After slapping incident, pope kisses nun who vows not to bite
Pope Francis, who last month angrily slapped the hand of a woman who yanked him toward her, gave a light-hearted reaction more typical of his papacy on Wednesday when a nun asked him for a kiss. He said yes, although only after she promised not to bite…
Canada foreign minister says in touch with Ukraine on airliner crash in Iran
Canada’s minister of foreign affairs Francois-Philippe Champagne said on Wednesday that he is in touch with the government of Ukraine over a Ukrainian airliner crash in Iran that killed all 176 people on board, including 63 Canadians.
U.S. response awaited after Iran strikes at U.S. troops in Iraq to avenge general’s killing
Iranian forces fired missiles at military bases housing U.S. troops in Iraq on Wednesday in retaliation for the U.S. killing of an Iranian general, raising the stakes in its conflict with Washington amid concern of a wider war in the Middle East.
UK PM Johnson condemns Iranian attack on military bases in Iraq
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson condemned on Wednesday the attack by Iran on military bases in Iraq housing western troops in retaliation for the U.S. killing of an Iranian general.
Australia weather bureau says no sign of cooler weather or rain on horizon
Australia’s weather agency said on Thursday it saw no sign of cooler weather or significant rainfall in the next few months, an unwelcome forecast for authorities who have warned that only a large downpour will halt bushfires sweeping across the countr…
France advises its citizens in Israel’s Haifa to exercise caution
French citizens in the Israeli city of Haifa should exercise caution in light of the tensions in the Middle East, the French Foreign Ministry said in a statement on its website on Wednesday.
Lufthansa says it will resume flights to Tehran on Thursday
Germany’s largest airline Lufthansa on Wednesday said it would resume flights to Tehran on Thursday after earlier cancelling its daily flight to the Iranian capital due to the situation in the country.
UK’s Johnson: 2015 deal still best way of stopping Iranian nuclear weapon
Britain believes the Iranian nuclear deal remains the best way to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday.
With legislation threatened, Trump administration to brief Congress on Iran crisis
Trump administration officials will brief the U.S. Congress on Wednesday on the killing of an Iranian commander that has sparked a new Middle East crisis, as Democrats push for legislation to rein in the president’s ability to launch a war.
UK PM Johnson calls suggestions he is soft on Trump ‘absolute fiction’
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson shrugged off suggestions on Wednesday that he would fall into line with the United States over its Middle East policy because he wanted a trade deal after Brexit.
