U.S. considering additional Iran sanctions, perhaps in May: U.S. official
The United States government is considering additional sanctions against Iran that would target areas of its economy that have not been hit before, a senior Trump administration official told reporters on Monday.
U.S. sends message to Turkey, halts F-35 equipment shipments
The United States has halted delivery of equipment related to the stealthy F-35 fighter aircraft to Turkey, a Pentagon spokesman said on Monday, marking the first concrete U.S. step to block delivery of the jet to the NATO ally in light of Ankara’s pla…
Iran says U.S. sanctions have helped slow flood aid
Iran said on Monday that U.S. sanctions were impeding aid workers from sending helicopters to flood-hit regions of the country because of the poor state of the national helicopter fleet.
Pentagon halts deliveries, activities linked to Turkey’s F-35 capability
The Pentagon has suspended deliveries and activities linked to Turkey’s F-35 fighter jet operational capability, a spokesman said on Monday, unless Ankara gives up its commitment to take delivery of a Russian missile defense system.
Venezuela’s Guaido pledges more protests over power, water shortages
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido on Monday called on supporters to continue taking to the streets to protest power and water shortages, as the government of President Nicolas Maduro appeared prepared to begin a rationing program.
Up to 200 UK Conservative lawmakers call for ‘managed’ no-deal Brexit: ITV’s Peston
A junior minister in Prime Minister Theresa May’s government is said to have collected 200 signatures from Conservative lawmakers for a letter calling for a ‘managed’ no-deal Brexit, ITV’s Political Editor Robert Peston said.
India’s fraud investigator arrests ex-chairman of debt-laden IL&FS
India’s Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) has arrested the former chairman of debt-laden Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services (IL&FS) in connection with an ongoing investigation into the lender, a government official said on Monday.
Senior U.S. House Republican questions Trump plan to cut Central American aid
The top Republican on the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee said on Monday that cutting aid to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras would make the situation there worse, not better, a sign that President Donald Trump will face bipa…
Northern Ireland’s DUP won’t support any alternative Brexit plans in Monday’s votes
Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party will not support any of the four alternative Brexit options being voted upon in parliament on Monday, DUP lawmaker Sammy Wilson told parliament.
Mexican president wants to ‘bring order’ to Central American migration to U.S.
Mexico will help to regulate the flow of Central American migrants passing through its territory to the United States, but the root causes behind the phenomenon must be tackled, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday.
