Exclusive: As sanctions loom, seafood trade slows on China-North Korea border
DANDONG, China (Reuters) – A thriving trade in seafood across the Yalu River that separates China from North Korea has dramatically slowed, traders said, although there is still nearly a month to go for a United Nations deadline to tighten sanctions on…
U.N. decries excessive force in Venezuela’s crackdown on protests
CARACAS/GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations slammed Venezuela on Tuesday for the use of excessive force against anti-government protesters and said security forces and pro-government groups were believed responsible for the deaths of at least 73 demo…
China leaning on Singapore to keep ASEAN calm over South China Sea: sources
HONG KONG (Reuters) – China is worried it could face fresh criticism over its actions in the South China Sea when Singapore becomes chairman of the Association of South East Asian Nations next year, and is putting pressure on the city-state to make sur…
Iran’s Rouhani presents new ministers to parliament
LONDON (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani presented his cabinet to parliament for a vote of confidence on Tuesday, keeping in place the chief architect of Tehran’s nuclear accord with global powers.
Turkey agrees to German lawmaker visit to troops, says Berlin
BERLIN (Reuters) – Turkey has agreed to let German lawmakers visit soldiers serving at an air base in Turkey next month as part of a NATO trip, a letter from the German foreign minister showed on Tuesday, after Ankara refused a visit there in July.
China marks 70 years of Inner Mongolia’s founding, activist complains of curbs
BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Tuesday celebrated 70 years since the founding of Inner Mongolia, its first self-proclaimed region run by ethnic minorities, as a leading Mongol activist said her communications had been interrupted and the police were foll…
Venezuela using excessive force, arrests to crush protests: U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) – Venezuelan security forces have wielded excessive force to suppress protests, killing dozens, and have arbitrarily detained 5,000 people since April, including 1,000 still in custody, the United Nations human rights office said on Tu…
UK’s top judge says government must provide legal clarity on Brexit
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s most senior judge has said the government needs to spell out how British courts should interpret rulings from the European Court of Justice after Brexit.
Disused building, cars torched in Northern Ireland violence
BELFAST (Reuters) – Northern Irish police called for calm on Tuesday after cars were burned out and a disused building set on fire as officers came under attack by masked Irish nationalist youths throwing petrol bombs and other missiles.
Police arrest 17 in Australia, Dubai, Netherlands drug raids
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Police in Australia, Dubai and the Netherlands have arrested 17 people and seized nearly two tonnes of narcotics in raids the Australian Federal Police (AFP) said on Tuesday had broken up two interlinked Middle Eastern crime syndicat…
