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Iran says nuclear deal can be reached if US shows goodwill
Iran said Tuesday a new nuclear deal could be agreed with the United States provided Tehran's longtime adversary shows sufficient goodwill in upcoming talks, as Israel warned of military action if talks drag on.
Foreign Minister Abbas…
China would have agreed TikTok deal if not for US tariffs: Trump
US President Donald Trump said Sunday that China would have agreed to a deal on the sale of TikTok if it were not for the tariffs imposed by Washington on Beijing last week.
Trump on Friday extended the deadline for TikTok to find a…
Britain says Israel’s detention of two UK MPs ‘unacceptable’
Britain's Foreign Secretary David Lammy said Saturday it was "unacceptable" and deeply concerning that Israel had detained two UK lawmakers and denied them entry.
Yuan Yang and Abtisam Mohamed, from the governing Labour Party, flew from…
Anti-Trump rallies rock US
Tens of thousands of protesters flooded the streets of major US cities on Saturday to oppose the divisive policies of President Donald Trump, in the largest demonstrations since his return to the White House.
Opponents of the…
Iran rejects US’s direct talks offer
Iran's top diplomat has dismissed direct negotiations with the United States as pointless over nuclear talks, his office said yesterday.
Trump sent a letter to Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei last month calling for…
South Korea court ousts impeached president Yoon
South Korea's Constitutional Court yesterday unanimously ruled to remove impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol from office over his disastrous martial law declaration, triggering fresh elections after months of political turmoil.
Yoon,…
Trump’s tariff war reshapes how US treats allies
Japan and Taiwan promised billions in investment. Britain offered an invitation from the king.
In the end, even US allies failed to dissuade President Donald Trump from hitting them with tariffs, which threaten to remake not just the…
UK police charge comedian Russell Brand with rape, sexual assaults
British police said they charged actor-comedian Russell Brand on Friday with rape and multiple counts of assault in cases relating to four separate women between 1999 and 2005.
Brand, who was once one of Britain's most high-profile…
Trump faces first electoral setback after Wisconsin Supreme Court vote
Donald Trump's second presidency was dealt a spinning blow by voters in Wisconsin Tuesday as they elected a liberal to the state's Supreme Court, despite his powerful advisor Elon Musk pouring millions into the race to sway the polls.…
EU has ‘strong plan’ to retaliate to US tariffs if ‘necessary’
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said today the bloc still hopes for a "negotiated solution" to US tariffs looming this week, but that "all instruments are on the table" to hit back if necessary.
"We are open to negotiations," the European…