Multiple casualties in a bombing in Baghdad: State TV
CAIRO (Reuters) – Multiple people were killed or wounded in a blast in Iraq’s capital Baghdad, state TV al-Iraqiya said early on Thursday.
Concrete and coral: Beijing’s South China Sea building boom fuels concerns
HONG KONG/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – At first glance from above it looks like any clean and neatly planned small town, complete with sports grounds, neat roads and large civic buildings.
Pentagon disinvites China from major U.S. military exercise
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon on Wednesday disinvited China from a major U.S.-hosted naval drill in response to what it sees as Beijing’s militarization of islands in the South China Sea, a decision China called unconstructive.
U.S. cautions citizens in China after ‘abnormal’ sound incident
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An American citizen working at the U.S. consulate in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou has reported suffering from “abnormal” sounds and pressure leading to a mild brain injury, the U.S. embassy said on Wednesday and…
Pompeo: U.S. will walk away from North Korea summit rather than take bad deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday Washington is prepared to walk away from nuclear talks with North Korea if an upcoming meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un heads in…
Iran leader: Europe must protect trade with Tehran to save nuclear deal
LONDON (Reuters) – Iran’s top leader set out a series of conditions on Wednesday for European powers if they want Tehran to stay in a nuclear deal after the U.S. exit, including steps to safeguard trade with Tehran and guarantee Iranian oil sales.
UK foreign secretary seeks trade agreements in Chile, Latin America
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Britain’s Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson concluded a five-day charm offensive in Latin America on Wednesday by expressing interest in a trade agreement with Chile and other countries in Latin America’s so-called Pacific Alliance.
Iran leader blasts U.S. for ‘theatrical’ pullout from nuclear deal
LONDON (Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme Leader on Wednesday launched a fresh broadside at Washington’s rejection of a nuclear accord with Tehran, saying the U.S. pullout showed the Islamic Republic could not deal with a country that did not abide by its comm…
U.N. Security Council approves North Korea travel to Singapore: diplomats
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A United Nations Security Council committee on Wednesday approved the travel of North Korean officials to Singapore for a June 12 summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and planning mee…
Academic survives credentials storm to get nod as Italian PM
ROME (Reuters) – Giuseppe Conte, the law professor named as Italian prime minister on Wednesday after surviving accusations he inflated his academic credentials, must now prove he can lead the euro zone’s third largest economy with no political experie…
