DECEMBER 5, 2018
An anti-Brexit demonstrator wears a combination of EU and Union flags outside the Houses of Parliament in London
Following the 2016 referendum on Britain's EU membership, during which 52 percent of voters opted in favour of leaving the 28-member bloc, Brexit has dominated public life and political discourse.
Here, Al Jazeera looks at the key dates and...
DECEMBER 5, 2018
Vladimir Putin has threatened that Russia will develop new missiles banned by the intermediate-range nuclear forces treaty if the US exits the pact and pursues an arms buildup of its own.
The Russian president’s remarks came one day after US secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, said Moscow was in “material breach” of the cold war-era treaty and issued...
DECEMBER 5, 2018
NEW DELHI - Gautam Gambhir, one of the most celebrated Indian batsmen, Tuesday announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. Gautam Gambhir took to social media and announced the news through a video posted on his official Facebook account. Gautam Gambhir had played a pivotal role in India's 2011 ICC World Cup triumph and his innings...
DECEMBER 4, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ordinary Americans, generals and former Cabinet members paid respects at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday to the late U.S. President George H.W. Bush, who died last week at the age of 94 after a life of service as a World War Two hero, head of the CIA and wartime president.
Under the soaring Capitol...
DECEMBER 3, 2018
NEW DELHI - The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday imposed a fine of Rs 25 crore on the government of Delhi for failing to curb pollution in the national capital.
The Capital has been reeling under air pollution crisis. Delhi’s air quality has been in the “very poor” category for the past one week. Pollution levels in...
DECEMBER 3, 2018
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, pose for a photograph at the beginning of a one-on-one meeting at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, Monday, July 16, 2018. - Pablo Martinez Monsivais, AP
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Russian President Vladimir Putin won't be coming to Washington for a second summit with President Donald Trump anytime soon,...
DECEMBER 3, 2018
Former first lady Michelle Obama at Barclays Center on Saturday. (Mary Altaffer/AP)
In front of a sold-out crowd at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Saturday night, Michelle Obama looked like a woman who had it all. The Ivy League-educated former first lady, mother of two and now best-selling author was met with thunderous applause as she...
DECEMBER 3, 2018
Conway's husband suggests Trump is tampering with witnesses - Getty Images
George Conway, the husband of White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, suggested on Monday that President Trump obstructed justice and tampered with a witness when he praised Roger Stone for vowing never to testify against the president.
"File under '18 U.S.C. §§ 1503, 1512,'" George Conway tweeted, a reference...
DECEMBER 1, 2018
Director Shankar's ambitious film 2.0 features Rajinikanth, Akshay Kumar and Amy Jackson in the lead roles. The film took a thunderous opening at the box office and has grossed over Rs 100 crore worldwide on its opening day.
The mega-budget film's collection at the Indian and international box office is going steady and might see an...
DECEMBER 1, 2018
Argentinian channel Cronica TV used the character from the American show The Simpsons to announce that PM Modi had arrived in the country.
Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA - Prime Minister Narendra Modi's arrival in Argentina for the G20 summit was marred by racist overtones after a local news channel used controversial animated character Apu to mark Modi's visit.
Argentinian...
