North Korea says it will not discuss nuclear arms in talks with South
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea said on Tuesday it would not discuss its nuclear weapons in coming talks with Seoul because they were aimed only at the United States, not its “brethren” in South Korea.
Iran has foiled plot to use protests to overthrow system, leader says
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Iran has foiled attempts by its foreign enemies to turn legitimate protests into an insurgency to overthrow the Islamic Republic, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday.
Seven killed, 23 injured in Pakistan blast aimed at police truck
QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) – A bomb went off in the center of the Pakistani city of Quetta, capital of the province of Balochistan, killing seven people and wounding 23 on Tuesday, police and hospital officials said.
U.S. won’t sent Americans back to Embassy in Havana yet: U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The government will not send American staff back to the U.S. Embassy in Havana yet, a U.S. official told Reuters on Tuesday amid concerns over what Washington calls attacks that have sickened two dozen diplomats.
Greece, FYROM to make new effort to resolve name dispute
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) agreed on Tuesday to make a renewed effort to settle a dispute over the latter’s name which has been dragging on for decades and holding up its aspirations of joining the E…
Germany reprimands Iran for anti-Israel spying on its territory
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany said on Tuesday it had summoned Iran’s ambassador to reprimand Tehran against spying on individuals and groups with close ties to Israel, calling such acts a completely unacceptable breach of German law.
In China, Macron urges openness, pitches France Inc
BEIJING (Reuters) – President Emmanuel Macron offered on Tuesday to open up the French economy to Chinese investment in exchange for greater access to China’s booming markets, warning in talks in Beijing that existing trade imbalances would lead to pro…
Russian historian who exposed Stalin’s crimes faces enforced psychiatric testing
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian historian whose exposure of Soviet leader Josef Stalin’s crimes angered state officials is due to begin enforced psychiatric testing this week amid fears he will be falsely declared insane, his lawyer said on Tuesday.
North, South Korea agree to resolve issues through dialogue
SEOUL (Reuters) – North and South Korea on Tuesday agreed on negotiations to resolve problems and military talks aimed at averting accidental conflict, after their first official dialogue in more than two years, as Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons program f…
UK foreign minister Johnson says would not be sensible to rescind Trump invitation
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s invitation to U.S. President Donald Trump should not be rescinded, British foreign minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday, stressing that the United States is an important ally.
