Iran warns EU over nuclear commitments as deadline for further steps looms
Iran said on Monday it would further reduce its commitments under a 2015 nuclear deal if European parties failed to shield Tehran’s economy from sanctions reimposed by the United States after Washington quit the accord last year.
Georgian PM Bakhtadze steps down, warns against political divisions
Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze announced his resignation on Monday after little more than a year in the job and said the country must not be riven by political divisions that could play into Russia’s hands.
U.S. special envoy shows draft deal with Taliban to Afghan president
The U.S. special representative for Afghanistan showed Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Monday the draft of an agreement between the United States and the Taliban expected to clear the way for a phased U.S. troop withdrawal, officials said.
Disapproval of Bolsonaro presidency jumps after Amazon crisis: poll
Brazilians saying that President Jair Bolsonaro is doing a “bad or terrible” job rose to 38% from 33% previously, following global outcry over the government’s handling of record fires in the Amazon rainforest.
Afghan president wants U.S. to share details of draft deal with all leaders: spokesman
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Monday told the U.S envoy for Afghanistan to share details of a draft deal between the U.S. and Taliban with all Afghan leaders, the president’s spokesman said.
Get rid of PM’s ‘populist cabal’, Labour’s Corbyn backs new UK election
Britain’s Jeremy Corbyn said on Monday his opposition Labour Party wants a new election above all else to oust Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s “phony, populist cabal”, renewing his support for moves to stop a no-deal Brexit.
Macron’s reform drive faces high-risk pension overhaul
President Emmanuel Macron embarks this week on the next – and likely most perilous – leg of his reform drive by launching talks with unions on an overhaul of France’s convoluted pension system to plug a chronic deficit.
Hong Kong neighborhoods echo with late night cries for freedom
Every night at 10 p.m., Hong Kong neighborhoods and university dorms echo with pro-democracy and anti-government chants, the latest form of protest in the Chinese-ruled city where a civil disobedience movement has been going on for more than 12 weeks.
Tunisian candidates start their presidential campaigns
Tunisian presidential candidates began campaigning on Monday for the Sept. 15 election against a backdrop of economic troubles and a militant shooting that underlined the challenges facing the only democracy to emerge from the 2011 Arab uprisings.
Indonesian students invent pinger to find quake victims
It’s the size of a credit card and about as slim.
