Russia delays U.N. sanctions on Libya human-trafficking leaders
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Russia has delayed a western proposal for a U.N. Security Council committee to blacklist six accused leaders of human trafficking and migrant smuggling networks in Libya, asking for more information on the value and efficienc…
U.S. threatens ‘strongest’ sanctions on Iran, seeks sweeping change
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday threatened to impose the “strongest sanctions in history” against Iran if it did not accept a sweeping series of U.S. demands, including effectively giving up its nuclear ambitions, curtai…
Russian ‘dirty money’ flowing through London damages UK: lawmakers
LONDON (Reuters) – “Dirty” Russian money hidden in British assets and laundered through City of London financial institutions undermines the government’s efforts to take a tougher stance against Moscow’s “aggressive foreign policy”, UK lawmakers said o…
Vietnam says Chinese bombers in disputed South China Sea increase tensions
HANOI (Reuters) – Recent activity by China’s strategic bombers in the South China Sea’s Paracel Islands seriously violated Vietnam’s sovereignty over the disputed territory, Vietnam’s foreign ministry said on Monday.
After re-election, Venezuela’s Maduro faces foreign backlash
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s socialist President Nicolas Maduro faced widespread international condemnation on Monday after his re-election in a weekend vote his critics denounced as a farce cementing autocracy in the crisis-stricken oil producer.
Bulgaria open to Russian role in nuclear power project
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Bulgaria is reviving plans to develop its Belene nuclear power plant and is open to Russian participation in the project, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev said on Monday after talks with Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in Mosco…
Syrian army takes last insurgent area near Damascus
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian army has restored control over all areas surrounding the capital Damascus, it said on Monday, for the first time since early in the seven-year war, after pushing Islamic State militants out of a south Damascus pocket.
Pompeo says U.S. to impose ‘strongest’ sanctions on Iran
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday threatened to impose the “strongest sanctions in history” against Iran if the country’s leadership did not change the course of its foreign and domestic policy.
Trump presses China on North Korea border ahead of summit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday urged China on Monday to maintain a secure border with North Korea, pressing Beijing ahead of his anticipated meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un next month aimed at denuclearization…
China considers scrapping birth limits by 2019: Bloomberg
HONG KONG (Reuters) – China is considering ending the limits it sets on the number of children a family can have, Bloomberg reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.
