Iran foreign minister says US must meet own obligations for nuclear deal
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Thursday the United States should meet its own obligations agreed in a landmark nuclear deal in 2015 rather than making accusations against the Islamic Republic.
China’s Xi kicks off congress with formal election in ally’s province
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping was formally elected on Thursday as a delegate to an important Communist Party congress this year, when he will seek to consolidate power, as a representative of a province run by an ally and a candidate…
Duterte’s office rejects drug-war allegations as ‘movie scenes’
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s office rejected allegations on Thursday by two senior police officers in a Reuters report that police received cash rewards for executing drug suspects, while the most high-profile critic of the…
Egypt says air strikes kill Islamic State leaders in Sinai
CAIRO (Reuters) – Air strikes in northern Sinai have killed 19 members of Egypt’s Islamic State affiliate, including three of its leaders, the Egyptian military said on Thursday.
Russia denies Reuters report think tank drew up plan to sway U.S. election
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia dismissed as false on Thursday a Reuters report that said a government think tank controlled by President Vladimir Putin had developed a plan to swing the 2016 U.S. presidential election in Donald Trump’s favor.
U.N. Syria envoy to meet Russian minister on Monday; U.S. not taking part
GENEVA (Reuters) – The U.N. mediator for Syria said on Thursday he would hold talks with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov in Geneva on Monday and that the United States had declined to take part in any trilateral meeting for now.
Paris shooting disrupts French election campaigning
PARIS (Reuters) – Security concerns took center stage on Friday in the last days of France’s tight presidential race as candidates defended their stance on the fight against terror in the wake of a shooting in Paris which killed one policeman.
Chinese, Iranian firms to sign first nuclear plant redesign contracts
BEIJING (Reuters) – Companies from China and Iran will this weekend sign the first commercial contracts to redesign an Iranian nuclear plant as part of an international deal reached in 2015 over Iran’s nuclear program, China’s Foreign Ministry said on …
Turkey says European rights court has no jurisdiction over referendum
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s justice minister said on Thursday that any opposition challenge to a referendum that expanded President Tayyip Erdogan’s powers would be rejected by the constitutional court, and Europe’s human rights court had no jurisdicti…
Cambodia, U.N. launch plan to tackle fake orphanages
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Cambodia launched a crackdown on bogus orphanages on Thursday, many of which are set up to attract donations from tourists, with the aim of returning about 3,500 children who were not orphans to their families, a government minis…
