David Blair's Blog, page 23

April 2, 2015

Iran nuclear talks break at dawn and will restart in several hours

John Kerry sat with his Iranian counterpart until 6am, as the P5+1 try to reach a deal on Iran's nuclear programme
 •  0 comments  •  flag
Share on Twitter
Published on April 02, 2015 00:34

April 1, 2015

Iran nuclear talks have reached 'framework of understanding', says Philip Hammond

Foreign Secretary holds out hope of a deal over Iran's nuclear programme - but an Iranian minister suggests that only a statement will be released on Wednesday
 •  0 comments  •  flag
Share on Twitter
Published on April 01, 2015 04:35

March 31, 2015

Russia hails 'good' chance of agreement on D-Day for Iran nuclear talks

Sergei Lavrov, Russia ’s foreign minister, announced that he would rejoin the talks on Iran ’s nuclear programme on Tuesday, raising hopes of a historic agreement in time for midnight’s deadline .
 •  0 comments  •  flag
Share on Twitter
Published on March 31, 2015 03:20

March 30, 2015

Iran nuclear deal negotiations continue as Tuesday's deadline approaches

Mohammad Javad Zarif and the "P5 plus 1" group of countries met on Monday shortly after 9am but the opposing sides are struggling
 •  0 comments  •  flag
Share on Twitter
Published on March 30, 2015 03:08

March 29, 2015

Kerry stays on to make final push for Iran nuclear deal

US secretary of state spends fourth day in meetings in Lausanne with Iranian foreign minister as clock ticks towards March 31 deadline
 •  0 comments  •  flag
Share on Twitter
Published on March 29, 2015 14:31

Iran-US nuclear talks: the key hurdles

As they try to break the impasse over Iran's nuclear ambitions, negotiators in Lausanne are wrestling with a series of complex issues
 •  0 comments  •  flag
Share on Twitter
Published on March 29, 2015 14:30

March 27, 2015

Nigeria's army captures Boko Haram HQ

The army inflicts a significant defeat on the Islamist gunmen by taking their former stronghold of Gwoza
 •  0 comments  •  flag
Share on Twitter
Published on March 27, 2015 11:38

March 26, 2015

Alps crash: The pilots who immolated themselves and their passengers

"Pilot suicide" is believed to explain five crashes in the last 20 years, including Germanwings Flight 9525
 •  0 comments  •  flag
Share on Twitter
Published on March 26, 2015 10:26

March 25, 2015

Boko Haram 'abduct 500 women and children' in Nigeria

The Islamist insurgents rounded up their victims as a final act of vengeance while fleeing the town of Damasak
 •  0 comments  •  flag
Share on Twitter
Published on March 25, 2015 10:57

March 24, 2015

Boko Haram loses grip on thousands of square miles of northern Nigeria

An offensive by the armies of Chad and Nigeria deals blow to Boko Haram's "Caliphate" - but experts question whether gains will be sustained
 •  0 comments  •  flag
Share on Twitter
Published on March 24, 2015 11:24

David Blair's Blog

David Blair
David Blair isn't a Goodreads Author (yet), but they do have a blog, so here are some recent posts imported from their feed.
Follow David Blair's blog with rss.