France’s center-right party leader steps down after poor EU election results
The leader of France’s center-right opposition Les Republicains political party Laurent Wauquiez said on Sunday he will quit as the party’s president after it recorded its lowest score ever in last week’s European parliament elections.
Qatar says it has reservations about Arab statements on Iran
Qatar said on Sunday it has reservations about hardline statements on Iran made at emergency summits of Gulf and wider Arab states called by Saudi Arabia, becoming the second Arab country to reject the statement following Iraq.
Opposition conservatives prevail in Greek local election runoffs
Local elections in Greece on Sunday saw the conservative opposition party making further gains against the ruling Syriza ahead of an expected general election next month, initial results indicated.
U.S. prepared to talk to Iran with ‘no preconditions’, Iran sees ‘word-play’
The United States is prepared to engage with Iran without pre-conditions about its nuclear program but needs to see the country behaving like “a normal nation”, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday.
Pope pleas for European unity, says ideologies threaten its existence
Pope Francis made an impassioned plea for Europe to stick together and revive the ideals of its founders on Sunday, saying ideologies and fear-mongering politicians were threatening its very existence as a bloc.
Pope pleas for European unity, at threat from ideologies
Pope Francis made an impassioned plea for Europe to stick together and revive the ideals of its founders on Sunday, saying ideologies and fear-mongering politicians were threatening its very existence as a bloc.
Finland’s center-left coalition concludes talks to form new government
Five center-left parties concluded talks on Sunday to form a new government in Finland, Social Democrat leader Antti Rinne, set to become the first leftist prime minister for 20 years, said on Twitter.
At least two migrants die, 25 missing in boat accident off Libyan coast
At least two migrants died and around 25 others were missing after their inflatable boat capsized off the western Libyan coast, a spokesman for the coastguard said on Sunday.
U.S. prepared to talk to Iran without ‘pre-conditions’, Iran sees ‘word-play’
The United States is prepared to engage with Iran without pre-conditions about its nuclear program but needs to see the country behaving like “a normal nation”, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday.
Iran’s Rouhani says U.S. ‘should return to normal state’ for talks: official website
Reacting to a U.S. offer to talk with Iran without pre-conditions, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday it was Washington that had left the negotiating table, and it “should return to normal state”.
