Magnitude 4.7 earthquake hits western Iran: local media
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A magnitude 4.7 earthquake hit western Iran on Wednesday evening, according to Mizan, the official website of the Iranian judiciary.
Some Trump advisers want him to waive Iran sanctions: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is being urged by some top advisers to waive sanctions on Iran by a Friday deadline, but privately he is expressing reluctance to do so, a senior administration official said on Wednesday.
Saudi-led coalition says thwarts Houthi attack on oil tanker
RIYADH (Reuters) – The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said on Wednesday it had thwarted an attack on a Saudi oil tanker over the weekend by Houthi fighters near the Red Sea port of Hodeidah.
Czech lower house adjourns session, delaying confidence vote until January 16
PRAGUE (Reuters) – The Czech lower house voted on Wednesday to adjourn a session due to hold a confidence vote on a minority government led by Prime Minister Andrej Babis until Jan. 16.
Turkey summons U.S. charge d’affaires over Syria: Turkish sources
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey on Wednesday summoned a top U.S. diplomat in Ankara to protest Washington’s support of a Kurdish militia in Syria, sources in the Turkish Foreign Ministry said, the latest in a long-standing disagreement between the NATO allie…
Trump, of possibility of North Korea talks, says: ‘Who knows where it leads?’
WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday after the first intra-Korean talks in over two years that the United States was willing to speak to North Korea “under the right circumstances,” although it was far from clear w…
Pope Francis to face protests in Chile over bishop appointment
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chileans protesting Pope Francis’s 2015 appointment of a Roman Catholic bishop accused of protecting an alleged pedophile threaten to cast a shadow over the pontiff’s visit to South America next week.
Trump’s new Netherlands envoy sheds no light on ‘Muslim chaos’ comment
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s new ambassador to the Netherlands, who two years ago said Muslim migrants had sown chaos in the country, cut short questions seeking clarification of those remarks in his first meeting with its media …
Trump says U.S. open to talks with North Korea: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump told Moon Jae-in, the leader of South Korea, that the United States is open to talks with North Korea “at the appropriate time, under the right circumstances,” the White House said on Wednesday.
On eve of trip, Pope orders takeover of Catholic group in Peru
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis has ordered the Vatican takeover of an elite Catholic society in Peru whose founder is accused of sexually and physically abusing children and former members of the group.
