As sanctions loom, Venezuelan official seeks U.S. talks over Utah man held prisoner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Venezuelan state governor made an unusual visit to Washington this week seeking meetings with Congress members to discuss the fate of a Utah man imprisoned in the South American nation, U.S. sources said on Wednesday, as the co…
ICRC says has more ‘cooperative’ access to detained Islamic State families
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The International Committee of the Red Cross said on Wednesday it had “increasingly cooperative” access to families of suspected Islamic State militants whose safety in detention has been a focus of concern for foreign aid agencies….
Britain says former Russian spy poisoned with nerve agent
SALISBURY, England (Reuters) – A nerve agent was used to deliberately poison a former Russian double agent and his daughter, Britain’s top counter-terrorism officer said on Wednesday, in a case that threatens to further damage London’s ties with Moscow…
U.S. Holocaust museum rescinds award to Myanmar’s Suu Kyi
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum has rescinded its top award to Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi because of her failure to condemn and stop military attacks on her country’s minority Rohingya Muslims, the museum said on Wednesda…
U.N. envoy seeks rights dialogue with North Korea after tensions ease
GENEVA (Reuters) – An easing of international tensions with North Korea should lead to dialogue with Pyongyang to prevent continued “grave abuses” such as torture and political prison camps, a U.N. human rights investigator said on Wednesday.
Zimbabwe youths complete Mugabe’s fall, denouncing him at ZANU-PF meeting
HARARE (Reuters) – Robert Mugabe’s fall from favor in Zimbabwe appeared complete on Wednesday when youths from his former party, the ruling ZANU-PF, chanted slogans denouncing him, in an unthinkable prospect before the November de facto coup that ended…
UK’s May defends Saudi ties as crown prince gets royal welcome in London
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May defended Britain’s links to security ally Saudi Arabia on Wednesday as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met Queen Elizabeth for lunch on a high-profile visit that drew protests over Riyadh’s human rights re…
Britain says Russian double agent poisoned with nerve agent
SALISBURY, England (Reuters) – Police believe a nerve agent was used to deliberately poison a former Russian double agent and his daughter, Britain’s top counter-terrorism officer said on Wednesday, in a case that threatens to further damage London’s t…
Arab Summit in Riyadh delayed until April: state minister
CAIRO (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has postponed an upcoming Arab Summit in Riyadh to April, saying the original date in late March clashed with Egypt’s presidential election, the Saudi chairman of an Arab League meeting said on Wednesday.
Matteo Salvini, the everyman leader of Italy’s populist revolt
ROME (Reuters) – Matteo Salvini is a euroskeptic, far-right nationalist whose Donald Trump-like “Italians First” slogan resonated after years of anemic growth and mass migration, giving him a shot at becoming Italy’s next prime minister.
