U.S. extends sanctions relief under Iran nuclear deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday extended wide sanctions relief for Iran called for under a 2015 international nuclear deal even as he imposed narrow penalties on Iranian and Chinese figures for supporting Iran’s ballisti…
Former John Lewis boss poaches Labour voters for British PM May
BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) – Andy Street’s mayoral victory in Britain’s second largest metropolitan area may give the best indication yet of just how far Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservatives are poaching traditional Labour supporters ahead of …
Venezuela sends 2,000 troops to state hit by looting, protests
SAN CRISTOBAL, Venezuela (Reuters) – Venezuela said it was sending 2,000 soldiers on Wednesday to a border state that is a hotspot of anti-government radicalism after looting that killed a 15-year-old in the latest unrest roiling the nation.
Macron’s new-look government stretches across French political spectrum
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s centrist President Emmanuel Macron gave ministerial jobs to conservatives, socialists and newcomers to politics on Wednesday, appointing an unprecedented all-stripes cabinet to bridge traditional divides and broaden his suppo…
Hundreds of asylum seekers in Sweden evacuated after suspected arson attacks
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – More than 300 asylum seekers in Sweden were evacuated from their housing in southern Sweden in the early hours of Wednesday, after suspected arson attacks, police said.
Islamic State mining Mosul to stop families fleeing as Iraqi forces advance
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Islamic State militants are planting bombs near front doors in Mosul to prevent civilians leaving, a federal police commander and witnesses said on Wednesday, as Iraqi forces make their final push against the jihadists after seven m…
In Greece’s deepening financial crisis, one family’s struggle
ATHENS (Reuters) – Seven years into Greece’s deepening economic crisis, those living on the breadline have been hit hard.
Putin offers transcript to prove Trump did not pass Russia secrets
SOCHI/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that U.S. President Donald Trump had not divulged any secrets during a meeting in Washington with Russian officials and offered to prove it by supplying Congress with a transcript.
Turkish MPs elect judicial board under new Erdogan constitution
ANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish lawmakers elected seven members to a reshaped judicial authority on Wednesday, part of a constitutional overhaul backed by a referendum last month that considerably expands the powers of President Tayyip Erdogan.
Red Cross finds 115 bodies in CAR diamond-mining town
DAKAR (Reuters) – Red Cross workers have found 115 bodies in Central African Republic’s diamond-mining town of Bangassou after several days of militia attacks, the president of the aid group’s local branch said on Wednesday.
