Kremlin says Trump showed readiness to start dialogue on stability, disarmament
U.S. President Donald Trump has shown readiness to start a dialogue with Russia on strategic stability and disarmament,
West calls on Albanians to avoid violence in disputed election
European bodies and the United States called on Albanian parties on Friday to avoid violence during mayoral elections, due to be held across the country on Sunday despite being declared illegal by the president and boycotted by the opposition.
Iran says progress at nuclear deal talks not enough to change course
Progress was made at talks on Friday aimed at saving the Iran nuclear deal but probably not enough to convince the Islamic Republic to change its decision to go over the deal’s core atomic restrictions one by one, Iran’s envoy to the talks said.
Droit de réponse from Arabsat
Arabsat sent Reuters the following response to our article of June 17 headlined “French court sees no ‘clear and illegal disruption’ in Gulf sports piracy case”. Although we do not agree with some of the statements, we are required to publish this text…
U.S. Supreme Court to mull punitive damages against Sudan over embassy bombings
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a bid to reinstate $4.3 billion in punitive damages against Sudan in a lawsuit accusing it of complicity in the 1998 al Qaeda bombings of two U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania that killed 224 people.
German captain becomes anti-populist heroine in Italy migrant standoff
The young German captain of a migrant-rescue ship stranded off Italy dismissed threats of arrest and personal criticism from the country’s far right interior minister on Friday, saying her main priority was the safety of 40 rescued Africans.
Amid Ethiopia unrest, Amhara political party spokesman arrested
Ethiopian authorities on Friday arrested the spokesman of a political party promoting the interests of the Amhara ethnic group, the party president said, in a move linked to what the government has described as a failed regional coup attempt.
Hong Kong residents with UK passports seek right to live in Britain
Samson Ling may have a British passport, but it offers him no route out of Hong Kong to a life in London as protests grow against an extradition bill that many see as an example of growing Chinese influence in the financial hub.
U.S. Supreme Court to hear bid to revive punitive damages against Sudan over embassy bombings
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a bid to reinstate $4.3 billion in punitive damages against Sudan in a lawsuit accusing it of complicity in the 1998 al Qaeda bombings of two U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania that killed 224 people.
Last-ditch talks to keep Iran under nuclear limits headed for failure
Last-ditch talks to persuade Tehran not to exceed nuclear limits within days were on course for failure on Friday, as Iranian officials said their demands had not been met and Washington rebuffed European calls to ease sanctions to allow negotiations.
