Exclusive: European envoys take fight for Iran nuclear deal to U.S. Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As Congress faces a possible fight over the future of the Iran nuclear agreement, European ambassadors and officials from President Barack Obama’s administration are making their case for preserving the pact directly to U.S. lawm…
New Zealand ‘kingmaker’ starts coalition talks with National, Labour
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand’s colorful populist election kingmaker, Winston Peters, will kick off coalition negotiations with both the governing National Party and the opposition Labour Party on Thursday.
Brazil detains Italian fugitive Battisti leaving country
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian highway police on Wednesday detained Cesare Battisti, an Italian former left-wing guerrilla convicted of murder in his country, as he was attempting to cross the border into Bolivia in a taxi, federal police said.
‘Trump dossier’ on Russia links now part of special counsel’s probe: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The special counsel investigating whether Russia tried to sway the 2016 U.S. election has taken over FBI inquiries into a former British spy’s dossier of allegations of Russian financial and personal links to President Donald Tru…
Spanish PM seeks safety in numbers before playing Catalonia trump card
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is struggling to secure support from across the traditional political divide in his battle to stop Catalonia breaking away – a lack of consensus that could compound Spain’s worst political crisis …
Russia-Trump campaign collusion an ‘open’ issue, says Senate panel chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee chairman said on Wednesday the issue of whether President Donald Trump’s 2016 election campaign colluded with Russia remains an open question as the panel intensifies its probe into the matt…
Russia says critically injures ex-Qaeda leader in Syria; group denies
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Wednesday it had critically injured a leader of the Tahrir al-Sham militant group in Syria with an air strike on his position that also killed 12 of his field commanders.
Khamenei says Iran, Turkey must act against Kurdish secession: TV
ANKARA (Reuters) – Iran and Turkey should prevent Iraq’s Kurdistan region from declaring independence, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday after meeting Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in Tehran, state TV reported.
Saudi Arabia arrests 46 for stirring divisions: state media
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi authorities said on Wednesday they had arrested 22 people, including a Qatari national, for using social media to spread dissent.
Bangladesh destroys boats ferrying Rohingya from Myanmar
SHAH PORIR DWIP, Bangladesh (Reuters) – Bangladeshi authorities have destroyed about 20 boats that ferried Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in Myanmar, accusing smugglers of using the huge exodus to bring methamphetamine into the country.
