Rouhani says Iran ready to confront U.S. after military parade attack
President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday Iran was ready to confront the United States and its Gulf Arab allies, a day after an attack on an Iranian military parade killed 25 people, including 12 members of the elite Revolutionary Guards.
Iran summons UAE envoy over parade attack comments: state TV
Iran’s foreign ministry on Sunday summoned the United Arab Emirates’ charge d’affaires over comments made about a military parade attack that killed 25 people, including members of the Revolutionary Guards, state television said.
Snuff out ‘any whiff’ of resurgent anti-Semitism, pope says
Pope Francis said on Sunday that society should be vigilant for “any whiff” of resurgent anti-Semitism, calling for new generations to be taught the horrors of the Holocaust.
PM May, EU leaders need to look at room for movement on Brexit: UK lawmaker
Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit proposals seem to have no life left in them and the government and European leaders need to look at what room for movement there is in negotiations, a senior pro-EU lawmaker from her Conservatives said on Sunday.
UK opposition Labour plans to give workers a third of seats on company boards
Britain’s main opposition Labour Party would require large companies to reserve at least one third of the seats on their boards for workers, party leader Jeremy Corbyn said on Sunday.
UK government on verge of collapse: opposition Labour deputy leader
British Prime Minister Theresa May’s government is on the verge of collapse and there could be another national election soon, the opposition Labour Party’s deputy leader Tom Watson said on Sunday.
Delta flight makes emergency landing in Tokyo: airline
A Delta Air Lines plane flying from Shanghai to Seattle made an emergency landing in the Japanese capital on Sunday for an equipment check, a Delta customer service representative said.
UK’s Labour wants election if PM May can’t get backing for Brexit deal
Britain’s opposition Labour Party wants a national election if Prime Minister Theresa May cannot win the support of parliament for her Brexit deal, its business spokeswoman said on Sunday.
Jihadist group rejects deal for Syria’s Idlib, main faction yet to declare stance
A jihadist faction in the Idlib region of northwestern Syria has rejected a Turkish-Russian deal that requires “radical” insurgents to withdraw from a demilitarized zone, and urged rebels to launch new military operations.
China navy ship makes maiden visit to Venezuela after Maduro visit
A Chinese naval ship has traveled to Venezuela for the first time, following a visit by President Nicolas Maduro to Beijing this month, where he had been looking to gain China’s support for the Latin American nation’s struggling economy.
