Syria cautions against ‘foreign intervention’ in constitution body
Syria said on Monday the work of any new constitutional committee should be free of foreign intervention, suggesting Damascus remains insistent that a long-awaited step in a stalled peace process should respect its sovereignty.
Indonesia says 20 killed, scores hurt in fresh unrest in Papua
Indonesian security forces said on Monday that 19 civilians and a soldier had been killed during rioting in two towns in Papua, in an escalation of violence in a region that in recent weeks has seen its most serious civil unrest in years over perceived…
Trump on Iran meeting: “We’ll see what happens”
U.S. President Donald Trump, arriving at the United Nations General Assembly on Monday, was asked about the possibility of meeting Iranian leader Hassan Rouhani after tensions over an attack on Saudi oil facilities.
UK’s Johnson says it’s time to move forward and do new Iran deal
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday that regardless of anyone’s views on the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and major powers it was time to negotiate a new agreement.
UK’s Harry and Meghan start South African tour in Nyanga township
Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan started their tour of South Africa on Monday in a township known as the country’s “murder capital”.
EU’s Barnier says it’s hard to see Brexit solution
The European Union’s Brexit negotiator said on Monday it was difficult to see a way to break the Brexit impasse as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s demand to drop an insurance policy for the Irish border was unacceptable.
Bid to force Britain’s Labour to immediately back remaining in EU fails
Members of Britain’s Labour Party voted against deciding to immediately campaign to stay in the European Union, a boost to leader Jeremy Corbyn who wants to first secure a national election and then determine Labour’s stance.
Britain’s Labour votes in favor of Corbyn’s Brexit stance
Members of Britain’s Labour Party voted in favor of leader Jeremy Corbyn’s Brexit stance on Monday, backing his bid to hold an election and then decide whether to campaign to remain in or leave the European Union in a new referendum.
Macron to meet Trump, Rouhani to push mediation efforts
French President Emmanuel Macron said he would meet Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Monday and U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday as he seeks to defuse tensions between Washington and Tehran.
British tanker Stena Impero free to leave: Iran ambassador to UK
The detained British-flagged tanker Stena Impero is “free to leave,” Iran’s ambassador to the United Kingdom, Hamid Baeidinejad, said on Twitter on Monday.
