Pompeo sees a lot of work needed at North Korea, U.S. nuclear talks
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said much work remained to be done at U.S.-North Korean nuclear talks that began in Sweden on Saturday aimed at ending a stalemate, expressing hope that “a set of dialogues” would follow in coming weeks and months.
Hong Kong goes quiet as subway, shops close after night of violence
Hong Kong fell eerily silent on Saturday, with the subway and most shopping malls closed in an unprecedented shutdown of one of the world’s biggest commercial centers after the government invoked emergency measures to curb months of unrest.
UK urges U.S. to rethink immunity for diplomat’s wife after crash
Britain’s foreign minister on Saturday urged the United States to reconsider its decision to let a U.S. diplomat’s wife who was involved in a fatal car crash to use her diplomatic immunity to leave Britain.
U.S. warns Turkey over offshore drilling near Cyprus
There are rules in exploring energy resources in the Mediterranean Sea, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Saturday, warning Turkey not to engage in drilling activity that is “illegal” and “unacceptable”.
Spain’s Ciudadanos proposes working with Socialists after elections to break deadlock
The leader of Spain’s center right Ciudadanos said on Saturday the party was open to working with the Socialists after November parliamentary elections, potentially breaking the political deadlock that has led to the country’s fourth vote in as many y…
Unknown assailants kill eight near Rwanda’s volcanoes park: police
Unknown assailants killed eight people on Friday night in Rwanda’s northern area near the Volcanoes National Park that is popular with tourists for its mountain gorillas, police said on Saturday.
Pompeo says hopes for progress in talks with North Korea
The United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Saturday that he was hopeful of progress in nuclear talks with North Korea which started in Stockholm.
Erdogan says Turkey to launch military operation in northeast Syria
Turkey will mount a military operation in northeast Syria, it said on Saturday, after accusing Washington of not doing enough to expel Syrian Kurdish fighters from its border.
Greek PM asks Pompeo for U.S. help to calm Turkish offshore tensions
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis urged the United States on Saturday to use its influence to defuse tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean, where Cyprus and Turkey are locked in a dispute over offshore rights.
Pompeo says no country can hold Europe hostage in energy developments
The United States wants to ensure that rules govern exploration of energy sources in the Mediterranean Sea, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said during a visit to Athens on Saturday, adding that Turkey’s illegal drilling in the region is unacceptable.
