Criticized by Trump, Iran nuclear deal faces tough scrutiny in U.N. talks
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers faces a stern test at the United Nations this week as Europeans try to persuade a skeptical Trump administration to keep it, while Israel lobbies to turn up the pressure on …
Chinese space official promoted as part of military reshuffle
BEIJING (Reuters) – A senior Chinese space official and military officer has been promoted to run the People’s Liberation Army’s key equipment development department, the military said on Monday, part of a reshuffle ahead of next month’s Communist Part…
Tillerson, Russia’s Lavrov discuss Syria, Ukraine, Middle East
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson discussed cooperation on the Syrian crisis, Middle East issues, and the agreement to bring peace to Ukraine in a meeting on Sunday, Lavrov’s spokeswom…
Venezuela indicts alleged accomplice of June helicopter attack
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan prosecutors said on Sunday they indicted a man for his alleged involvement in the theft of a police helicopter and association with the pilot who led an attack on government offices in June.
Peru’s Kuczynski swears in new Cabinet, opposition signals support
LIMA (Reuters) – Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski made Vice President Mercedes Araoz his new prime minister in a Cabinet shuffle on Sunday that won praise from the opposition – a sign his year-old government will likely avoid a fresh standoff w…
Wife of ousted PM Sharif wins by-election in test of support for ruling party
LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) – The wife of ousted Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Sunday captured his parliamentary seat with a reduced majority in a by-election seen as a test of support for the Sharif dynasty ahead of the 2018 general election…
Tillerson, Russia’s Lavrov to meet on Sunday: U.S. State Dept
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will meet in New York on Sunday on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, the U.S. State Department said in a brief statement.
U.N. chief: Northern Iraq vote would detract from Islamic State fight
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Sunday that a planned Sept. 25 independence referendum in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region “would detract from the need to defeat” Islamic State and to reconstr…
Clash between military and suspected gang leaves nine dead in southern Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The Mexican military fought back against an armed attack in the violent southwestern state of Guerrero on Saturday night, leaving eight suspected gang members and one soldier dead, authorities said on Sunday.
Britain’s Boris Johnson accused of Brexit ‘backseat driving’
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s foreign minister Boris Johnson was accused by cabinet colleagues on Sunday of “backseat driving” on Brexit after setting out his own vision of the country’s future outside the European Union.
