Iran to stand up to Trump ‘bullying’ over nuclear deal: security official
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran is determined to reject demands by U.S. President Donald Trump for changes to its nuclear accord, which amount to bullying, a senior Iranian security official said on Saturday.
Afghan forces, Taliban battle for control of highway in Ghazni province
KABUL (Reuters) – At least 31 Taliban militants were killed by Afghan security forces backed by U.S. air strikes in Afghanistan’s central Ghazni province, as the Afghan army battled to protect a key highway, officials said on Saturday.
Russian opposition leader and activists held before Putin inauguration
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and around 1,600 anti-Kremlin activists were detained by police on Saturday during street protests against Vladimir Putin ahead of his inauguration for a fourth term as president.
Police in Russia detain opposition leader, activists before Putin’s inauguration
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and hundreds of anti-Kremlin activists were detained by police on Saturday during street protests against Vladimir Putin ahead of his inauguration for a fourth presidential term.
Hundreds gather in Bangkok to issue ultimatum to military government
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Hundreds gathered at a Bangkok university on Saturday to deliver an ultimatum to Thailand’s military government, the latest in a series of anti-government demonstrations that began earlier this year.
Putin opponents protest across Russia before his inauguration
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Critics of Vladimir Putin took to the streets of Russia on Saturday ahead of his inauguration for a fourth presidential term to register their opposition to what they say is his autocratic Tsar-like rule.
Jailed former head of Turkey’s pro-Kurdish opposition says fair election impossible
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s Kurdish opposition presidential candidate, who is challenging President Tayyip Erdogan from behind prison bars, said a fair vote in next month’s election was impossible under the state of emergency.
Amid trade tensions, Merkel commends Macron’s ‘elan’
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel praised French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday for giving fresh impetus to the European project, lauding his “elan” despite differences between France and Germany over trade policy.
South Korea faces dilemma over anti-North leaflets as ties thaw
SEOUL/PAJU, South Korea (Reuters) – Days after a historic inter-Korean summit Lee Min-bok, a defector who has been flying anti-Pyongyang leaflets into the North for 15 years, received a call from an official at Seoul’s Unification Ministry urging him t…
Time stands still, freedom comes fast in North Korea, say Americans once held there
(Reuters) – Freedom can come with remarkable swiftness for U.S. citizens held prisoner by North Korea, an experience that may await three Americans currently detained by the reclusive nation.
