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Boris Johnson arrives at Buckingham Palace to be appointed Britain’s next prime minister
Boris Johnson arrives at Buckingham Palace to be appointed Britain's next prime minister. Boris Johnson [File Photo: VCG]
Iran increases uranium enrichment purity beyond 3.67 pct: official
Iran announced on Sunday that it is raising the purity of its enriched uranium beyond limits of the 2015 landmark nuclear deal. "Today, we will start enriching uranium beyond 3.67…
Greek conservatives win first post bailout general elections: first official results
Greece's main opposition conservative New Democracy (ND) party wins Sunday's general elections garnering 39.8 percent of votes against 31.6 percent for the ruling Radical Left SYRIZA party, according to estimates…
Conservatives have strong mandate to change Greece, will deliver, says winner of general elections
Greece's conservatives received a strong mandate from Greek people to change the country over the next four years and will deliver, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, leader of the main opposition conservative New…
Step by step, Africa inches toward ‘historic’ free trade zone
The African Union (AU) launches the "operational phase" this weekend of a long-awaited trade accord, but analysts say the continent faces an uphill task to transform the pact into reality.…
Netanyahu calls for European action against Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged European leaders on Sunday to reimpose sanction on Iran, hours after Tehran said it will enrich uranium beyond the nuclear deal's limits. Speaking at…
U.S. threatens Iran with more “isolation, sanctions” after nuclear expansion
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday warned that Iran's move to raise its uranium enrichment concentration would result in "further isolation and sanctions." Earlier in the day, Iran…
Frankfurt prepares to defuse WWII bomb, thousands evacuated
Thousands of people have been evacuated from a district of Frankfurt that includes the European Central Bank headquarters as authorities prepare to defuse a 500-kilo (1,100-pound) World War II bomb.…
Jury to consider death penalty in Chinese scholar killing
The same federal jury that last month convicted a former University of Illinois doctoral student of kidnapping and torturing a scholar visiting from China will now be asked to decide…
Venezuela urges UN to intervene against U.S. sanctions
Venezuela on Friday urged the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, to intervene against the U.S. trade and financial sanctions which are undermining Venezuela's economy. Addressing a…