…Opponents rush to condemn statement that, if confirmed, would mark fourth time Pyongyang has exploded a nuclear bomb. North Korea said it conducted a hydrogen bomb test in a surprise announcement that caused regional tension and drew swift condemnation, while triggering scepticism that such a powerful weapon was actually detonated. If confirmed, the test would […]Read More

President Hassan Rouhani’s comments come as Kuwait recalls ambassador to Iran over attack on Saudi embassy in Tehran. Iranian President Hassan Saudi criticised Saudi Arabia over the execution of Nimr al-Nimr Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has said Saudi Arabia’s decision to cut diplomatic ties with Tehran “cannot cover its crime” of executing prominent Shia religious […]Read More

Roch Marc Christian Kabore was sworn in as Burkina Faso’s president today , completing a transition from the 2014 overthrow of longtime ruler Blaise Compaore in the troubled west African country. Kabore, 58, Burkina Faso’s first new leader in almost three decades, embarks on the first of two possible five-year terms. “It’s a triumph of […]Read More

Iraq’s armed forces have started an attack to dislodge the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group from the centre of the key city of Ramadi, the Iraqi army said. The attack on the capital of Anbar province began on Tuesday morning, Sabah al-Numani, spokesman for the army’s counterterrorism units, told the Reuters […]Read More