Iran ready to escort Adrian Darya-1 oil tanker in the Gulf: navy commander
Iran is ready to dispatch its naval fleet to escort its Adrian Darya-1 oil tanker, which is currently in Gibraltar, Iran’s navy commander said on Sunday.
Gibraltar says unable to meet U.S. request to seize Iranian tanker
Gibraltar refused a U.S. request to seize the Iranian tanker Grace 1 on Sunday, saying it was unable to comply because it was bound by European Union law.
UK faces food, fuel and drug shortages, says contested leaked document
Britain will face shortages of fuel, food and medicine if it leaves the European Union without a transition deal, according to leaked official documents reported by the Sunday Times whose interpretation was immediately contested by ministers.
India reimposes some curbs on movement, phones in Jammu and Kashmir
Indian authorities reimposed restrictions on movement in major parts of Kashmir’s biggest city, Srinagar, on Sunday after violent overnight clashes between residents and police in which dozens were injured, two senior officials and eyewitnesses said.
Car bomb hits security force in northeastern Syria, at least one killed
A car bomb killed one member of a security force and wounded two others in the Kurdish-controlled city of Qamishli in northeastern Syria on Sunday, the security force said.
Over two dozen rescuers try to save trapped cavers in Poland
More than two dozen rescue workers are battling to save two cavers trapped in a cavern in Poland’s Tatra mountains, the mountain rescue service said on Sunday, after a narrow tunnel flooded with water, blocking their exit.
No-Deal Brexit document leaked by former minister: UK government source
Documents detailing the negative impact of a no-deal Brexit were leaked by a former minister in an attempt to try and influence the government’s negotiations with the European Union, a government source said on Sunday.
Leaked Brexit documents show worst-case scenario: minister
Leaked British government documents warning of the impact of a no-deal Brexit are based on a worst-case scenario, said Michael Gove, the minister in charge of coordinating preparations for leaving the European Union without a deal.
Yemen’s war cut a father’s route to work, now his toddler starves
Before Yemen’s war broke out four years ago Ali Muhammad used to cross the border into Saudi Arabia to work, joining thousands of other Yemenis from his poor, mountainous region.
Islamic State claims Afghan wedding suicide blast that killed 63
The Islamic State (IS) militant group claimed responsibility on Sunday for a suicide blast at a wedding reception in Afghanistan that killed 63 people, underlining the dangers the country faces even if the Taliban agrees a pact with the United States.
