U.S. intends more sanctions on Russia over chemical weapons: spokeswoman
The U.S. State Department intends to impose more sanctions on Russia for failing to meet conditions under an international chemical weapons law after a nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy in Britain in March, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
Pompeo allows sanctions exception for Iran port development
The top U.S. diplomat has granted an exception to certain U.S. sanctions that will allow the India-led development of a port in Iran as part of a new transportation corridor designed to boost Afghanistan’s economy, a State Department spokesman said on …
Egypt’s Sisi orders review of law curbing NGOs
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ordered on Tuesday a review of a law long criticized by human rights groups that restricts the work of non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
UK PM office rejects BBC report on November Brexit timetable
Britain wants a Brexit agreement by the end of November and Prime Minister Theresa May would give a speech on Nov. 19 saying she had delivered on the referendum with a deal which brings the country back together, the BBC reported on Tuesday.
Cameroon leader tells separatists to down arms after child kidnappings
Cameroon’s president demanded on Tuesday that anglophone separatists lay down their arms, a day after dozens of schoolchildren were seized in a kidnapping the army blamed on the rebels.
Brazil’s Moro: justice ministry will not be used to persecute opponents
Brazil anti-corruption judge Sergio Moro, picked to be right-wing President-elect Jair Bolsonaro’s justice minister, vowed on Tuesday that the ministry will not be used for political persecution but for fighting corruption and organized crime.
Pompeo OKs sanctions exception to allow development of Iran port: State Department
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has granted an exception to certain U.S. sanctions to allow the development of Iran’s Chabahar port to advance Afghanistan’s economic development, a U.S. State Department spokesman said on Tuesday.
DUP leader Foster says Dublin rhetoric could lead to no-deal
The leader of the Northern Irish party propping up British Prime Minister Theresa May’s government says the rhetoric surrounding the current Brexit negotiations suggests “we’re heading toward a no-deal”.
Israeli labor union calls off general strike called for Wednesday
Israel’s main public sector union called off a general strike planned for Wednesday in protest at construction-site deaths, saying the government had agreed to approve safety standards.
Lawyer of freed Pakistani Christian woman to seek asylum in Netherlands: media
The lawyer who helped free a Christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy in Pakistan will seek political asylum in the Netherlands, Dutch news website NU.nl reported on Tuesday.
