Rouhani says U.S. has not thought about consequences of Iran oil ban
LONDON (Reuters) – President Hassan Rouhani pledged on Wednesday that Iran will stand firm against U.S. threats to cut Iranian oil sales, and said Washington had not thought about the consequences of such a move.
Swiss to revisit talks on full treaty with EU after summer break
ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland said on Wednesday it had put further talks on a new treaty governing relations with the European Union, including sensitive labor market rules, on hold until after the summer break.
Polish-EU tensions flare again as new law requires judges to quit
WARSAW (Reuters) – A long-running dispute between Poland and the European Union over democratic values escalated on Wednesday when new legislation came into force that requires about a third of judges at the Supreme Court to retire.
Air strikes resume in southwest Syria after talks fail
AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Russian air strikes against insurgents in southwest Syria resumed on Wednesday, residents and a war monitor said, after a rebel said talks to restore government rule there peacefully had failed.
UK anti-terrorism police called in as unknown substance leaves two people critical
AMESBURY, England (Reuters) – British counter-terrorism officers joined a police investigation on Wednesday after two people were found in a critical condition from suspected exposure to an unknown substance near the English city where a former Russian…
Syrian Observatory: Russian air strikes hit southwest Syria
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitoring group said on Wednesday that Russian air strikes had targeted southwest Syria for the first time in four days, hitting the rebel-held towns of Tafas and Saida.
U.S. softens North Korea approach as Pompeo prepares for more nuclear talks
WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) – The United States appears to have shelved an “all or nothing” approach to North Korean denuclearization as U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo prepares to head back to North Korea this week hoping to agree a roadmap for its…
Iran will help clear up case of arrested diplomat, Austria says
VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran will help shed light on the case of one of its Vienna-based diplomats who was arrested in Germany over a suspected plot to carry out a bomb attack on an exiled Iranian opposition group, Austria said on Wednesday.
Car hits pedestrians in World Cup city; police say not intentional
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A 63-year-old resident was killed and three other people were hospitalized after a car mounted a pavement and hit pedestrians in the World Cup host city of Sochi, police said on Wednesday, but they said there was no suggestion it was…
Car hits pedestrians in World Cup host city, killing one
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A 63-year old local resident was killed and three other people were hospitalized after a car mounted a pavement and hit pedestrians in the World Cup host city of Sochi, police said on Wednesday.
