Here is a brief look at Press TV newsroom's headlines from 1800 GMT, July 2, 2018 to 0800 GMT, July 3, 2018.
President Rouhani says Iran will not yield to pressure
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says the Iranian nation will never bow down to foreign pressure and threats. Rouahni accused the United States of trying to fully prevent the Iranian oil export. He said it is not possible that Iran will not be able to export its oil while others in the region will be free to do that. The Iranian President stressed that the main goal of US sanctions against the Islamic Republic is to put pressure on the Iranian people not the government. Rouhani also called for unity among the Iranian nation to prevent conspiracies and plots by enemies. The Iranian President made the remarks while meeting a group of Iranians in Switzerland.
Merkel reaches compromise with rebellious minister
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her interior minister, Horst Seehofer have defused tensions over the country’s immigration policy. Merkel and Seehofer reached an agreement after hours of talks aimed at resolving a bitter row over immigration that had threatened the coalition government. They agreed on the tighter border control to prevent illegal immigration Seehofer was demanding. Merkel said for her part that Germany will establish transit centers from which migrants will be returned to countries they were in earlier. Meanwhile, Seehofer has also dropped his threat to quit. The interior minister’s resignation could end his alliance with Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union and endanger her fragile coalition government.
UK warns EU over Brexit
The British Prime Minister has warned EU leaders that the parliament in London will reject the Brexit deal unless there is clarity on the UK’s future relationship with the bloc. Theresa May told lawmakers that there are still "real differences" dividing Britain and the European Commission on Northern Ireland. Meanwhile, Leader of the opposition Labour party Jeremy Corbyn has accused May's cabinet of infighting over Brexit, saying it will harm the country. Lawmakers are expected to vote in the autumn on the terms of Britain's withdrawal from the EU.
Saudi strikes kill more Yemenis
Yemeni media says a Saudi airstrike killed at least three people in the country’s Hudaydah province. The air raid hit a school. It also wounded three Yemeni citizens. Earlier this month, the Saudi-led coalition began an offensive to capture the port city of Hudaydah from Yemeni forces. The city is home to 600,000 people. Yemen’s officials say the onslaught has forced hundreds of families to run from the battle zone. Hudaydah is the main entry point for food, relief aid and fuel supplies into Yemen.
Israeli forces kill another Palestinian
Israel says its forces have killed at least one person after opening fire on Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. According to an Israeli military statement, soldiers shot dead the Palestinian near the fence separating Gaza from occupied Palestinian territories. They shot and wounded another Palestinian. Since March 30, Israeli troops have killed 136 protesters in Gaza and wounded thousands of others. Palestinians say the rallies are a popular outpouring of rage against Israel. No Israelis have been killed.
63 refugees go missing in shipwreck off Libya
A Libyan navy spokesman says sixty-three refugees are missing after their inflatable boat sunk off the coast of Libya. General Ayoub Kacem says 41 refugees wearing life jackets were rescued. But according to the survivors, the boat was carrying 104 people before it sank off Garaboulli, east of Tripoli. Due to the security vacuum in Libya, the North African country is the main departure point for asylum seekers attempting to reach Europe by sea. Hundreds of migrants die every year crossing the Mediterranean in dangerous conditions trying to reach Italy.
US blocks China Mobile
The US government intends not to allow the company China Mobile to provide its services to the US telecommunications market. Washington accuses the firm of posing a threat to the US national security as it is subject to exploitation, influence, and control by the Chinese government. The US wants China Mobile’s 2011 application to offer telecommunication services between the United States and other countries be rejected. China Mobile is the world’s largest telecom carrier with 899 million subscribers. The company has not commented on the move yet. The move comes amid growing trade frictions between Washington and Beijing.
Thai boys found alive in cave
Thailand’s officials are facing new challenges after finding 12 teenagers and their coach who had gone missing in a cave. Attention is now shifted to the safe return of the boys. Authorities say the boys need to learn how to dive; otherwise they have to wait months for the flooding to recede from the cave. As for now, they will be supplied with four months’ worth of food and they will get diving training. Meanwhile, the rescue team will continue draining water from the cave, which is quite difficult since it keeps raining in the area. The boys and their coach were found late Monday, after nine days, on a mud mound deep inside the cave.
Australia hands jail term to church official
An Australian court has sent to jail a high-ranking Catholic Church official convicted over covering up child sex abuse. Adelaide archbishop, Philip Wilson, was sentenced to 12 months in detention with a non-parole period of six months. The court adjourned the matter until August 14 to assess whether the archbishop is suitable to serve the sentence at a family member’s home instead of a jail. Wilson was found guilty in May of concealing abuse by notorious pedophile priest, Jim Fletcher, in the New South Wales state during the 1970s. He denied the charges. Wilson is the most senior Catholic official globally to be convicted of such a crime.
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