UK urgently seeking information after reports of seized tanker in Gulf
Britain said it was urgently seeking further information after a British-flagged tanker took a sudden turn into Iranian waters.
Pompeo says Iran needs to ‘come to the table’ for talks as tensions rise
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday that the United States needed Iran to “come to the table” for negotiations, amid rising tensions between Washington and Tehran in the Gulf that have impacted global oil markets.
‘No doubt about it,’ Trump says as Iran challenges his report of drone downing
President Donald Trump said there was “no doubt” the U.S. Navy had brought down an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz this week while Tehran showed video footage that it said disproved the incident even happened.
EU plans to offer Boris Johnson no-deal Brexit extension: The Guardian
The European Union is preparing to offer Boris Johnson, the favorite to be Britain’s next prime minister, a no-deal Brexit extension beyond Oct. 31, the Guardian newspaper reported on Friday.
Trump says Britain’s Johnson would do ‘great job’ as prime minister
U.S. President Trump said on Friday he was looking forward to working with Boris Johnson, the front-runner to be Britain’s next prime minister, and believes Johnson will work out Brexit.
Gibraltar extends detention of Iranian tanker for a month
Gibraltar was granted the power on Friday to detain Iran’s Grace 1 oil tanker for another month, keeping the vessel at the center of a big-power quarrel between Iran and the United States and its allies.
Brexit campaigner wins appeal against over-spending fine
The founder of a youth-focused pro-Brexit campaign has won an appeal against a 20,000 pound ($25,000) fine imposed by the UK electoral regulator for breaching spending rules in the 2016 referendum.
Far from Cape Town tourist sites, a gangland battle rages
Convoys of armored vehicles and soldiers with assault rifles are patrolling gang-ridden streets in some suburbs of Cape Town as authorities seek to quell escalating violence that has killed hundreds of people this year.
Canada offers C$900 million settlement to victims of sexual misconduct in military
The Canadian government has made a C$900 million cash offer to settle lawsuits by victims of sexual harassment, sexual assault and gender-based discrimination in Canada’s military.
Bolsonaro accuses state agency of lying on Brazil deforestation
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday accused the state body responsible for tracking deforestation levels of disclosing false data, after preliminary numbers showed a dramatic rise in July.
