Trump says ‘We’ll see’ on North Korea summit, to insist on denuclearization
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump acknowledged on Wednesday it was unclear if his summit with North Korea would go ahead after Pyongyang threatened to pull out of the unprecedented meeting, a move that could deny him a potentially majo…
West’s knowledge of Novichok came from sample secured in 1990s: report
BERLIN (Reuters) – The West’s knowledge of the secret Russian nerve agent that Britain says was used to poison an ex-spy and his daughter came from a sample obtained by Germany in the 1990s, German media reported on Wednesday.
Businesses warn Russia: Don’t make it a crime to comply with U.S. sanctions
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian business lobby groups voiced opposition on Wednesday to a draft law that would make it a crime to comply with sanctions imposed by the United States or other countries.
Erdogan’s policies driving Turkey to the edge, challenger says
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan is driving Turkey “to the cliff” through ideological politics and a determination to control the central bank, the main opposition party’s presidential candidate said on Wednesday as the lira hit new record…
U.S. still hopeful of Trump-Kim summit despite North Korea threat
WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) – The United States is still hopeful that an unprecedented summit with North Korea will take place, in spite of a threat by Pyongyang to pull out, but President Donald Trump is prepared for a tough negotiation, the White Hous…
Police enter home of ousted Malaysian PM Najib
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – At least a dozen police officers entered the family home of ousted Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak late on Wednesday, after he had returned home from prayers at a mosque, a Reuters witness said.
Russian bikers, Crimeans cross ‘Putin’s bridge’ in inaugural drive
KERCH (Reuters) – Leather-clad bikers with Russian national flags joined motorists driving for the first time across a newly-opened bridge linking Crimea with Russia on Wednesday.
EU’s Tusk asks: ‘With friends like Trump, who needs enemies?’
SOFIA (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has “rid Europe of all illusions” by quitting the Iran nuclear deal and driving trade disputes, the European Union chairman said on Wednesday, underlining the depth of trans-Atlantic discord.
Indian minister holds talks in North Korea, first trip in 20 years
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India has sent a government minister to North Korea for the first time in nearly two decades for talks on political and regional issues, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday, following signs of a thaw on the Korean peninsula.
Iraqi election commission says Kirkuk voting stations under siege, staff inside
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Gunmen in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk were on Wednesday besieging several polling stations containing election staff, four days after a national vote, the head of the electoral commission said.
