Iran’s Rouhani seen as lame duck after Trump ditches deal
ANKARA (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani put his political life on the line to champion a nuclear deal with Western powers in the face of fierce opposition from hardliners at home.
Britain sets out plans for post-Brexit security cooperation with EU
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain floated proposals for future security cooperation with the European Union on Thursday, calling on the EU to make an exception and allow London to enjoy the same depth of ties after it leaves the bloc next year.
North Korea releases detained Americans ahead of anticipated Trump-Kim summit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that three Americans detained by North Korea have been released and are on their way home with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
Ending long row, German government agrees migrant family policy
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cabinet agreed on rules on Wednesday to allow a limited number of family members to join migrants in Germany, ending a long-standing dispute between the parties in her two-month old right-left coalition.
Myanmar policeman who said Reuters reporters were framed details sting operation
YANGON (Reuters) – A Myanmar policeman now serving a prison sentence gave more details to a court on Wednesday about how he says two Reuters reporters were framed by police, in what has become a landmark press freedom case for the Southeast Asian natio…
Who needs Chavez? Venezuela’s leader pushes own image in campaign
CARACAS/BARINAS, Venezuela (Reuters) – During his 2013 presidential campaign, Nicolas Maduro opened rallies with an emotional recording of Venezuela’s national anthem sung by the recently-deceased Hugo Chavez.
Islamist prisoners kill five Indonesian counter-terrorism police
DEPOK, Indonesia (Reuters) – Islamist militant prisoners have killed five members of an elite Indonesian counter-terrorism force at a high-security jail and were holding one of them hostage on Wednesday, police said.
After smiling diplomacy, Iran’s Zarif watches nuclear deal collapse
LONDON (Reuters) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif used charm and knowledge of the West to help strike the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. But his smooth diplomacy masked deep suspicions of the United States, which pulled out of the …
Putin, newly inaugurated, reviews Russia’s ‘invincible weapons’ on Red Square
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Vladimir Putin watched advanced jets carrying a hypersonic missile he has touted as invincible scream over Red Square on Wednesday, days after the start of his fourth presidential term.
Attackers launch coordinated strikes in Afghan capital with bombs, bullets
KABUL (Reuters) – Gunmen set off at least three explosions in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Wednesday and then battled security forces from buildings they occupied in the latest in a spate of violence to rock the city.
