
POLITICS
‘Johnson just a nicer version of Trump’
A senior Tory veteran says Boris Johnson's Brexit campaign is similar to Donald Trump's presidential campaign.

A senior Tory veteran says Boris Johnson's Brexit campaign is similar to Donald Trump's presidential campaign.

Turkey threatens to terminate a deal with the European Union to stem the flow of refugees if there is no visa-free travel for its citizens.

Iranian soccer club Zob Ahan defeats Esteghlal Tehran in the penalty shootout to claim Iran’s Hazfi Cup.

A series of coordinated attacks by Taliban militants in southern Afghanistan kill 12 policemen.

A senior Turkish official says there are no insurmountable issues in relations between Ankara and Moscow.

A senior Iranian official says a ceasefire in Syria had been imposed in order to save foreign-backed militants from a total rout.

A senior Iranian official says the Islamic Republic will continue its advisory military assistance to the Iraqi and Syrian governments in their fight against terrorism.

President Hassan Rouhani says Iran lies at a “historic turning point” after the lifting of sanctions, with his government working to open up the country to foreign trade.

Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson will be the third party US presidential nominee.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has joined David Cameron in the fight to keep Britain in the European Union.

Whistleblower Edward Snowden is echoing Bernie Sanders, after Donald Trump refused to debate him.

A Bahraini court extends the prison sentence of top opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman by five years.

The Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency says foreign assets at the country’s central bank have shrunk to the lowest level in four years.

Anti-refugee groups forced hundreds of foreigners from their homes on a French island.

Turkey says it is ready to join the US in a special operation in Syria only if Kurdish fighters are excluded from the offensive.

David Cameron should quit his position as the UK prime minister over his Brexit lies, MPs say.

At least 24 people are killed in bombing attacks in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad.

The Syrian opposition’s lead negotiator resigns the ongoing peace talks with the government.