Iran could greatly increase uranium enrichment, says spokesman
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Iran’s atomic energy agency said on Wednesday a reimposition of sanctions by the United States would be a violation of Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers, adding that the Islamic Republic had the capacity to greatly increase its enrichment of uranium.
Explosion on Iranian oil tanker forces rescue team to retreat
BEIJING/SEOUL (Reuters) – Rescue crews were forced to retreat from a stricken Iranian oil tanker in the East China Sea on Wednesday following an explosion on the ship as a fire raged for a fourth day after a dramatic collision.
Soldiers loot arms, burn military base in Ivory Coast’s second city
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Soldiers in Ivory Coast’s second largest city looted weapons from the base of an elite military unit overnight before setting it on fire, leaders of the faction said on Wednesday.
The challenge of turning inter-Korean thaw into longer-term detente
SEOUL (Reuters) – A day of smiles and jokes at the first inter-Korean talks in two years quickly evaporated Tuesday night when the North’s chief negotiator threatened to walk out after the South Korean side brought up Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile pr…
Danish bomb squad searching area around U.S Embassy in Copenhagen
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – A Danish bomb squad is searching the area around the U.S. Embassy in Copenhagen, police said Wednesday.
Iranian oil tanker in East China Sea could burn for a month: South Korea official
SEOUL (Reuters) – A stricken Iranian oil tanker in the East China Sea could burn for as long as one month, South Korea’s Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries told Reuters on Wednesday, as the blaze raged for a fourth day following a collision with a freigh…
Pro-independence parties to back former Catalan leader as regional head
MADRID (Reuters) – The two main pro-independence parties in the Spanish region of Catalonia have agreed to back former leader Carles Puigdemont as candidate for regional head, raising the likelihood of a renewed push for a split from Spain this year.
German Social Democrats wary as coalition talks enter crunch stage
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Social Democrats sounded downbeat about their coalition talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives on Wednesday, a day before both camps decide whether they want to move to formal negotiations on establishing a new go…
Western Sahara dispute should invalidate EU-Morocco fish deal, EU court adviser says
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – The European Union’s fisheries deal with Morocco should be declared invalid because it includes Western Sahara, an adviser to the EU’s top court said on Wednesday in the latest legal opinion on trade ties involving the disputed t…
Turkey says all court cases of coup participants to be concluded by year-end
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish courts will have ruled on all cases of suspects who allegedly took part in failed coup attempt by the end of this year, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Wednesday.
