UK not paying Brexit bill would be debt default, French source says
A source close to French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday that failing to pay a 39 billion pound ($50 billion) Brexit bill when Britain leaves the European Union would amount to a sovereign debt default.
No injuries reported at residential fire in London: ambulance service
No injuries have so far been reported at a fire in east London, a London Ambulance spokesman said on Sunday, adding that ambulance units were still at the scene.
Qatari foreign minister urges de-escalation in U.S.-Iran row
Qatar has been talking to both Iran and the United States about de-escalation, Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani told reporters in London on Sunday, urging both sides to meet and find a compromise.
Qatar will support any Middle East peace plan approved by Palestinians: foreign minister
Qatar will accept any Middle East peace plan that is acceptable to the Palestinians, Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani said on Sunday, warning that any U.S.-led solution cannot be imposed on Palestinians.
No injuries reported so far at blaze at block of flats in London: ambulance service
No injuries have so far been reported at a fire in east London, a London Ambulance spokesman said on Sunday, adding that ambulance units were still at the scene.
Ten fire engines called to fire at a block of flats in London: Fire brigade
Ten fire engines and 70 firefighters were called to a blaze at a block of flats in east London on Sunday, the fire brigade said on its Twitter feed.
German minister to meet Iran’s Rouhani in bid to save nuclear pact
Germany’s foreign minister will meet Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in Tehran on Monday, a German diplomatic source said, as part of a concerted European effort to preserve Iran’s nuclear pact with world powers and defuse rising U.S.-Iranian tensions…
Hong Kong plunged into political crisis after huge protest against extradition law
Riot police surrounded Hong Kong’s parliament early on Monday after what had been a peaceful million-strong protest against an extradition bill descended into running clashes between police and protesters.
Trump says U.S. will release more details on Mexico immigration deal
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday his administration will release additional details of its agreement with Mexico as he denied a news report that there were no new major commitments made by Mexico to stem a flow of Central American migrants at…
Syrian rebel town buries goalie who became ‘singer of the revolution’
Thousands of people flocked to the funeral on Sunday of a Syrian soccer star turned fighter who became an icon of the revolt against President Bashar al-Assad.
