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Stuart Williams
Correspondent for Agence France-Presse (AFP). Previously Frankfurt, Paris, Nicosia, Tehran, Moscow and Istanbul.
PSG face backlash over mockery of train travel option
Galtier and Mbappe were asked at a press conference whether they had discussed an offer from the state railway group to provide travel for them to away games
Despite West’s help, Ukraine forces vastly outnumbered by Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose country had massed some 150 000 troops on the border in recent months, on Thursday ordered military operations against Ukraine.
Trump rejects climate ‘prophets of doom’ as Thunberg warns Davos
The 50th meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) got under way in the ski resort with an avowed focus on climate change but with starkly different visions over global warming…
Notre-Dame fire under control, Macron vows to rebuild
Firefighters battled into the night to control the flames, declaring it was partially extinguished but completely under control
Riyadh sent experts to cover up Khashoggi murder: Turkey
The killing of the 59-year-old has severely dented the kingdom’s image in the West and put powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on the defensive
US slams ‘one of worst cover-ups’ in Khashoggi case
The move came as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Khashoggi’s killing inside the Saudis’ Istanbul consulate had been meticulously planned
Erdogan wants Istanbul trial over ‘planned’ Khashoggi murder
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says that Jamal Khashoggi’s murder was ‘planned’ days in advance according to a ‘roadmap’ by a Saudi team
Turkey jails mine bosses over 2014 disaster that killed 301
The accident in May 2014 killed 301 people when one of the pits of the Soma mine became engulfed by flames and carbon monoxide gas
Erdogan declared winner of Turkey presidential polls
The stakes were particularly high as the new president will be the first to enjoy enhanced powers, without even a prime minister
Erdogan breaks silence as Turkey PM seeks coalition
Ahmet Davutoglu is expected to hold discussions with the country’s opposition party in the hopes of forming a coalition, after losing in the polls.
Putin: We must protect believers from Pussy Riot
President Vladimir Putin says Russia was obliged to protect the feelings of religious believers from Pussy Riot, slamming their antics as an "orgy".
Phobos-Grunt spirals closer to Earth
Russia’s doomed probe for Mars spirals ever closer to the Earth before it plunges back into the atmosphere in a fiery end.
The earthquake still shaking the world
The cataclysmic collapse 20 years ago of the Soviet Union unleashed conflict, instability and poverty that are still felt today.
‘When the attack came, we were not ready’
Russia on Wednesday marked 70 years since the invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany, an event that apparently caught Stalin totally unprepared.
Russia ‘seeks Slavic militant’ over Moscow bombing
An ethnic Russian member of a North Caucasus militant group on Thursday emerged as the first suspect in the suicide strike on Russia’s main airport.