Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday that any future NATO decision to admit Georgia to its ranks could trigger “a terrible conflict” and questioned why the alliance would consider such a move. Medvedev’s comments come weeks after President Vladimir Putin warned NATO against cultivating closer ties with Ukraine ... Read More »
Companies told to ignore White House demands to drop all business with Iran The EU has launched an attempt to protect European businesses from Donald Trump’s sanctions against Iran as the US administration voiced its intent to apply maximum pressure on Tehran by vigorously applying its punitive measures. The sanctions ... Read More »
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards confirmed on Sunday it had held war games in the Gulf over the past several days, saying they were aimed at “confronting possible threats” by enemies, the state news agency IRNA reported. U.S. officials told Reuters on Thursday that the United States believed Iran had started carrying ... Read More »
North Korean state media called on Monday for the United States to drop sanctions, saying Pyongyang had demonstrated good faith by ending its nuclear weapons testing and handing over the remains of U.S. troops killed in the Korean War. The statements came just days after a confidential United Nations report ... Read More »
Islamic State has executed one of dozens of Druze hostages abducted from Syria’s southern province of Sweida last month, a Syrian news website and a monitor said yesterday. ISIS killed the 19-year-old male student on Thursday after kidnapping more than 30 people, mostly women and children, from a village in ... Read More »
Tsunami warning issued after tremors shake popular tourist destination At least 91 people have died after a powerful earthquake struck the Indonesian island of Lombok, near Bali. The earthquake, which hit early on Sunday evening, prompted local authorities to issue a tsunami warning although the alert was later lifted. Authorities ... Read More »
Venezuelan officials on Sunday gave a more detailed description of the two drone bombs used in an attempt to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro, saying that each craft carried about 2 pounds of plastic explosive and that the plot was foiled, in part, by equipment designed to jam radio signals. Six ... Read More »
Circulation of petition follows tried and tested model for government goals seeming to have grassroots support A petition demanding that Egypt’s president, Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, remain in power beyond his two-term limit is circulating within Egyptian institutions and among pro-state figures. A photograph of the petition was provided to the ... Read More »
Trump administration reportedly considering additional tariffs on $200bn worth of Chinese goods China has accused the US of “blackmail” as the Trump administration considers more than doubling its proposed tariffs on Chinese goods amid an escalating trade war. President Donald Trump is reportedly considering upping his proposed tariffs on $200bn ... Read More »
Appeal comes as Emmanuel Macron invites the prime minister to urgent talks at his holiday retreat Jeremy Hunt has called on France and Germany to intervene to prevent the UK crashing out of the EU with no deal, insisting Theresa May will not “blink”. The foreign secretary appealed to the ... Read More »
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