The Iran Nuclear Deal
The landmark nuclear deal signed two years ago on July 14, 2015 by Iran and major world powers led to a partial lifting of international sanctions on Tehran. Struck in Vienna by the five permanent...
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Two Years On, Nuclear Deal Has Fewer Friends In US and Iran
Signed with pomp and fanfare on July 14, 2015, the Iranian nuclear agreement was heralded as a triumph for American diplomacy and international cooperation on nonproliferation. Two years later, it...
World Reacts With Praise, Sadness To Liu Death
The world hailed Chinese Nobel peace laureate Liu Xiaobo as a brave fighter for human rights after his death from cancer. Liu, a government critic and thorn in the side of the authorities for...
Oladipo, Lowry, Porzingis Join NBA’s Africa Game Lineups
NBA standouts Kyle Lowry, Victor Oladipo and Kristaps Porzingis were among the players named by the league Thursday to rosters for next month's NBA Africa Game at Johannesburg. Team Africa, comprised...
Trump In Paris With Russia Scandal In Tow
French President Emmanuel Macron rolled out the red carpet to welcome Donald Trump to Paris on Thursday for an overseas trip the White House hopes will offer respite from a growing scandal back home....
Nobel Laureate, Liu Xiaobo Dies At 61
China’s most famous political prisoner, the Nobel laureate and democracy icon Liu Xiaobo, has died at the age of 61. The Chinese intellectual and activist, who championed non-violent...
Tillerson Leaves Gulf With No End In Sight To Qatar Crisis
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Thursday wrapped up a four-day mission to the Gulf with little sign of progress in resolving the diplomatic crisis pitting Saudi Arabia and its allies against...
Striker Modeste Leaves Cologne For China
French striker Anthony Modeste made the first major move of the Chinese transfer window when he joined Tianjin Quanjian from Cologne in a deal that could be worth 35 million euros. The forward,...
Apple Unveils ICloud Data Centre In China As Cyber Laws Tightened
Apple has unveiled plans to build a data centre in China to store its local iCloud customers' personal details, marking the first such move by a foreign technology firm following the imposition of...
China Under Pressure To Free Ailing Nobel Laureate
China faced sustained international pressure on Thursday to let cancer-stricken Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo seek treatment abroad, as official hospital updates suggest the democracy champion is close...
Trump Says He Gets Along ‘very, Very Well’ With Putin
US President Donald Trump said in an interview Wednesday that he has a good relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin, after the two met for more than two hours in Hamburg last week. "People...
Trump Finally Emerges In Interview With Pat Robertson
Donald Trump sat down for an interview with Christian conservative broadcaster Pat Robertson on Wednesday amid a cascade of revelations about Russian election meddling that have rocked the White...
Newborn Among Migrants Reaching Italy After Rescue Off Libya
The first of more than 3,500 would-be migrants picked up off the coast of Libya in recent days arrived Wednesday in Italy, as Rome pressures other countries into taking their share. The early morning...
Tillerson To Meet Arab Ministers Over Qatar Boycott
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, touring the crisis-hit Gulf for a round of intense shuttle diplomacy, arrived in Saudi Arabia Wednesday for talks with four Arab states boycotting Qatar....
Germany Says Ready To Treat China’s Liu Xiaobo
Germany said Wednesday it was ready to treat terminally ill Chinese Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo, and urged Beijing to let him leave the country. Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman Steffen Seibert...
Group To Patrol Mediterranean To Stop Migrants Reaching Europe
A group of far-right activists has hired a boat to patrol the Mediterranean and prevent would-be migrants from reaching Europe. The 'Defend Europe' vigilante scheme was announced by anti-immigration...
Topless Protesters Disrupt Woody Allen Concert In Germany
Topless activists interrupted a concert by Woody Allen in Germany, calling for an end to the "culture of silence" around sexual abuse allegations against the US director. The German branch of the...
US Stocks Stable After Midday Trump Tumble
Wall Street stocks finished little changed Tuesday, rebounding from a mid-session swoon sparked by unease over Donald Trump Jr's interactions with Russian interests. Markets had been chugging through...
Chelsea Excuse Diego Costa From Preseason Training
Diego Costa has been excused from the start of Chelsea’s preseason training, a source has confirmed to ESPN FC. Chelsea players return to Cobham to begin their preparations for the new season on...
Far-Right Group Hires Boat To ‘patrol’ Med For Migrants
A group of far-right activists has hired a vessel to patrol the Mediterranean and prevent would-be migrants from reaching Europe, organisers said Tuesday. The "Defend Europe" vigilante scheme was...