North Korea official in U.S. for talks on summit, differences remain
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A senior North Korean official made a rare visit to the United States on Wednesday for talks about a possible summit between the leaders of the two countries but the sides appeared far apart on the central issue of Pyongyang’s nucl…
Romania’s top court orders president to dismiss anti-graft prosecutor
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romania’s president must dismiss the chief anti-corruption prosecutor to resolve an institutional conflict with the government, the Constitutional Court said on Wednesday, in a ruling that leaves prosecutors vulnerable to politica…
Kremlin critic turns up alive at televised briefing about his ‘murder’
KIEV/MOSCOW (Reuters) – A dissident Russian journalist reported murdered in Kiev on Tuesday dramatically reappeared alive on Wednesday during a televised briefing by Ukrainian state security about the killing, which they then said they had faked.
Italy’s Cottarelli opens door to possible eurosceptic government
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s two main anti-establishment parties could yet form a government, after the man nominated as interim prime minister said politicians, rather than technocrats like himself, might be able to steer the country out of deadlock.
Taliban ‘talking and fighting,’ says U.S. commander in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan played down a spate of recent Taliban attacks on Wednesday, saying violence levels were still lower than average as some insurgents talked peace – a situation he described as “talking and fig…
Canada to impose sanctions on more Venezuelan officials
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada will impose targeted sanctions on 14 Venezuelan officials, adding to its previous moves to put pressure on President Nicolas Maduro’s government, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday.
Ceasefire monitors accuse South Sudan forces, rebels of civilian killings
(Reuters) – South Sudan’s army massacred civilians, burned children alive and gang-raped women after a supposed ceasefire with rebels in December, according to reports by monitors appointed by the country’s East African neighbors on a five-year-old civ…
U.S. says in talks with Turkey on YPG withdrawal from Syria’s Manbij
ANKARA (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department on Wednesday denied media reports that a deal had been reached between the United States and Turkey on a three-step plan for withdrawing the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia from Syria’s Manbij.
Kremlin critic turns up alive on TV after reported murder
KIEV/MOSCOW (Reuters) – A dissident Russian journalist reported murdered in Kiev on Tuesday dramatically reappeared alive on Wednesday during a briefing by Ukrainian state security about the killing, which they then said they had faked.
Russian journalist Babchenko turns up alive after reported murder
KIEV/MOSCOW (Reuters) – A dissident Russian journalist who was reported murdered in Kiev dramatically reappeared alive on Wednesday in the middle of a briefing about his own killing by the Ukrainian state security service.
