The Colombian peace talks. What is holding up the end to the world’s longest civil war
The Colombian peace talks between the government and FARC have been ongoing since 2012, yet a final agreement is still out of reach.
Obama will be the first US President to visit Hiroshima. But not to apologise
Barack Obama will travel to Hiroshima. He’ll be the first sitting American President to visit the city on which the US dropped the atomic bomb. However, he won’t apologise for what happened.
Who is Sadiq Khan, the son of a Pakistani bus driver and London’s new mayor
Sadiq Khan is the new mayor of London. Human rights lawyer, Muslim of Pakistani origin, working class parents. Unlike any leader the city has seen before.
Turkey, two opposition journalists sentenced to five years in jail (and three bullets)
Two journalists reported that the Turkish secret service shipped illegal arms to Syria. They have been sentenced to five years in jail, after a gunman tried to kill one of them outside the courthouse.
Sadiq Khan wins the London mayoral elections, becoming its first Muslim mayor
Today the new Mayor of London is elected. British billionaire Goldsmith and bus driver’s son of Pakistani origin Khan are running for the position.
Obama out. Barack Obama’s speech at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in full
Obama out. President Barack Obama took leave, unofficially, during the annual Correspondents’ Dinner. Everyone went crazy for his jokes.
US primaries. Clinton and Trump triumph in New York
Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton has defeated her rival Bernie Sanders, while Donald Trump has crushed his Republican opponents.
Sanders-Clinton, the debate for New York primaries is heated
The two candidates at the US primaries faced off each other in the CNN’s democratic debate, few days before the polls in the US state of New York.
Panama Papers. Icelandic Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson resigns
Icelandic Prime Minister Gunnlaugsson has resigned after a mass protest in front of the country’s Parliament and the unveiling of the Panama Papers.
Why Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton argued over the fossil fuel lobby
The verbal crossfire between the two Democratic candidates: Bernie Sanders accused his rival Hillary Clinton of accepting money from the fossil fuel industry.