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LONDON – A former British ambassador to Turkey has been named head of the government’s secret intelligence service (MI6) on Wednesday. Richard Moore, political director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will take up his new position in the fall. He served as the UK envoy to Ankara between January …

PARIS – EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier said last week that a trade deal between the EU and the UK was “unlikely” as London did not show a “due level of commitment” in the Brexit talks. France will not accept a Brexit deal “at any price,” but reaching an agreement …

NEW YORK – Iranian Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Majid Takht Ravanchi, said that the United States will once again listen to the world supporting the July 2015 nuclear deal at the UN Security Council meeting on Tuesday. Ravanchi made the remarks in an interview in New …

UNITED NATIONS – Russia and China Tuesday boycotted what Moscow deemed a closed-door “unacceptable” videoconference with the U.N. Chemical arms in Syria Defense Committee. “Russia and China have empty tiles” on the wall, a member of the Security Council told AFP on condition of anonymity. Russia’s U.N. Envoy Vassily Nebenzia …

BRUSSELS – According to the Council of Europe, an organization dedicated to respecting human rights, “an indefinite and uncontrolled state of emergency cannot guarantee respect for the fundamental principles of democracy.” European Parliament has expressed its “concern” and has asked the Commission “to assess whether the [Hungarian state of emergency …

LONDON – About 250,000 people will die in Britain as a result of the coronavirus epidemic unless more drastic measures are taken to protect people, the scientists warned. The Imperial College Covid-19 response team – which advised ministers – said that even with government-initiated “social distancing” plans, the health care …

LONDON – British MP Nadine Dorries, Minister of Health, has tested positive for the coronavirus, she said in a statement on Tuesday. “I can confirm that I have tested positive for coronavirus … and that I have self-isolated at home,” said the Conservative MP. Health officials are now trying to …

KABUL – Abdullah Abdullah has begun work on forming his cabinet and appointing new governors, said Assadullah Saadati, a close aide to Abdullah, who at a parallel swearing-in ceremony in Kabul on Monday also took an oath of office as president and vowed to establish an “inclusive” government that will …

RIYADH – The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) announced Wednesday that it would take preventive measures at GCC border crossings in a bid to counter the deadly new coronavirus. The GCC issued a statement following an extraordinary meeting in the Saudi capital Riyadh attended by the health ministers of Saudi Arabia, …

LONDON – London bank and business transfer to European Union after Brexit could result in tax loss of 3 to £5 billion a year, academic and former banker told House of Lords committee. David Miles, professor of financial economics at Imperial College, told EU financial affairs subcommittee lawmakers that “a …