Pompeo visits Brexit Britain as Iran warns over nuclear deal
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 nuclear deal which the United States withdrew from a year ago.
France wants to keep Iran nuclear deal alive, warns Tehran over negative actions
France said on Wednesday it wanted to keep the Iran 2015 nuclear deal alive, but warned Tehran that if it were to not keep to its commitments then the question of triggering a mechanism that could lead to sanctions would be on the table.
Iran threatens to resume higher uranium enrichment in standoff on nuclear deal
Iran will resume high level enrichment of uranium if world powers did not protect its interests against U.S. sanctions, President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday, responding to the U.S. withdrawal from a nuclear deal a year ago.
China says Iran nuclear deal should be fully implemented
China’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement should be fully implemented and all sides have a responsibility to ensure it happens.
Pakistani Christian woman Asia Bibi has left the country: lawyer and media
A Pakistani Christian woman who spent eight years on death row over false blasphemy charges, Asia Bibi, has left the country, her lawyer and media said on Wednesday, more than six months after she was acquitted by Pakistan’s top court.
Pakistani Taliban faction claims responsibility for Lahore blast
A Pakistani Taliban faction claimed responsibility for a blast that killed at least nine people in the eastern city of Lahore on Wednesday, the militants said in a statement.
Big blast in Afghan capital, Kabul; no word on casualties
An big explosion went off in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Wednesday, sending a cloud of smoke and dust into the sky, Reuters witnesses said, but it was not clear if there were any casualties.
Armenia’s jailed ex-president: I’ll join struggle against new leaders
Armenia’s imprisoned former president Robert Kocharyan told Reuters powerful opposition forces were coming together to challenge the ex-Soviet state’s new leadership soon, and that he hoped to be among them.
Iran threatens uranium enrichment if world powers do not keep promises: Rouhani
Iran will resume high level enrichment of uranium if world powers did not keep their promises under a 2015 nuclear agreement, President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday, responding to the U.S. withdrawal from the deal a year ago.
Blast near shrine in Pakistan, nine dead: police
A bomb targeting Pakistani police outside a Sufi shrine in the city of Lahore on Wednesday killed nine people, officials said.
