to challenge the result in court. Martin Fayulu told the BBC the people of the nation deserved to know the truth of the election, which he said had led to a "coup". Another opposition candidate, Felix Tshisekedi, was declared the winner amid... Read More

9China's reaction to US Navy operation: We have missilesThursday, January 10, 2019

China claims to have deployed missiles "capable of targeting medium and large ships" days after the latest US Navy "freedom of navigation" operation near contested islands in the South China Sea, state media announced. The deployment of the DF-26 ballistic missiles in China's remote northwest plateau, originally announced... Read More

10Trump walks out of shutdown talks with a 'bye-bye'Thursday, January 10, 2019

President Donald Trump has walked out of a meeting with Democratic leaders as negotiations broke down on the 19th day of a partial US government shutdown. Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer stuck by their refusal to fund his US-Mexico border wall, prompting Mr Trump to call the meeting "a total waste of time". Democrats again... Read More