Balloon saga deflates efforts to mend US-China relations
Concerns about the balloon have derailed a vital visit to China this week by the US’s top diplomat.
Pope Mass in South Sudan: Pontiff urges people to reject ‘venom of hatred’
On the last day of his visit, throngs of South Sudanese filled John Garang Mausoleum to greet him.
Pervez Musharraf: Pakistan leader’s love-hate relationship with India
Pervez Musharraf possibly came closest to improving ties with India, but Delhi remained divided over him.
Obituary: Pervez Musharraf
Pakistan’s military ruler found himself on the front line between militant Islamists and the West.
Pakistan’s ex-president Musharraf dies aged 79
Pakistan’s former president General Pervez Musharraf, who seized power in a coup in 1999, has died in Dubai aged 79.
Wealthy UK family to apologise in Grenada over slave-owning past
The Trevelyan family, who owned more than 1,000 African slaves in the 19th Century, will also pay reparations.
Turkey elections: Biggest test for Erdogan amid cost of living crisis
Rampant inflation is a key issue for voters as Turkey’s President Erdogan faces elections in May.
