Israel says to negotiate border land lease extension with Jordan
Israel will negotiate with Jordan an extension of a 25-year Israeli lease of border land under a 1994 peace treaty, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday.
Jordan tells Israel it won’t renew lease over territory under peace treaty
Jordan told Israel on Sunday it would not renew a 25-year lease of two tracts of territory along its border, where Israel had certain rights under a 1994 peace treaty, but Israel said it would negotiate with Jordan to extend the lease.
German foreign minister: U.S. should consider consequences of leaving nuclear treaty
Germany’s Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said the United States should consider the consequences, both for Europe and for future disarmament efforts, of pulling out of an international treaty aimed at eliminating a class of nuclear weapons.
Taiwan train crash kills at least 18, injures 160
At least 18 people died and 160 were injured when a train derailed in northeastern Taiwan on Sunday, authorities said.
UK’s Raab says open to extending Brexit transition as PM May’s critics step up attacks
Britain could accept extending the post-Brexit transition period by a few months if the European Union drops its proposals for a so-called Northern Irish backstop, Britain’s Brexit minister Dominic Raab said on Sunday.
Saudi explanation of Khashoggi killing ‘not enough’, Mnuchin says
Saudi Arabia’s explanation of the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi was a “good first step but not enough”, the U.S. Treasury secretary said on Sunday, adding it was premature to discuss any sanctions against Riyadh over the incident.
Israel puts West Bank Bedouin village eviction on hold for several weeks
Israel said on Sunday it would put on hold for “a number of weeks” its threatened razing of a Bedouin village in the occupied West Bank amid international calls to drop the plan, saying it would try to negotiate an evacuation.
Indian PM Modi hails forgotten heroes in dig at opposition party
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that many of the country’s heroes from World War Two had been deliberately ignored, with his comments interpreted by many as an attack on the opposition Congress Party.
Iran names new economy minister in reshuffle as U.S. sanctions bite
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani appointed academic Farhad Dejpasand as the new economy and finance minister in a cabinet reshuffle on Sunday, state television reported, as the country faces mounting U.S. sanctions.
Ferry hits yachts in heavy fog off Isle of Wight
A ferry collided with at least two yachts and then ran aground in heavy fog off the Isle of Wight in southern England on Sunday, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency said.
