Iranian tanker switches course again, heads to Turkey’s Iskenderun: data
An Iranian tanker at the center of a confrontation between Washington and Tehran changed course again on Friday and was heading back to Turkey, shipping data showed.
UK says watch the Brexit space around EU summit in October
The next big Brexit turning point will be the European Union summit on Oct. 17-18 when Britain hopes there will be something new on Brexit for parliament to discuss, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said on Friday.
UK says it has made alternative Irish border backstop proposals
Britain has made alternative proposals to replace the Irish border backstop and it is simply wrong of Ireland and other EU countries to suggest that London has not, British Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said on Friday.
Japan PM: Aiming to do everything possible to ease Middle East tension
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Friday he plans to do everything he can to ease tension in the Middle East and wants to talk with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly session that starts in September…
Ukraine president’s office says no prisoner swap with Russia yet
The office of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday said no prisoner swap had taken place with Russia yet and the process was ongoing, after an earlier Facebook post by Ukraine’s general prosecutor suggested a swap had been completed.
China’s Xi sees bigger role for joint energy exploration with Philippines
Chinese President Xi Jinping said China and the Philippines could take a “bigger step” in the joint development of oil and gas resources in the South China Sea if they can properly handle their dispute over sovereignty.
UK’s Raab says suspending parliament is lawful and proper
British foreign minister Dominic Raab said on Friday accusations that his government’s suspension of parliament was a constitutional outrage were “nonsense”.
Exclusive: Amid crisis, China rejected Hong Kong plan to appease protesters – sources
Earlier this summer, Carrie Lam, the chief executive of Hong Kong, submitted a report to Beijing that assessed protesters’ five key demands and found that withdrawing a contentious extradition bill could help defuse the mounting political crisis in the…
‘Where do I go?’ EU citizens face legal limbo after decades in Britain
Anna Amato was just two when she moved to Britain from Italy with her parents 55 years ago.
Ukraine president’s office says no prisoner swap with Russia yet
The office of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday no prisoner swap had taken place with Russia yet and the process was ongoing, after an earlier Facebook post by Ukraine’s general prosecutor suggested a swap had been completed.
