Trump to extend Iran sanctions relief, keeping nuclear deal intact: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will extend sanctions relief granted to Iran under its 2015 nuclear deal with the United States and other world powers, leaving the accord intact for now, according to a person familiar with the decisi…
U.N. says suspected rights abuses after deadly gunfight ‘troubling’
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The United Nations said on Thursday it was deeply concerned that Mexican security forces may have violated human rights in responding to a gun battle near the seaside resort of Acapulco in which 11 people were killed.
Food riots grip western Venezuela, mob reportedly slaughters cattle in field
SAN CRISTOBAL/BARINAS, Venezuela (Reuters) – Hungry mobs ransacked a food collection center, and a supermarket in Venezuela’s western Andean state of Merida on Thursday and reportedly even slaughtered cattle grazing in a field as unrest over food short…
Japan PM rejects South Korean call for new steps to help ‘comfort women’
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday rejected South Korea’s call for more steps to help “comfort women”, a euphemism for women forced to work in Japan’s wartime military brothels, and urged Seoul to honor a 2015 pact on the di…
Trump to extend sanctions relief for Iran under nuclear deal: Bloomberg reporter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will extend sanctions relief granted to Iran under its 2015 nuclear deal with the United States and other world powers, according to a tweet by a Bloomberg reporter on Thursday.
German coalition talks drag on, president warns Europe at stake
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative party grouping and Social Democrats (SPD) toiled deep into the night on Thursday to overcome differences on tax cuts and other issues that threatened to block a new “grand coalition” gov…
Motorcycle gunmen kill pro-government legislator in Venezuela
CARACAS (Reuters) – A pro-government member of Venezuela’s controversial legislative superbody was shot and killed in the west of the country by two assailants riding a motorcycle, authorities said on Thursday.
Qatar accuses UAE aircraft of violating its airspace: agency
DUBAI (Reuters) – Qatar has filed a complaint to the United Nations about an alleged violation of its airspace in December by an Emirati military aircraft, state news agency QNA reported on Friday.
Ecuador gives Assange citizenship, seeks end to embassy stay
QUITO/LONDON (Reuters) – Ecuador has given citizenship to Julian Assange as part of its efforts to allow the WikiLeaks founder to leave the country’s London embassy where he has been holed up for more than five years.
Korea talks ease war fears in Washington, but for how long?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Talks between North and South Korea ahead of next month’s Winter Olympics have eased fears of war over Pyongyang’s development of nuclear missiles capable of hitting the United States – at least for now.
