U.S. must suffer ‘painful responses’ from Iran after Trump speech: Guards chief
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Wednesday that the United States should experience “painful responses” following President Donald Trump’s harsh criticism of Tehran at the United Nations.
Rohingya refugees take little heart from speech by Myanmar’s Suu Kyi
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) – Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh said on Wednesday they were dismayed by a speech by Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi in which she condemned rights violations against them but, as far as they could see, offered little …
Rescuers search rubble of school as Mexican quake toll hits 217
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Rescue workers scrabbled through rubble as dawn broke on Wednesday, searching for dozens of children feared buried beneath a Mexico City school, among hundreds of buildings destroyed by the country’s most lethal earthquake in a …
Hurricane Maria slams Puerto Rico with high rains, storm surge
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) – Hurricane Maria slammed into Puerto Rico on Wednesday as the strongest storm to hit the U.S. territory in nearly 90 years, ripping windows from their fixtures and sending debris hurtling through the streets as it app…
Dozens of states sign nuclear weapons ban treaty at United Nations
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Dozens of countries signed a treaty to ban nuclear weapons on Wednesday amid tensions over North Korea’s nuclear and missile tests, although the United States, Britain, France and others boycotted the event at the annual Unit…
Russia rebukes Trump over Iran, North Korea, accuses U.S. of missile treaty breach
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is “extremely concerned” by U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments questioning the Iran nuclear deal and suspects that Washington itself may have violated a landmark arms control treaty, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
Presumed new Swiss foreign minister seeks fresh start in EU talks
ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland’s putative new foreign minister called on Wednesday for a fresh start to tortuous talks on cementing ties with the European Union, the neutral country’s most important trading partner.
Russia becomes Iraq Kurds’ top funder, quiet about independence vote
LONDON (Reuters) – Russia, the only major power that has not called on Iraq’s Kurds to cancel a referendum on independence next week, has swiftly become the top funder of Kurdish oil and gas deals, with as much as $4 billion pledged in less than a year…
Belarus plays down Western fears of aggression stirred by joint war games with Russia
BORISOV FIRING RANGE, Belarus (Reuters) – Belarus said on Wednesday the West had no reason to fear attack by its close ally Russia or that Moscow could leave behind forces after war games it is holding with Minsk for a possible occupation of Western ne…
Exclusive: From Russia with fuel – North Korean ships may be undermining sanctions
MOSCOW (Reuters) – At least eight North Korean ships that left Russia with a cargo of fuel this year headed for their homeland despite declaring other destinations, a ploy that U.S. officials say is often used to undermine sanctions.
