U.S., Chinese diplomats agree to exert pressure on North Korea over nuclear weapons: State Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and China’s top diplomat Yang Jiechi on Thursday reaffirmed the commitment of Washington and Beijing to exert pressure in Pyongyang over its nuclear weapons.
Several options to kick-start Mideast peace talks: Palestinian U.N. envoy
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A collective Middle East peace process could be led by the U.N. Security Council, a “Quartet” expanded to include China and Arab states or an international conference, the Palestinian U.N. envoy said on Thursday, all options …
Exclusive: U.S. not planning to contribute money at Iraq reconstruction conference – officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States does not plan to contribute any money at a conference in Kuwait next week to fund Iraq’s reconstruction drive after the war against Islamic State forces, U.S. and Western officials said, a move critics say could…
Mexico worried oil sanctions will hurt Venezuelans, Caribbean: minister
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican energy secretary Pedro Joaquin Coldwell said on Thursday that Mexico will not impose oil sanctions on Venezuela, adding that it is worried about the potential impact of such measures on the South American country’s population and on the Caribbean.
Japan warns on Brexit: we cannot continue in UK without profit
LONDON (Reuters) – Japan warned Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday that its companies would have to leave Britain if trade barriers after Brexit made them unprofitable.
Tillerson to visit Jordan, Turkey, Lebanon, Egypt, Kuwait next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will visit Jordan, Turkey, Lebanon, Egypt and Kuwait from Feb. 11 to Feb. 16, the State Department said on Thursday.
Iran says it can discuss other issues if nuclear deal successful
Paris (Reuters) – The West must ensure the Iran 2015 nuclear deal succeeds before trying to negotiate other issues, a senior Iranian official said in a rare public suggestion Tehran could discuss matters such as its regional activities or missile progr…
Fearing Russia, United States, Germany offer to host new NATO commands: officials
BRUSSELS/BERLIN/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and Germany have offered to host two proposed new NATO commands aimed at deterring Russia, diplomats and officials said, in a show of support for the alliance’s military build-up that has echoes …
Few cheers at home for Germany’s loveless coalition
BERLIN (Reuters) – Angela Merkel’s German coalition deal with the Social Democrats (SPD) was greeted with more scepticism than joy on Thursday, as some said the loveless alliance, born of desperation, showed the conservative chancellor’s time was comin…
Soros donation to halt Brexit causes storm in Britain
LONDON (Reuters) – News that billionaire financier George Soros is a backer of a campaign group seeking to keep Britain in the EU added fire to Britain’s Brexit debate on Thursday, with supporters of quitting the bloc accusing opponents of plotting a “…
