Rouhani asks Europe for practical measures to save nuclear deal: IRNA
European countries have the political will to save the nuclear deal with Iran after the U.S. exited it, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said.
Spain emerges as EU’s new weak link for Africa migration
Spain has become the new main entry point for asylum-seekers fleeing Africa, an influx that European Union officials fear could exacerbate political tensions across the region over migration.
Mission window opens as Thai cave rescuers battle water, time
A rescue mission for a young Thai soccer team and their coach trapped in a flooded cave can expect its best chance yet of success in the next three or four days, its leader said on Saturday.
Al Shabaab fighters attack Somalia police HQ after twin bombings
At least five people were killed and 21 wounded on Saturday when militants from Somalia’s al Shabaab group set off two bombs in central Mogadishu and stormed a government building.
Death toll from Thai tourist boat sinking climbs to 41
The death toll from a tourist boat accident off the coast of Thailand’s Phuket island climbed to 41 on Saturday with 15 people still missing, officials said.
French shipping firm CMA CGM ends Iran ops due to U.S. sanctions threat
French shipping group CMA CGM has decided to pull out of Iran following the Trump administration’s decision to renew sanctions on companies operating in the country, its chief executive said on Saturday.
Austrian proposal requires asylum seekers to apply outside EU: Profil
Austria has tabled a proposal requiring asylum seekers to file their applications outside the EU in future and only in exceptional cases will they be allowed to do so on member states’ soil, Austrian weekly Profil said on Saturday.
Pope says walls, occupation, fundamentalism block Mideast peace
Pope Francis said on Saturday that building walls, occupying territories and religious fanaticism would never bring peace to the Middle East.
Pompeo says made progress with North Korea, more work needed
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Saturday he had made progress “on almost all of the central issues” in talks with North Korea, including on setting a timeline for its denuclearisation, but work remained to be done.
French shipping firm CMA CGM ending Iran ops due to U.S. sanctions threat
French shipping group CMA CGM has decided to pull out of Iran following the Trump administration’s decision to renew sanctions on companies operating in the country, Chief Executive Rodolphe Saade said on Saturday.
