‘US readying for war on Venezuela’
Caracas: Venezuelan Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez has said the US is laying a legal groundwork to wage a war against the South American country. The administration of US President Barack Obama is seeking congressional approval to attack any country that “doesn’t serve its interests”, Rodriguez said.
‘Iran can’t be duped in nuclear deal’
Tehran: The Iranian negotiating team will not allow Tehran to be duped in any nuclear deal with world powers, the country’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Thursday. After the fallout from an open letter sent to Iran by Republican senators, Khamenei appeared before the Assembly of Experts, Iran’s highest clerical body, to praise Iran’s “trustworthy” team negotiating with the “deceitful” world powers.
Kerry heads to Egypt, before Iran nuke talks
Washington: US Secretary of State John Kerry left on Thursday for a key economic conference in Egypt, followed by further talks in Switzerland on Iran’s suspect nuclear program.
Kerry is due to arrive in the resort of Sharm al-Sheikh to attend an international economic conference, set to burnish President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s global credentials.
British author Terry Pratchett dies
london: One of Britain’s best known authors and creator of the Discworld series, Terry Pratchett, has died. He was 66.
The author of a series of popular fantasy novels was suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. He passed away in his home in England, with his cat sleeping on his bed surrounded by his family.