North Korea casts doubt on Trump summit, suspends talks with South
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea threw into question next month’s unprecedented summit between Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump, denouncing on Wednesday U.S.-South Korean military exercises as a provocation and calling off high-level talks with…
U.S. imposes sanctions on Iran central bank governor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on Iran’s central bank governor and an Iraq-based bank for “moving millions of dollars” for Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard, as Washington seeks to cut off funding it says Tehran is…
EU says Cuba could help broker government-opposition dialogue in Venezuela
(Reuters) – The European Union’s top diplomat said on Tuesday Communist-run Cuba could help broker fresh dialogue between the government and opposition in Venezuela, despite Havana’s frequent assurances the crisis afflicting its leftist ally was a sove…
Putin says Russia’s defense industry to get new Yars missile complexes in 2018
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that 14 missile regiments would receive the new Yars intercontinental missile complexes to replace their old Topol complexes this year as part of a build-up of the state’s armed…
Maduro vows economic change for Venezuela’s ‘rebirth’ before vote
CARACAS (Reuters) – Widely blamed for Venezuela’s unprecedented economic crisis, President Nicolas Maduro vowed on Tuesday to make “great changes” in the OPEC nation reeling from hyperinflation and shortages if re-elected this weekend.
Greece passes asylum bill to ease overcrowding in island camps
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s parliament passed a bill on Tuesday aimed at making asylum procedures simpler and faster and to ease overcrowding on its island refugee camps.
Israeli forces kill two Palestinians near border as Gaza buries dead
GAZA-ISRAEL BORDER (Reuters) – Palestinians buried the dead on Tuesday from the bloodiest day in Gaza in years, after Israeli forces killed 60 Palestinians near the Gaza-Israel border during demonstrations against the opening of the U.S. embassy in Jer…
North Korea suspends talks with South, warns on Trump-Kim summit
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea suspended high-level talks with South Korea scheduled for Wednesday due to U.S.-South Korean military exercises and warned that a summit next month between its leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump could be in…
Mexican journalist gunned down in Gulf state of Tabasco
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A Mexican journalist was killed on Tuesday in the southern state of Tabasco on the Gulf of Mexico amid deepening violence in one of the world’s most dangerous countries for reporters.
UK PM May warns Turkey’s Erdogan not to lose sight of democratic values
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday warned Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan not to go too far in his crackdown on those believed to be behind a failed 2016 coup attempt, speaking after a meeting in London marked by human rights pro…
