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June 18, 2019
Hong Kong leader signals end to extradition bill but refuses to quit
HONG KONG — Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Tuesday signaled the end of a controversial extradition bill that she promoted and then postponed after some of the most violent protests since the former British colony returned to Chinese rule in 1997.In a closely watched press conference, Lam apologized for the turmoil but refused to say the bill would be "withdrawn", only that it wouldn't be re-introduced during her time ...
June 18, 2019
US piles pressure on Iran with new troop deployments
Washington — Washington said it would deploy 1,000 more troops to the region after renewing charges that Iran was behind a tanker attack.The US moves came as Iran set a 10-day countdown for world powers to fulfill their commitments under a nuclear deal abandoned by Washington, saying it would otherwise surpass the uranium stockpile limit mandated by the accord.Tensions between Tehran and Washington have escalated ever since the US quit ...
June 18, 2019
Egypt's ex-president Morsi buried in Cairo
CAIRO — Egypt's former president Mohamed Morsi was buried in a small family ceremony in Cairo early on Tuesday, a day after he suffered a fatal heart attack in court, his sons said.Morsi was laid to rest next to the graves of other leading members of the now-banned Muslim Brotherhood, Abdullah Mohamed Morsi told Reuters.Morsi died on Monday after collapsing in a Cairo court while on trial on espionage charges, ...
June 17, 2019
White House will not invite Israeli officials to Bahrain event: Senior US official
WASHINGTON — The White House will not invite Israeli government officials to a Bahrain conference devoted to gaining support for a Palestinian economic plan in order to keep the event apolitical, a senior administration official said on Monday.The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Palestinian business representatives are expected to attend the event in Manama on June 25-26, but not Palestinian government officials, who have boycotted a peace initiative ...
June 17, 2019
UN food chief denounces Houthi manipulation of Yemen food aid
UNITED NATIONS — United Nations food chief David Beasley warned on Monday that a phased-suspension of food assistance in Yemen was likely to begin later this week over a diversion of aid and lack of independence in Houthi-controlled areas.Beasley, executive director of the World Food Programme (WFP), called on the Iranian-backed Houthi militia to "simply let us do our job.""If we do not receive these assurances then we will begin ...
June 17, 2019
Iran's belligerence, threats raise concern
DUBAI/LONDON — Iran said on Monday it would breach internationally agreed curbs on its stock of low-enriched uranium in 10 days, a move likely to worsen tensions with Washington.It also threatened to quit a treaty against the spread of nuclear weapons.In an indication of concern at Iran's announcements, Germany urged Tehran to meet all its obligations under the 2015 accord. Britain said if Iran breached limits agreed under the deal ...
June 17, 2019
Sudan protesters urge new night-time rallies
Khartoum — The Sudanese movement whose protests triggered the ouster of president Omar Al-Bashir called Monday on its supporters to begin new night-time rallies to condemn the "massacre" of demonstrators at a Khartoum sit-in.Thousands of protesters who had camped outside the Khartoum military headquarters for weeks were violently dispersed by gunmen in military fatigues on June 3, leaving dozens dead and hundreds wounded, according to doctors and witnesses.The sit-in was ...
June 17, 2019
EU calls for maritime safety
Luxembourg — EU foreign ministers, who began a one-day meeting in here on Monday, stressed the need for maritime safety in the Gulf region and avoiding any actions that threaten oil tankers.The ministers also stressed that any Iranian involvement would have direct consequences on relations with them.Romania's Foreign Minister Teodor Meleșcanu, whose country holds the EU's rotating presidency, said the UN Security Council will meet and that Romania was preparing ...
June 17, 2019
Egypt's former President Morsi dies after court hearing
CAIRO — Former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi died on Monday aged 67 after collapsing in a Cairo court while on trial on espionage charges, authorities said.Morsi had been in jail since being toppled by the military in 2013 after barely a year in power following mass protests against his rule.The public prosecutor said he had collapsed in a defendants' cage in the courtroom shortly after speaking, and had been pronounced ...
June 17, 2019
Ex-president of Egypt Morsi dead
Cairo — Former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi died on Monday in a Cairo hospital after fainting during a session in court, judicial and security sources said."He was speaking before the judge for 20 minutes then became very animated and fainted. He was quickly rushed to the hospital where he later died," a judicial source said.The official Al-Ahram news website also reported the death of Morsi. — AFP
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