Pete Buttigieg is dropping out of the race for president, according to Politico 

BREAKING: Pete Buttigieg is dropping out of the presidential race, Politico reports By Megan Sheets For Dailymail.com and Associated Press Published: 23:15 GMT, 1 March 2020 | Updated: 23:34 GMT, 1 March 2020 Pete Buttigieg is dropping out of the presidential race, according to new reports.    Sources close to Buttigieg’s campaign confirmed that the 38-year-old … Read more

Turkish president Erdogan vows to keep doors open for Syrian refugees heading for Europe

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to keep borders open for Syrian refugees headed for Europe as the first 18,000 cross the Greek border and migrants clash for the second day with guards.     ‘What did we do yesterday (Friday)? We opened the doors,’ Erdogan said in Istanbul in his first comments since 33 Turkish … Read more

Iran’s vice president and spokeswoman for 1979 hostage-takers infected with coronavirus 

Iran’s vice president and spokeswoman for 1979 hostage-takers is infected with coronavirus, state media reveals Iranian spokeswoman for the 1979 hostage crisis is diagnosed with coronavirus Masoumeh Ebtekar, who is also a vice president, has reportedly been infected She was pictured near President Hassan Rouhani during Iranian cabinet meeting By Associated Press Published: 14:19 GMT, … Read more

Egypt buries ousted president Hosni Mubarak with military honours

The funeral of former Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak took place in Cairo on Wednesday as his body was flown to a mosque in the city’s east by helicopter before the casket was carried out by an honour guard.  Dozens of Mubarak supporters, clad in black and carrying posters of the former president, watched the helicopter … Read more