EU launches measures to protect European business in Iran
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission said on Friday it had started the process of renewing a sanctions-blocking measure to protect European businesses in Iran, after the United States pulled out of the Iran nuclear accord and reimposed sanction…
In Congo outbreak, Ebola vaccine faces reality tests
LONDON (Reuters) – An experimental Ebola vaccine to be deployed in an outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo has conquered some major scientific hurdles in giving high protection, but it now faces extreme real-world tests including heat, humidity, la…
North Korea ‘declines’ South Korea media for nuclear site event; China urges ‘stability’
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea has declined to accept a list of South Korean journalists hoping to observe the closure of its nuclear test site, South Korea said on Friday, raising new questions about the North’s commitment to reducing tension.
Countries should be prevented from following U.S. on Israel embassy, Turkey says
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey called on Muslim countries to stop other nations from following the United States and opening embassies in Jerusalem, as it opened a meeting in Istanbul on Friday.
Israel keeps Gaza residents ‘caged in a toxic slum’: U.N.’s Zeid
GENEVA (Reuters) – Israel has systematically deprived Palestinians of their human rights, with 1.9 million in Gaza “caged in a toxic slum from birth to death”, U.N. human rights chief Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein said on Friday.
League, 5-Star publish government pact, put Italy on collision course with EU
ROME (Reuters) – The anti-establishment 5-Star Movement and far-right League on Friday published their joint government program, promising a major spending spree that will likely put Italy on a collision course with the European Union.
Greek PM to brief opposition parties over Macedonia name dispute
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras wants to brief the country’s president and opposition leaders over the progress achieved with Skopje in negotiations to settle a decades-old dispute over Macedonia’s name, a government official sai…
At least 15 killed during Burundi referendum campaign: rights group
NAIROBI (Reuters) – At least 15 people were killed and six were raped during a referendum campaign in Burundi that could let President Pierre Nkurunziza hold power until 2034, Human Rights Watch said on Friday.
China says it stands for stability, peace on Korean peninsula
BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Friday that it stands for stability and peace on the Korean peninsula and for settlement of the issue through talks, after U.S. President Donald Trump said that China may be influencing North Korea.
France freezes assets of three people, nine firms over Syria chemical weapons
PARIS (Reuters) – France said on Friday it had frozen the assets of three people nine companies suspected of involvement in the development of chemical weapons in Syria.
