A woman who left France and became a prominent propagandist and recruiter for the Islamic State has asked her family, friends and country for a pardon. This is how she went from a Paris suburb to the Syrian battlefield.
Image caption Ms Resuloglu and her friends meet every month in a tradition called “gün” The piping-hot tea washes down the Turkish classics: stuffed vine-leaves, cheese pie and bulgur salad. For Emel Resuloglu and her circle it’s a monthly tradition: the women’s get-together around the dinner table, or “gün” in Turkish, when one member of…
Image copyrightNick Dolding The winners of this year’s Sony World Photography Awards Open competition have been revealed, with Britain’s Nick Dolding’s portrait of Emile (above) being voted the best in the Portraiture category. All the category winners will now compete for the Open Photographer of the Year award, which will be announced on the 19…
Image caption Michel Barnier was welcomed to No 10 by David Davis There is “not a moment to lose” if the UK and EU are to reach a Brexit deal, the EU’s chief negotiator has said. Michel Barnier, speaking ahead of talks with Theresa May and David Davis in London, said he respected the UK’s…
King Salman of Saudi Arabia has traveled to the city of Neom on the Red Sea to “rest” and recover from the surgery he performed in July to remove his gallbladder, the official SPA news agency shows pictures of the trip. The 84-year-old monarch was released on July 30th and has chosen an enclave for…
Zoran Milanovic – YVES HERMAN / REUTERS – Archive ZAGREB, Dec. 22 (Reuters / EP) – The candidate of the Social Democratic Party of Croatia, Zoran Milanovic, has been the most voted in the first round of the presidential elections held this Sunday and will face the outgoing president, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, in the second round,…
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has assured that the country saved around 560,000 million pesos (more than 21,500 million euros) on fighting corruption and defending austerity measures during his mandate. The Mexican president took stock of his tenure this Tuesday, assuring that despite “unforeseen circumstances” like the new coronavirus pandemic, he has met 95…