Iran will announce further moves on Monday to scale back compliance with an international nuclear pact that the United States abandoned last year, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Sunday. “Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation tomorrow at the Arak heavy water site will announce...

Algerian former prime minister Ahmed Ouyahia appeared in a court in Algiers on Sunday to be questioned over alleged corruption involving the partner in Algeria of Germany’s Volkswagen, state TV said. This is the second time Ouyahia has been questioned since the Supreme Court last week...

Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba suggested on Sunday that he could be open to a move away from the Premier League side, telling reporters in Tokyo that now "could be a good time to have a new challenge somewhere else." The Frenchman has been linked in the British media with a move to...

Algeria’s former finance minister Karim Djoudi appeared before the Supreme Court Sunday to face questions about corruption accusations, state television reported. He has not been charged but joins a series of senior figures to face investigations since protests broke out this year demanding...

Any suggestion of suspending Parliament to try to force through a so-called no-deal Brexit would be "scandalous" and probably will never happen, Hilary Benn, an opposition Labour lawmaker and chair of the Brexit parliamentary committee, said Sunday. One Conservative hopeful to replace Prime...

A Japanese tanker, attacked in the Gulf in an incident that sparked a new standoff between Washington and Tehran, "arrived safely" Sunday at an anchorage off the UAE, its management said. The Kokuka Courageous was carrying highly flammable methanol through the Gulf of Oman on Thursday when...

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido on Saturday called for an investigation into claims his representatives misappropriated funds intended to help defectors from the Venezuelan military living in Colombia. More than 1,400 members of Venezuela’s armed forces have fled to Colombia this...

Tens of thousands are expected to rally on Sunday to demand the resignation of Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, despite her decision to suspend work on a divisive extradition bill that prompted the largest protests in decades. Huge numbers are expected to take to the streets in Hong...

Britain's ambassador to Iran on Sunday denied he was summoned by the Iranian foreign ministry after London accused Tehran of "almost certainly" being responsible for tanker attacks in the Gulf. "Interesting. And news to me," ambassador Rob Macaire said in a tweet a day after the Iranian...

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has warned against "exploiting" the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi for political gains, in what appeared to be a veiled attack on Turkey. Turkey's ties with Saudi Arabia have come under strain since the brutal murder last October of Khashoggi in...

Iran's deputy foreign minister met a top EU diplomat Saturday to discuss the future of the troubled nuclear deal, state media said, amid rising tensions between Tehran and Washington. The meeting in Tehran between Abbas Araghchi and Helga Schmid, deputy to EU foreign policy chief Federica...

Sudan's chief prosecutor said on Saturday that ousted President Omar al-Bashir would be sent for trial soon on corruption charges related to his three decades in power. Alwaleed Sayed Ahmed Mahmoud told a news conference the trial referral would be made after a one-week period for...

Slovak environmental lawyer Zuzana Caputova was on Saturday sworn in as the EU member's first female president, surprising observers with a speech that lacked the government criticism she was known for on the campaign trail. The community activist, who ran on the slogan "Stand up to evil,"...

Saudi Arabia's energy minister on Saturday called for a "swift and decisive" response to threats against energy supplies following twin attacks on tankers in a vital Gulf shipping channel. "There must be a swift and decisive response to the threat against energy supplies... created by the...

Iran will continue scaling back compliance with a nuclear deal unless other signatories to the pact show “positive signals”, the Iranian president said on Saturday as tensions with the United States escalated over tanker attacks in the Gulf region. Iran stopped complying in May with some...

The United States has granted Iraq another 90-day waiver to continue with vital energy imports from neighboring Iran despite reimposed sanctions, a government source said Saturday. The extension came after "long discussions" with Washington ahead of a looming deadline on a previous...

The Iraqi military says three mortar shells have hit an air base just north of Baghdad where American trainers are present, causing a small fire but no casualties. The military statement says the attack on Balad air base occurred early Saturday. The attack comes amid rising tension in...

A Japanese tanker, one of two vessels attacked in sensitive Gulf waters this week, was heading to port Saturday, its owners said. The Kokuka Courageous was rocked by explosions as it passed through the Gulf of Oman Thursday, threatening its highly flammable cargo of methanol. The...

India has decided to raise tariffs on imports of 29 goods from the US after having deferred the move several times since announcing it last year, media reported Saturday. The government had said last June it would raise import taxes on a slew of US goods including almonds and apples,...

Hong Kong media reported on Saturday that the city’s government would suspend a proposed law on extradition to mainland China that sparked widespread anger and violent protests, with leader Carrie Lam planning to address reporters later in the day. Support for the swift passage of the...