Pompeo visits Saudi Arabia as U.S. prods Iran for talks
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Saudi Arabia’s king and crown prince on Monday amid heightened tensions with Tehran after President Donald Trump called off a military strike to retaliate for Iran’s downing of a U.S. drone.
Asylum applications in EU rise as more Venezuelans seek refuge
The number of people seeking political asylum in the European Union is rising again, driven up by Latin American refugees, but flows are expected to remain well below the high levels seen during Europe’s 2015 migration crisis, a report said on Monday.
Britain warns of accidental war between United States and Iran
Britain does not think either the United States or Iran want a war but is very concerned an accidental war could be triggered, Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said on Monday.
Iran says U.S. Middle East peace plan is ‘shameful’ and ‘doomed to failure’: Fars
Iranian foreign ministry spokesman said on Monday the U.S. Middle East peace plan that is set to be presented at an international conference in Bahrain this week is “shameful” and “doomed to failure”.
UK PM candidate Hunt: Boris Johnson is a ‘coward’ for avoiding debate
Jeremy Hunt, one of the two people vying to replace British Prime Minister Theresa May, said on Monday that rival Boris Johnson was a coward for avoiding public head-to-head debates on Brexit.
News Corp, Australian national broadcaster to challenge legality of raids
Australia’s state broadcaster and the media company News Corp said on Monday they will challenge the legality of recent police raids on their staff saying the action was unconstitutional and a threat to media freedom.
Iran says it welcomes any defusion of tensions in region: ISNA
Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman said on Monday Tehran welcomes any defusion of tensions in the GUlf region following weeks of deteriorating relations with Washington.
Iran says downing of U.S. drone was a ‘firm response’, can be repeated: Tasnim
Iran on Monday described its shooting down of a U.S. drone in the Gulf last week as a “firm response” to the United States and warned it could be repeated.
Trump to visit South Korea this week for summit with Moon: Blue House
U.S. President Donald Trump will visit South Korea this week to discuss ways to revive nuclear talks with North Korea, the South’s presidential Blue House said on Monday.
Explainer: Money talks in Trump’s Mideast plan. But can it pave way for peace?
More than two years after U.S. President Donald Trump first proposed a plan to revive the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, its first phase will be formally unveiled on Tuesday at an economic workshop in Bahrain.
