South Africa embassy closed in Nigeria after threats: minister
South Africa has temporarily closed its embassy in Nigeria after threats led to fears for staff safety, Foreign Affairs Minister Naledi Pandor told Reuters, after attacks this week on foreign-owned businesses in South Africa caused a diplomatic spat.
Singapore leader in waiting seen as ‘cut from same cloth’ as Lee family
Mild-mannered, studious and seen as “cut from the same cloth” as his predecessors, Singapore Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat will face the daunting task of reshaping a struggling economy if, as expected, he becomes the wealthy city-state’s next leader….
Taliban claim bomb attack in Afghan capital
A suicide bomber blew himself up on Thursday in the center of Kabul, the Afghan capital, government officials said, with the blast rattling windows and doors in an area near embassies and government buildings.
UK election must not delay Brexit from Oct. 31: Javid
British finance minister Sajid Javid said on Thursday that the government could strike a renegotiated Brexit deal with Brussels and get it through parliament before Oct. 31, despite the prospect of an election in the coming weeks.
Iran’s Zarif tweets: U.S. Treasury is nothing more than a ‘jail warden’
The U.S. Treasury is nothing more than a “jail warden”, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted on Thursday, a day after Washington imposed fresh sanctions designed to choke off the smuggling of Iranian oil.
Taliban claim responsibility for suicide blast in Afghan capital Kabul
The Taliban claimed responsibility for a suicide bomber who targeted a foreign forces convoy in the center of Kabul, the Afghan capital on Thursday.
UK Brexit ‘surrender bill’ means election now needed: Javid
British finance minister Sajid Javid said on Thursday that legislation to delay Brexit which is now set to clear parliament was a “surrender bill” and meant the country would have to hold a national election.
Solomon Islands to sever ties with Taiwan, shift alliance to Beijing
The Solomon Islands intends to sever diplomatic ties with Taiwan and align itself with Beijing, the leader of a high-level government team representing the South Pacific archipelago has said.
UK PM Johnson will say Brexit extension is a betrayal of voters
Prime Minister Boris Johnson will demand an election and say that seeking an extension to Britain’s membership of the European Union is a betrayal of voters who backed Brexit in 2016 in a speech on Thursday.
Netanyahu opposes Iran talks after Trump moots meeting Rouhani
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged world powers on Thursday not to open a dialogue with Iran, after U.S. President Donald Trump said he may meet his Iranian counterpart to resolve a crisis over Tehran’s nuclear project and sanctions agains…
