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France, Germany, UK warn Iran nuke deal will collapse unless talks resume
Leaders of France, Germany and Britain, European signatories of Iran 2015 nuclear agreement, on Sunday said they are "extremely concerned" by the fuelling tension in the Gulf region.
Iran denies talks with U.S. at any level
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman on Sunday denied that Iran has recently held some negotiations with the United States over mutual issues.
British diplomat says Trump scraps Iran nuclear deal to annoy Obama
U.S. President Donald Trump scrapped the Iran nuclear deal to spite his predecessor Barack Obama, British media on Sunday quoted a leaked memo as saying.
India's space organization to launch moon mission
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said on Sunday that it was all set to launch second lunar mission Chandrayaan-2.
UK would facilitate release of Iranian oil tanker if given guarantees
UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said on Saturday that his country would facilitate the release of the Iranian oil tanker if given guarantees that the tanker "would not be going to Syria".
Toxic lake in Russia's Siberia becomes selfie sensation
Thousands of Novosibirsk residents — ranging from scantily clad women to newlyweds — have been busy instagramming near a bright blue lake nicknamed the "Siberian Maldives."
UAE millionaire planning to use icebergs for fresh water
The United Arab Emirates inventor and entrepreneur Abdulla Alshehi is reportedly planning to drag an iceberg from the Antarctic Sea to his country in order to solve its water shortage problem, reports Daily Mail.
NYC power fully restored
New York officials say power has been restored to hundreds of thousands of customers following a blackout in Manhattan.
Vatican mystery over missing girl deepens as bones are found
The new discovery came after Vatican on Thursday pried open the tombs of two 19th-century German princesses in the cemetery of the Pontifical Teutonic College in hopes of finding the remains of Emanuela Orlandi.
NY power outage knocks out subways, businesses, elevators
Authorities say a transformer fire caused a power outage in Manhattan and left businesses without electricity, elevators stuck and subway cars stalled.
Trump decides not to impose quotas on uranium imports
U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he would not impose quotas on uranium imports despite Department of Commerce's findings that foreign uranium poses a threat to national security.
Macron announces to create France's space command
French President Emmanuel Macron announced that he has approved the creation of a space command within the country's air force in order to beef up its space defense policy and better protect its strategic interests.
AU mission vows to step up fight against al-Shabab despite terror attacks
The African Union's senior envoy in Somalia on Saturday vowed to continue with stabilization efforts in Somalia despite increased terrorist attacks in the Horn of Africa nation.
Turkey receives second shipment of Russian S-400 components
Turkey on Saturday received second shipment of components of Russian S-400 air defense systems, the Defense Ministry said.
At least 26 killed, 56 others injured in hotel bombing in Somalia
At least 26 people were killed and 56 others injured in a deadly terrorist attack in the southern Somalia port town of Kismayo on Friday evening, officials said on Saturday.
NASA's camera spots Curiosity rover at Mars' "Woodland Bay"
The High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment camera aboard the U.S. space agency NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has spotted its Curiosity Mars rover in a new image taken from space.
U.S. deciding how to punish ally Turkey over Russian arms deal
The U.S. edged closer to crisis Friday with NATO ally Turkey, which began receiving components of a Russian-made air defense system in defiance of Trump administration warnings that the deal would mean economic sanctions.
22 ancient amphoras found off Albanian coast
A joint Albanian-American underwater archaeology project says it has found amphoras that are at least 2,500 years old in the Ionian Sea off the Albanian coast, which might yield an ancient shipwreck.
Ed Sheeran confirms he's married to Cherry Seaborn
Ed Sheeran has confirmed for the first time that he and long-time girlfriend Cherry Seaborn are married.
UK warship HMS Duncan to replace HMS Montrose in Gulf: spokesperson
A British government spokesperson told Xinhua on Friday that the Royal Navy's warship HMS Duncan will be deployed to the Gulf to replace HMS Montrose, a frigate.