United States and Taliban Sign Withdrawal Agreement in Doha
The United States and the Taliban signed an agreement linking foreign-troop withdrawal to security commitments and proposed Afghan negotiations.
The United States and the Taliban signed an agreement linking foreign-troop withdrawal to security commitments and proposed Afghan negotiations.
Turkey said it would no longer prevent migrants from attempting to reach Europe, prompting a tense border confrontation with Greece.
An air strike in Syria’s Idlib province killed 33 Turkish soldiers and sharply escalated the regional conflict.
A far-right extremist murdered nine people at two venues in Hanau, Germany, on 19 February 2020 before killing his mother and himself.
Pegasus Airlines Flight 2193 overran a wet runway at Istanbul’s Sabiha Gökçen Airport, killing three people and injuring 179.
A second avalanche in eastern Turkey struck teams searching for victims of an earlier slide, killing dozens of rescuers and civilians.
Malawi’s Constitutional Court annulled the disputed 2019 presidential election and ordered a fresh vote.
The United Kingdom formally left the European Union on 31 January 2020, beginning an eleven-month transition period for negotiating its future relationship.
A powerful earthquake struck Elazığ province on 24 January 2020, causing deaths, injuries and widespread building damage.
A major desert-locust upsurge threatened crops and food security across East Africa in early 2020.