With Iran nuclear deal on the brink, U.S. vows to choke off Iranian oil sales
World powers warned Iran to respect the terms of their nuclear deal in talks on Friday that Tehran said were the “last chance” to save the pact, as Washington vowed to choke off all sales of Iranian oil.
Death toll rises at Glencore mine in Congo after collapse
The number of artisanal miners killed by a landslide at a copper and cobalt mine run by Glencore in Congo rose to 43 on Friday and officials said the army would deploy at the mine as the search for more victims continued.
China’s Xi, Germany’s Merkel agree Iran issue should be resolved peacefully: Xinhua
Chinese President Xi Jinping and German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed the Iran nuclear issue should be resolved peacefully and that further escalation of tension should be avoided, China’s official Xinhua news agency said on Friday.
Genoa blasts away remnants of tragic motorway bridge
Italian engineers on Friday blew up the looming remnants of a motorway viaduct in the northern city of Genoa whose collapse last August killed 43 people.
Italy puts captain of migrant-rescue ship under investigation
Italian prosecutors have put the German captain of a rescue ship under investigation for allegedly aiding people-smugglers, raising the stakes in a standoff that is preventing the boat coming ashore with 40 rescued migrants from Africa.
BBC cut crude remark about France by Johnson while he was foreign minister: paper
The British Broadcasting Corporation agreed to cut a crude remark made by Boris Johnson about the French while he was Britain’s foreign minister after the government said it could upset relations, a newspaper said.
UK PM May tells Putin to stop destabilizing activities: spokeswoman
Prime Minister Theresa May told President Vladimir Putin on Friday that their countries can only have a different relationship if Russia stops the behavior that threatens to undermine international security, her spokeswoman said.
Trump prepares for ‘productive’ talks with Xi on trade war
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he hoped for productive talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on a trade war that is casting a shadow on global growth, but said he had not made any promises about a reprieve from escalating tariffs.
Wealth managers head to Singapore as China concerns dim Hong Kong’s lure
Some foreign wealth managers are scrapping plans to open offices in Hong Kong in favor of Singapore, as the rich begin to move funds from the Chinese territory where a new extradition bill has stoked public unrest, people familiar with the matter said….
Death toll rises to 43 at Glencore mine in Congo after collapse; more expected
The number of artisanal miners killed by a landslide at a copper and cobalt mine run by Glencore in southeast Congo rose to 43 on Friday and could climb further as the search for missing workers continues, local officials said.
