Pompeo visits Brexit Britain as Iran reduces nuclear compliance
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited Britain on Wednesday to pitch a post-Brexit ‘special relationship’ as Iran said it may stop complying with some parts of the big-power nuclear deal that the United States withdrew from a year ago.
UK PM May says working on Brexit agreement with Labour
The British government is working to reach a Brexit agreement with the opposition Labour Party which can win the support of parliament, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday.
Delay in Britain leaving EU is not about me, UK’s May says
Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday that the delay in Britain leaving the European Union was not an issue related to her leadership.
Berlin has no new date for visit from U.S.’s Pompeo after cancellation
Germany cannot yet say when U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Berlin after he canceled a previously scheduled trip on Tuesday to go to Iraq, a German foreign ministry spokesman said on Wednesday.
Germany urges Iran not to take any aggressive steps
Germany regrets statements made by the Iranian government and urges Tehran not to take any aggressive steps, a government spokesman said on Wednesday after Iran said it was scaling back curbs to its nuclear program under a 2015 deal.
Kabul attackers target foreign aid group with blast, dozens wounded
Afghan forces exchanged gunfire on Wednesday with attackers who set off a car bomb and burst into the compound of an international aid group in Kabul, the latest brazen assault by Taliban insurgents even as they hold peace talks.
Brexit talks between UK government and opposition near collapse – ITV
Talks between Britain’s government and the main opposition Labour Party to break the Brexit deadlock are on the verge of collapse, broadcaster ITV’s political editor said on Wednesday.
Iran says its nuclear pact roll-back is legal and reversible – RIA
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told his Russian counterpart on Wednesday that Tehran’s decision to scale back some curbs to its nuclear program was legal and reversible, the RIA news agency reported.
Iran rolls back pledges under nuclear pact abandoned by Washington
Iran announced on Wednesday it was scaling back curbs to its nuclear program under a 2015 deal with world powers, and threatened to do more — including enriching uranium to a higher level — if countries did not shield it from U.S. sanctions.
South Africa’s ANC seen winning election but support sliding
The African National Congress faced its toughest electoral test on Wednesday as it sought to reverse a slide in support from voters frustrated by graft and racial inequalities a generation after it won power in South Africa’s first all-race poll.
