Iranians despair over nuclear deal confrontation
Iran’s decision to further challenge the United States by boosting its uranium enrichment beyond limits in its 2015 nuclear deal has deepened fears among Iranians that their country will remain in crisis mode over the long term.
Russia calls tirade against Putin on Georgian TV a ploy to derail ties
Russia on Monday condemned an obscenity-laden tirade against President Vladimir Putin on a Georgian TV station, calling it a shameful and unacceptable provocation by radical political forces intended to damage relations.
Outgoing Greek premier Tsipras hands over power to conservatives
Outgoing Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Monday handed over power to his successor Kyrikos Mitsotakis who swept to a landslide victory in snap elections with a pledge to boost investments, cut taxes and create jobs.
Congolese army fires in the air during protest near Glencore plant
Congolese soldiers fired in the air on Monday as illegal miners protested outside a metallurgical plant on a copper and cobalt concession run by Glencore, a witness said.
Former Erdogan ally Babacan resigns from ruling AK Party
Former Turkish deputy prime minister Ali Babacan said on Monday he was resigning from President Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party over “deep differences” with the party’s direction and said that Turkey needed a new vision.
Iran says it has passed enrichment cap set in 2015 nuclear deal
Iran has passed the 3.67% uranium enrichment cap set by its landmark 2015 nuclear deal and may enrich at even higher levels, the spokesman for Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation, Behrouz Kamalvandi, said on Monday according to the IRIB news agency.
EU calls on Iran to stop any steps against international nuclear deal
The European Union is “extremely concerned” about Iran’s announcement on enriching uranium above internationally-approved levels and calls on Tehran to “stop and reverse” any action that goes against the world powers’ nuclear deal with the Islamic repu…
U.N.’s Bachelet ‘appalled’ at U.S. treatment of migrants and refugees
U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet is “appalled” at the conditions in which the United States is keeping detained migrants and refugees, including children, her office said in a statement on Monday.
ICC convicts Congo’s Ntaganda of war crimes
Judges at the International Criminal Court on Monday convicted Bosco Ntaganda, a former Congolese military leader, on charges of atrocities including murder, rape and conscripting child soldiers.
Iran must be persuaded to stick to nuclear deal: Germany
Iran must be persuaded to stick to its commitments set by the 2015 nuclear deal, a spokesman for the German Foreign Ministry said on Monday, after Tehran announced it would boost its uranium enrichment above a cap set by the accord.
