Former spy boss says Britain having political nervous breakdown
Britain is having a political nervous breakdown and is taking a huge risk as it prepares to leave the European Union after a divisive referendum, a former senior UK intelligence official said on Saturday.
U.S. envoy says latest peace talks with Taliban ‘most productive’ so far
U.S. and Taliban officials will reconvene on Tuesday to continue peace talks described as the “most productive session” by a top U.S. negotiator leading the discussions with the hardline Islamists group to end the Afghan war.
Yemen’s Houthis attack Saudi Abha Airport: Al-Masirah TV
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement said on Saturday that it carried out drone attacks on military sites at Abha airport in southern Saudi Arabia, the group’s Al-Masirah TV reported.
Iran to lift uranium enrichment to 5%, above level in 2015 deal: official
Iran will announce on Sunday that it will raise its uranium enrichment level to 5%, a concentration above the limit set by its 2015 nuclear deal with six major powers, an Iranian official told Reuters.
Yemen’s Houthis attack Saudi Jizan Airport: Al-Masirah TV
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement said on Saturday that it carried out drone attacks on warplane hangars and other military sites in Jizan airport in southern Saudi Arabia, the group’s Al-Masirah TV reported.
Iran to announce more cuts to nuclear deal commitments on Sunday: Fars
Iran’s senior nuclear negotiator will announce more cuts in its commitments to a 2015 nuclear deal on Sunday, a semi-official news agency reported, amid Iranian accusations that Tehran’s European partners have failed to shield it from U.S. sanctions.
Migrant rescue boat docks at Italy’s Lampedusa port
A migrant rescue boat docked at the port of Lampedusa on Saturday in defiance of a ban on entering Italian waters, the second NGO vessel to clash with Italian authorities in a week.
Dozens of protesters arrested at rallies on Kazakh leader’s birthday
Kazakh police detained dozens of protesters who took to the streets of major cities on Saturday to mark the 79th birthday of veteran leader Nursultan Nazarbayev by demanding he cede power, Reuters witnesses said.
U.S., Taliban peace talks ‘most productive session’: envoy Khalilzad
The U.S. peace envoy leading talks with the Taliban to end the war in Afghanistan said on Saturday the latest discussions were the “most productive session” to date.
U.S. welcomes Sudan power-sharing deal as ‘important step forward’
The United States on Saturday welcomed a provisional agreement forged by Sudan’s ruling military council and a coalition of opposition and protest groups to share power for three years as an “important step forward.”
