France says takes U.S. claims Iran violated U.N. resolutions seriously
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday it was taking accusations by the United States that Iran had violated two U.N. Security Council resolutions seriously and urged Iran to comply with all its international commitments.
Myanmar warns U.N. scolding could harm talks with Bangladesh on Rohingya crisis
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar warned on Wednesday that a scolding delivered by the U.N. Security Council could “seriously harm” its talks with Bangladesh over returning home more than 600,000 people who fled to escape a Myanmar military crackdown.
Philippines’ Duterte to Trump: ‘Lay off’ human rights when we meet
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Wednesday he would tell U.S. President Donald Trump to “lay off” if he raises the issue of human rights when they meet.
Catalan strike severs road links as secessionist leaders regroup
BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters) – A general strike called by pro-independence campaigners in Catalonia severed transport links on Wednesday, as leaders of its secessionist movement sought to regain political momentum after failing to agree a joint ticket to…
OSCE sees increase in ceasefire violations in east Ukraine
BERLIN (Reuters) – An international security organization called on both sides in eastern Ukraine’s conflict to pull back tanks and other heavy weapons, after five people were injured and a nine-year-old child was killed over the weekend.
North Korean embassy official in focus at Kim Jong Nam trial
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Three men wanted for the killing of Kim Jong Nam were driven to the murder site in a car bought by a North Korean embassy official, a Malaysian court was told on Wednesday, bringing into focus the embassy’s role in the sensatio…
Saudi Arabia makes further anti-graft arrests: sources
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabian authorities have made further arrests in an anti-corruption crackdown on the kingdom’s political and business elite, sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
Further blow to Britain’s May as aid minister’s future in doubt
LONDON (Reuters) – British aid minister Priti Patel was forced to cut short a foreign trip on Wednesday to answer questions over undisclosed meetings with Israeli officials, posing a new test of Prime Minister Theresa May’s authority as she negotiates …
Palestinians say resumed security coordination with Israel
GAZA (Reuters) – Palestinian forces in the occupied West Bank have resumed security coordination with Israel that they suspended in July in protest at its policies on Jerusalem, the Palestinian chief of police said on Wednesday.
EU to sign joint defense pact in show of post-Brexit unity
BERLIN/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – At least 20 members of the European Union will sign up to a new defense pact next week, heavily promoted by France and Germany, to fund and develop joint military hardware in a show of unity following Britain’s decision to q…
