China airspace announcement ‘inflammatory’: White House
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) – China’s requirement that airlines inform Beijing when they are entering airspace over disputed islands in the East China Sea is “unnecessarily inflammatory,” White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters on Monday.
Democrat squeaks out victory in Virginia attorney general race
RICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) – Virginia’s State Board of Elections certified Democratic state Senator Mark Herring on Monday as the winner of a hotly contested race for attorney general by the narrowest of margins.
Insurance relief in Iran nuclear deal may lift oil sales
DUBAI (Reuters) – The easing of a ban on European insurance for shipments of Iranian oil may lift Iran’s crude exports to big oil buyers in Asia, including India and China.
More Americans say Obama can’t manage government: poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A growing number of Americans doubt President Barack Obama’s ability to manage the nation, according to a CNN/ORC poll released on Monday that reflects the possible larger impact of his administration’s fumbled rollout of its hea…
U.S. role in typhoon relief boosts new military deal with Manila
MANILA (Reuters) – Emergency relief provided by U.S. troops in areas devastated by typhoon Haiyan in the central Philippines makes a strong case for the two allies to clinch a new military accord, Manila’s foreign minister said on Monday.
Obama: I’m not a particularly ideological person
SEATTLE (Reuters) – President Barack Obama, on a fundraising swing in Seattle on Sunday, described himself as “not a particularly ideological person” despite ongoing political clashes with Republicans over healthcare, the economy, and immigration refor…
Obama has leeway on Iran, despite U.S. lawmakers’ concerns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican and Democratic U.S. senators on Sunday voiced skepticism about a nuclear deal reached with Iran but Congress looked likely to give President Barack Obama room to see if the agreement works.
Iran nuclear deal shipping insurance element may help oil sales
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s nuclear deal with the West is not intended to let more of its oil into the market, the White House said, but an easing of the ban on European shipping insurance may help smooth crude exports to its big Asian customers.
Breakthrough deal curbs Iran’s nuclear activity
GENEVA (Reuters) – Iran and six world powers clinched a deal on Sunday to curb the Iranian nuclear programme in exchange for initial sanctions relief, signalling the start of a game-changing rapprochement that would reduce the risk of a wider Middle Ea…
U.S. has eyes ‘wide open’ to risks on Iran deal: Kerry
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration insisted on strong safeguards in a nuclear deal with Iran and has no illusions about the risks that the Islamic state might not follow through on its obligations, Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sun…
