Trump warned Tehran the U.S. was about to strike, called for talks: Iranian officials
Iranian officials told Reuters on Friday that Tehran had received a message from U.S. President Donald Trump warning that a U.S. attack on Iran was...
Trump says he halted U.S. strike on Iran over possible casualties
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he called off a planned military strike against Iran because it would have been a disproportionate response to...
Huawei says European smart phones sales up ‘in past few days’
Huawei smartphone sales in Western Europe have risen “in the past few days” as customers grow more confident the Chinese company will weather U.S. sanctions...
Murray flooded with Wimbledon mixed doubles offers after Barty rejection
French Open champion Ashleigh Barty may have rejected Andy Murray’s request to play mixed doubles at Wimbledon but the Scot has been flooded with offers...
Strait of Hormuz, ‘a graveyard for trespassers’: imam
The temporary imam of Friday prayers in Tehran, Muhammad Javad Ali Akbari says the Strait of Hormuz is a “special area belonging to our land”...
Centrist House Democrats back U.S. bills to protect elections, punish Russia
A bloc of centrist U.S. House Democrats on Friday threw their support behind a number of proposed bills aimed at securing future U.S. elections and...
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei turns to opera with ‘Turandot’
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, known for his politically charged contemporary works, will try his hand at opera by directing “Turandot”, which is set in his...
UK regulator tells Facebook, eBay to tackle sale of fake reviews
Britain’s competition watchdog on Friday told Facebook and eBay to go through their websites and crack down on the sale of fake and misleading online...
Ferrari claim ‘overwhelming’ new evidence ahead of meeting
Ferrari believe they have ‘overwhelming’ new evidence to prove that Canadian Grand Prix stewards were wrong in imposing a time penalty that stripped Sebastian Vettel...
Uzbek chief prosecutor sacked over graft probe: report
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has sacked Prosecutor General Otabek Murodov after he was targeted in a corruption probe, news website Gazeta.uz quoted Mirziyoyev as saying...