DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran would be open to talks with the United States if Washington apologizes for exiting a 2015 nuclear deal and compensates Tehran, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday, cautioning that U.S. calls for discussions were insincere. … Read More
Tokyo/London | Japan has given the UK just six weeks to strike a post-Brexit deal, putting Boris Johnson’s government under pressure to agree one of the fastest trade negotiations in history — and Britain’s first in more than 40 years. Time is so … Read More
Home secretary Priti Patel. Picture: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire The threat from radicalized extremists planning and carrying out terror attacks on their own is growing, Home Secretary Priti Patel warned as she paid tribute to the victims of Saturday’s stabbing in … Read More
A leaked report produced by analysts at Israel’s Ministry of Intelligence urges the government to annex occupied territories in the West Bank as soon as possible, in case Donald Trump loses the upcoming United States presidential elections in November. The … Read More
Vladimir Putin launches a fresh attack against Poland’s role in the Second World War, but some in the West may be receptive to his message. President Vladimir Putin’s recent article reinterpreting the Second World War has the Russian president presenting … Read More
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has finally picked on someone his own size: Finland. His officials have virtually accused the Finns of genocide of Soviet civilians in “concentration camps,” allegedly complete with gas chambers, during the Second World War. It is … Read More
Tensions have been rising between the 27-member bloc and China over a range of issues, including Hong Kong and the coronavirus pandemic. After speaking with Chinese leaders, EU chiefs sent out a stern message to China. Top EU officials struck … Read More
People wearing masks as they pray during a ceremony of Buddha’s birthday at Jogyesa Temple on 30 May 2020 in Seoul, South Korea. Source: Getty South Korean authorities have said for the first time the country is in the midst … Read More
In the long run, the COVID-19 pandemic may change Europe’s economy for the better. People wearing face masks walk in front of a euro sign in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, on April, 24. YANN SCHREIBER/AFP/GETTY IMAGES Germany’s fiscal prudence hasn’t made … Read More
FRANKFURT – More than 1,000 employees at German meat processing firm Toennies have tested positive for coronavirus, prompting local health authorities to order all 6,500 employees and their families to go into quarantine. The localized lockdown is a setback for … Read More