Protecting Singapore from rising sea levels could cost S$100 billion
Protecting Singapore against rising sea levels could cost S$100 billion ($72 billion) or more over 100 years, its prime minister said on Sunday, as the...
Zimbabwe police ban opposition protest planned for Monday
Zimbabwe police have banned an anti-government demonstration planned for Monday by the country’s main opposition party in the city of Bulawayo, saying it would likely...
Merkel: We’re prepared for any Brexit outcome
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday that she would meet British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday evening to discuss Britain’s planned departure from...
Hong Kong protesters throng streets peacefully in heavy rain
Hundreds of thousands of anti-government protesters rallied peacefully in Hong Kong on Sunday, filling major thoroughfares in sometimes torrential rain in the eleventh week of...
Gibraltar says unable to meet U.S. request to seize Iranian tanker
Gibraltar refused a U.S. request to seize the Iranian tanker Grace 1 on Sunday, saying it was unable to comply because it was bound by...
Iranian tanker expected to leave Gibraltar late Sunday: Iran’s envoy to UK
The Iranian tanker caught in a stand-off between Tehran and the West is expected to leave Gibraltar on Sunday night, Iran’s ambassador to Britain said,...
Iran ready to escort Adrian Darya-1 oil tanker in the Gulf: navy commander
Iran is ready to dispatch its naval fleet to escort its Adrian Darya-1 oil tanker, which is currently in Gibraltar, Iran’s navy commander said on...
Poland’s Kaczynski condemns gay pride marches as election nears
Poland must resist the “traveling theater” of gay pride marches, the leader of its conservative ruling party said on Sunday, as the staunchly Roman Catholic...
Iran says U.S. move on north Syria safe zone is “provocative”
A U.S. agreement to set up a safe zone in northern Syria, a close ally of Iran, is “provocative and worrisome”, the Iranian foreign ministry...
Turkish lawyer groups to boycott judicial ceremony over separation of powers
At least 19 bar associations representing lawyers from provinces across Turkey, including the three largest cities, have said they will boycott an annual ceremony for...