Iran says it’s ready for talks if U.S. apologizes over nuclear pact
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran would be open to talks with the United States if Washington apologizes for exiting a 2015 nuclear deal and compensates Tehran, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday, cautioning that U.S. calls for discussions were insincere. … Read More
Japan rushes UK to agree first post-Brexit trade deal
Tokyo/London | Japan has given the UK just six weeks to strike a post-Brexit deal, putting Boris Johnson’s government under pressure to agree one of the fastest trade negotiations in history — and Britain’s first in more than 40 years. Time is so … Read More
Threat from extremists carrying out UK terror attacks ‘growing’, says Patel
Home secretary Priti Patel. Picture: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire The threat from radicalized extremists planning and carrying out terror attacks on their own is growing, Home Secretary Priti Patel warned as she paid tribute to the victims of Saturday’s stabbing in … Read More
Spy report urges Israel to annex occupied lands now, in case Trump loses election
A leaked report produced by analysts at Israel’s Ministry of Intelligence urges the government to annex occupied territories in the West Bank as soon as possible, in case Donald Trump loses the upcoming United States presidential elections in November. The … Read More
Putin again whitewashes the Stalinist era
Vladimir Putin launches a fresh attack against Poland’s role in the Second World War, but some in the West may be receptive to his message. President Vladimir Putin’s recent article reinterpreting the Second World War has the Russian president presenting … Read More
Whose Death Camps, Mr. Putin?
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has finally picked on someone his own size: Finland. His officials have virtually accused the Finns of genocide of Soviet civilians in “concentration camps,” allegedly complete with gas chambers, during the Second World War. It is … Read More
EU chiefs press China on trade, Hong Kong security law
Tensions have been rising between the 27-member bloc and China over a range of issues, including Hong Kong and the coronavirus pandemic. After speaking with Chinese leaders, EU chiefs sent out a stern message to China. Top EU officials struck … Read More
South Korea confirms it’s battling second wave of coronavirus infections
People wearing masks as they pray during a ceremony of Buddha’s birthday at Jogyesa Temple on 30 May 2020 in Seoul, South Korea. Source: Getty South Korean authorities have said for the first time the country is in the midst … Read More
Germany Is Finally Ready to Spend
In the long run, the COVID-19 pandemic may change Europe’s economy for the better. People wearing face masks walk in front of a euro sign in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, on April, 24. YANN SCHREIBER/AFP/GETTY IMAGES Germany’s fiscal prudence hasn’t made … Read More
Coronavirus outbreak at German slaughterhouse infects more than 1,000 employees
FRANKFURT – More than 1,000 employees at German meat processing firm Toennies have tested positive for coronavirus, prompting local health authorities to order all 6,500 employees and their families to go into quarantine. The localized lockdown is a setback for … Read More
Trump to sign order expanding immigration restrictions to include H-1B, other guest worker programs
President Trump on Monday is expected to sign an executive order that significantly expands current immigration restrictions to include a number of guest worker programs including the H-1B visa — an order the administration says will put Americans first for jobs as the … Read More
UNHCR Chief: Europe ‘not able to deal’ with record-high refugee movements
The UN refugee agency revealed that the number of people fleeing war and persecution was more than 79 million last year — the highest such figure since the agency was founded 70 years ago. Euronews spoke to the UN High … Read More
7.4 magnitude earthquake overnight felt across New Zealand
It struck 710km north-east of Gisborne early this morning. A 7.4 magnitude earthquake, which struck off the coast of Gisborne in the early hours of Friday morning, was felt across New Zealand. The quake was 33km deep, and about 700km … Read More
Venezuela’s Maduro tightens grip on power, helped by coronavirus lockdown
President Nicolas Maduro accuses opposition leader Juan Guaido of being behind a military raid designed to oust him during an online press conference in Caracas on May 6, 2020. (CNN)Venezuela’s embattled ruler President Nicolas Maduro has made the most of … Read More