The Financial Times
Thursday, October 20, 2016 - 07:27
Turkish jets carried out air strikes against a U.S.-backed Kurdish militia in northern Syria, killing as many as 200 fighters, the Turkish army said in a statement. The Kurdish militia said the death toll was lower.
Tuesday, September 20, 2016 - 08:13
The US and France have threatened to impose targeted sanctions on senior officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo after at least 17 people were killed in demonstrations organised by the opposition to protest against President Joseph Kabila’s apparent bid to cling to power after his term ends.
Monday, April 21, 2014 - 06:26
The need to engage authoritarian regimes is a reality for all democracies. But Latin America’s largest nation can seem a soft touch for some of the world’s strongmen
Wednesday, April 16, 2014 - 07:33
Venezuela is nine times bigger than Cuba, three times more populous, and its economy four times larger. The country boasts the world’s largest oil reserves. Yet critical functions of the Venezuelan state are either overseen or directly controlled by Cuban officials
Monday, April 14, 2014 - 00:00
Note that this cocaine haul was intercepted in Colombia, not Holland. It had not undergone the value transformation that smuggling it produces.
Friday, June 28, 2013 - 00:00
In Mr Pena Nieto's short time in office, he has shown himself to be what many political analysts consider the most politically skilled president in years