Campaign for Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe hinders her chances of early release, Iranian ambassador says

    Iran’s ambassador to Britain has said the publicity campaign to free Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has made the London mother’s chances of early release from prison less likely.  The intervention came three days after her husband announced the 40-year old mother from Hampstead began a hunger strike over access to specialist medical care and said that she had…

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      Donald Trump hits back amid claims he concealed details of meetings with Vladimir Putin

      Donald Trump’s dealings with Russia have come under fresh scrutiny amid claims the US president concealed details of his conversations with President Vladi­mir Putin.  Mr Trump came out fighting on Saturday night, dismissing as "insulting" an explosive report that claimed the FBI secretly launched an investigation into whether the president was working on behalf of Russia while in…

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        Barcelona taxi drivers blockade roads in Uber protest

        Barcelona taxi drivers have blockaded areas of the city over the weekend as they take strike action into a fourth day on Monday over what they consider to be insufficient government plans to rein in competition from ride-hailing companies such as Uber. The taxi drivers rejected proposals tabled by Catalonia’s regional government under which ride-sharing…

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          North Korea ‘unlikely’ to give up nukes, top US intelligence chief says despite Donald Trump’s optimism

          North Korea is “unlikely” to give up its nuclear weapons program, America’s most senior intelligence chief has said, in stark contrast to Donald Trump’s optimistic comments on securing a breakthrough.  Dan Coats, the US director of national intelligence, said that North Korea’s leaders see keeping their nuclear arsenal as crucial to “regime survival”.  Mr Coats also…

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