Syrians, facing orders to demolish homes, fear fate in Lebanon
Dima al-Kanj’s house is now a pile of rubble and twisted metal.
Taliban car bomb kills at least 14 as group holds peace talks in Qatar
A Taliban attack on a government security compound in central Afghanistan on Sunday killed at least 14 people and wounded more than 180, including scores of children, hours before a meeting in Qatar aimed at preparing the ground for peace talks.
France says it will not launch dispute resolution for Iran nuclear deal
The French government will not trigger the Iran nuclear deal’s dispute resolution mechanism for now, instead giving itself one week to try to get all parties talking again after Iran decided to enrich uranium above limits agreed in 2015.
China’s envoy to London laments ‘Cold War mentality’
China is not interested in a diplomatic war with Britain but rejects the “Cold War mentality” it has seen from some British politicians over Hong Kong, China’s ambassador to London said on Sunday.
Iranian tanker wasn’t headed to Syria: Iran deputy foreign minister
An Iranian tanker captured by British Royal Marines in Gibraltar was not headed to Syria, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Sunday in a press conference broadcast live on state TV.
Iran says its measures to reduce commitment to nuclear deal ‘reversible’
All measures taken by Iran to scale back its commitments to a 2015 nuclear deal were “reversible” if the European signatories of the pact fulfilled their obligations, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted on Sunday.
Three people gored on first day of Spanish bull-running festival
Three people were gored and a further two people suffered head trauma during the first day of Spain’s best-known bull-running festival in the northern town of Pamplona on Sunday, the Red Cross said.
UK justice minister says likely parliament will find a way to stop no-deal Brexit
British justice minister David Gauke said on Sunday he believed that parliament would find a way to stop a new prime minister taking Britain out of the European Union without a deal.
France’s Macron condemns Iranian violation of 2015 nuclear commitments
French President Emmanuel Macron condemned on Sunday the Iranian decision to enrich uranium above limits agreed upon in 2015, a move he qualified of “violation” of the agreement, an official of the presidency told Reuters.
Trump administration ‘uniquely dysfunctional’, says Britain’s ambassador to U.S.: newspaper
Britain’s ambassador to the United States described President Donald Trump’s administration as “dysfunctional”, “clumsy” and “inept”, the Mail on Sunday newspaper reported, citing a series of confidential memos.
