Donald Trump has praised reports that new UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham may be planning to fast-track new oil and gas drilling in the North Sea.
US Central Command (CENTCOM) said that it successfully completed the ninth consecutive night of strikes against Iran, adding that its latest strikes targeted command centers and other military facilities in a bid to prevent Tehran from attacking vessels transiting the Hormuz strait.
Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization on Sunday said the United States attacked an under-construction nuclear power plant in the country’s southwest, as tensions between Tehran and Washington escalate.
Jordanian authorities denied on Sunday that they had ordered the evacuation of the airport and seaport in the coastal city of Aqaba, after the US embassy in Amman said they had been evacuated over a threat.
The US military said Saturday that it carried out an eighth consecutive night of strikes against Iran, with targets including units behind the attack that killed two American troops in Jordan.
Hungarian President Tamas Sulyok, an ally of nationalist ex-leader Viktor Orban, said he will sign a newly passed constitutional amendment that would end his term in office as head of state.
A planned nationwide digital ID scheme for the UK will be shelved by incoming UK prime minister Andy Burnham, a spokesman said on Saturday.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Saturday left Beirut for Washington, where he is expected to meet Donald Trump, the Lebanese presidency said, after talks between Lebanon and Israel wrapped up in Italy.
Andy Burnham is set to become the UK’s prime minister on Monday, after becoming the Labour Party’s leader on Friday.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has met top Chinese official Wang Huning and vowed stronger ties with Beijing.
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