The eco-warriors broke out from the crowd and began spraying the road with orange paint as 45,000 athletes prepared to take to the course. Police and race volunteers were quick to react and swiftly removed the protesters before clearing the road of
The United States military called for an end to days of fighting between rival U.S.-backed groups in east Syria Thursday, warning it may help the resurgence of the Islamic State group. The fighting that broke out Monday — and left at least
A warning has been issued by one of Libya’s competing prime ministers against further militia clashes, following the deadliest outbreak of violence this year in the capital city of Tripoli, resulting in at least 45 fatalities. The conflict erupted when members of
The decision by appeals judges at a United Nations court to indefinitely suspend the trial of an alleged financier and supporter of the 1994 Rwanda genocide due to the suspect’s failing health has sparked criticism from survivors of the brutal massacre. The
Just Stop Oil protesters have disrupted London’s Pride march in protest over the parade accepting sponsorship money from “high-polluting industries”. A number of protestors have been arrested after blocking the road in front of a Coca-Cola truck. The Metropolitan Police said that protesters sat in
Wagner chief Veygeny Prigozhin is moving to Belarus under a deal brokered by President Alexander Lukashenko to halt the mercenary group’s march on Moscow, according to an announcement from the Kremlin. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Lukashenko had offered to mediate, with
A tanker transporting crude oil broke down in a single-lane part of Egypt’s Suez Canal on Sunday (June 4), disrupting traffic in the global waterway, Egyptian authorities said. The Malta-flagged Seavigour suffered a mechanical malfunction at the 12km (7.5mile) mark of the
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov reportedly said Saturday that Moscow’s move to suspend its nuclear arms treaty with Washington was “unshakable” and could only be reversed if the U.S. abandons its “hostile” policy toward Russia. “Our decision to suspend the START
Formula One returns Sunday after a weeks-long hiatus, and several drivers were on the track to practice ahead of a qualifying session for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. But the practice session came to an unexpected stop Friday after French driver Pierre Gasly’s
The United Nations’ World Food Program ceased operations in Sudan this weekend after three aid workers were killed during violent clashes between the country’s army and a powerful paramilitary group. Volker Perthes, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sudan, reiterated