Iran Under Sanctions: A Scramble For Cancer Care And Blame To Go Around
Shortages affecting hospitals and clinics are a perilous example of an economic crisis that has worsened since the U.S. imposed economic and financial penalties on the country.
Who is ‘Mr No Deal’? Johnson, EU spar on Brexit at G7
Accusing one another of being “Mr No Deal”, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and EU Council President Donald Tusk exchanged accusations at the G7 summit Saturday over who will be to blame if Britain crashes out the bloc without an accord. Johnson …
‘Points of convergence’ for Trump and Macron on Iran, Amazon, trade: French presidency
French President Emmanuel Macron and his US counterpart Donald Trump have found “major points of convergence” on subjects including trade, Iran’s nuclear programme and the wildfires consuming large parts of the Amazon, a French presidency official said…
Syrian troops surround Turkish post in country’s northwest
A heavily fortified Turkish observation post in the northwestern village of Morek stood surrounded on all sides by Syrian troops Saturday, a testament to the rapid advance of President Bashar Assad’s forces in Syria’s northwest over the past three week…
Violence Returns To Hong Kong As Police Fire Tear Gas And Protesters Fight Back
After a period of peace in Hong Kong, protests on Saturday turned violent. Police fired tear gas at pro-democracy demonstrators who barricaded roads with bamboo and hurled bricks at authorities.
Minister says Turkey, US have begun work on Syria safe zone
Turkey’s defense minister said Saturday that military officials from Turkey and the United States have begun work to create a “safe zone” along its border in northeastern Syria. Turkey’s official Anadolu news agency quoted Defense Minister Hulusi Akar…
Merkel Defends Macron’s Zarif-to-Biarritz Gambit: G-7 Update
(Bloomberg) — Group of Seven leaders have gathered in Biarritz, France and the host, French President Emmanuel Macron, has just pulled a massive surprise on his guests by inviting the Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif.Merkel Defends Macron Decision…
Get Your History Book Out: The Allies Bombed Hitler Back Into the Stone Age
Curtis LeMay, who departed Europe to direct the devastation from the air upon Japan, said, “As to worrying about the morality of what we were doing, nuts! I was a soldier, soldiers fight. If we made it through the day without exterminating too many of …
Boris Johnson’s Long Journey From Trump Hater to Best Friend
(Bloomberg) — In December 2015, Boris Johnson joked that he wouldn’t go to some parts of New York because of the risk of meeting Donald Trump, a man of "stupefying ignorance."How times change.Johnson was London’s popular mayor, Trump a presi…
Released Iranian Oil Tanker Switches Direction, Heads for Turkey
(Bloomberg) — The Iranian oil tanker that the U.S. sought to seize in Gibraltar has changed its heading to southern Turkey, raising concern that its cargo will end up in Syria.The Iranian-flagged Adrian Darya 1 switched its destination to the Turkish …
Yemen officials: Government forces take separatist camps
Forces loyal to Yemen’s internationally recognized government on Saturday took control of a headquarters and at least three military camps from a separatist militia backed by the United Arab Emirates in and outside a key southern city, military officia…
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