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Pompeo warns Iran on nuclear arms; hopes military force will never be needed
Jun 23, 2018U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday warned Iran not to pursue nuclear weapons, saying it would face the “wrath of the entire world” if it did so, but added that he hoped it would... -
EU to respond to any U.S. auto tariff move
Jun 23, 2018The European Union will respond to any U.S. move to raise tariffs on cars made in the bloc, a senior European Commission official said, the latest comments in an escalating trade row. U.S. President Donald Trump... -
Saudi pledges ‘measurable’ oil supply boost as OPEC, Russia agree deal
Jun 23, 2018OPEC agreed with Russia and other oil-producing allies on Saturday to raise output from July, with Saudi Arabia pledging a “measurable” supply boost but giving no specific numbers. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries had... -
Iraqi PM Abadi meets with cleric Sadr
Jun 23, 2018Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, whose political bloc came third in a May parliamentary election, met on Saturday with cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, whose bloc came first, in the Shi’ite holy city of Najaf, Abadi’s office said.... -
France favors financial sanctions for EU states refusing asylum migrants
Jun 23, 2018France favors financial sanctions for European Union countries that refuse migrants with proven asylum status, President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday, deepening the divide between union members over the migrant crisis. EU leaders will hold an... -
South Carolina congressional candidate seriously injured in fatal car crash
Jun 23, 2018South Carolina Republican congressional candidate Katie Arrington, who ousted incumbent U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford in a primary this month, was seriously injured in a car crash that killed the driver of a second vehicle, her campaign... -
EU supporters march in London to call for Brexit deal referendum
Jun 23, 2018Thousands of supporters of the European Union gathered in central London on Saturday to call on the British government to hold a final public vote on the terms of Brexit. Two years after the country voted... -
Libya recovers five bodies, picks up 185 migrants
Jun 23, 2018Libyan coastguards have recovered the bodies of five migrants and picked up 185 survivors off its western coast, a spokesman said on Saturday. It brings the total number of migrants trying to reach Italy, but taken... -
Xi says China must lead way in reform of global governance
Jun 23, 2018China must lead the way in reforming global governance, the foreign ministry on Saturday cited President Xi Jinping as saying, as Beijing looks to increase its world influence. China has sought a greater say in global... -
Ethiopian prime minister escapes rally grenade attack that kills one, wounds scores
Jun 23, 2018Ethiopia’s new Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed escaped a grenade attack on Saturday at a rally in the capital that killed one person and left scores wounded, officials and witnesses said. The attack was launched by an...
