A Bank of England panel says Britain faces a challenging period of adjustment following the vote to leave the European Union, as uncertainty about the country’s relationship with the bloc reinforces some financial risks.
A local media reports that Saudi Arabia security forces were deployed in large numbers in the Jamarat Bridge, a multi-level structure in the desert valley of Mina, where the ritual is being carried out.
Backed by paramilitary troops, mostly Shiite militiamen, and aerial support from the USA -led global coalition, government forces launched the Shirqat operation on Tuesday.
The agreement with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, is a contribution to world peace, President Juan Manuel Santos said. He added that, “today, we have reason for hope, because we have one less war in the world”.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who also gave his final address to the UN General Assembly, said it was up to the world to show “strong leadership, and in particular, compassion”.
“I don’t know of a case like this where it was proximate to United States forces like this before”, said one military official, noting that “potentially” the rocket round was “within hundreds of yards” of the USA forces and “within...
“The drivers are sleeping at the border and they have done so now for a week, so please, President Assad, do your bit to enable us to get to eastern Aleppo and also the other besieged areas”, Egeland added, in a direct appeal to Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad. Assad...
“In London I will also stress why the European Parliament favours the earliest possible triggering of Article 50, which is a pre-condition to opening negotiations”. British Prime Minister Theresa May, not pictured, hosts the President of the European Parliament Martin...