Iran rules out U.S. talks as ceasefire deadline looms
Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf has ruled out a new round of negotiations with the U.S. in Islamabad on Tuesday “und...
The European Parliament has delayed until next week a decision on whether to resume work on the EU–U.S. trade deal.
Bernd Lange, chair of the Parliament’s Committee on International Trade, said on Monday that no decision was taken to restart ordinary legislative procedures. In a post on X, he confirmed that the Parliament’s negotiating team will meet on February 4 to reassess the situation.
On 21 January, the European Parliament put approval of the trade deal on hold, citing concerns over U.S. President Donald Trump’s push to acquire Greenland and threats of new tariffs against European allies.
Tensions later eased after Washington announced that a “framework deal” had been reached on Greenland-related issues and that planned tariffs on eight European countries would be suspended.
Under the EU–U.S. trade deal agreed in July last year, the European Union would eliminate tariffs on all U.S. industrial goods and introduce tariff-rate quotas for a wide range of U.S. agricultural products. In return, the United States would cap tariffs on most EU exports at 15 percent.
Iran accuses the United States of breaching a ceasefire after a commercial ship was seized in the Gulf of Oman, vowing retaliation, as Israel warns south Lebanon residents to avoid restricted areas.
Progessive Bulgaria, led by pro-Russian Eurosceptic Rumen Radev is on track to form Bulgaria’s next government, after official results showed a runaway victory for the coalition in the Balkan nation's parliamentary elections on Monday (20 April).
Pakistan is confident it can bring Iran to talks with the United States, a senior official said, citing “positive signals” from Tehran, as JD Vance is reportedly set to visit Islamabad on Tuesday for peace talks, according to Axios.
A powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake has struck off Japan’s north-eastern coast, triggering urgent tsunami warnings with waves of up to 3 metres expected, prompting residents to seek immediate safety.
Blue Origin, the U.S. space company of billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, successfully reused and recovered a booster for its New Glenn rocket launched from Florida on Sunday (19 April), in the latest chapter of its intensifying rivalry with Elon Musk’s SpaceX.
Britain’s government outlined plans on Tuesday (21 April) to reduce household energy bills by encouraging wind and solar producers to adopt long-term fixed contracts.
The escalating conflict involving Iran, the U.S. and Israel is fuelling what could become the most severe energy crisis the world has ever faced, according to the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA).
A Canadian woman has been shot dead and 13 others injured in a shooting at the Teotihuacan pyramids on Monday, one of Mexico’s most visited tourist attractions.
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Japan on Tuesday unveiled its biggest overhaul of defence export rules in decades, scrapping restrictions on overseas arms sales and opening the way for exports of warships, missiles and other weapons.
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