U.S. embassy in Kiev critical of Moscow order on Ukrainian documentation
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The United States embassy in Kiev voiced concern on Sunday over Russia’s decision to recognize civil registration documents issued in separatist-held areas of eastern Ukraine, saying that it threatens the Minsk peace process.
Australia and UAE to explore deeper defense ties, A$1 billion in sales
Abu Dhabi (Reuters) – Australia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will explore closer defense ties after a meeting on Sunday between a senior Australian government minister and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan.
Iran’s Zarif says use of chemical weapons in Syria cannot be condoned
MUNICH (Reuters) – Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif, pointing to Sunni Islamist militants in Syria fighting against its allies in Damascus, told the Munich Security Conference that the use of chemical weapons could never be condoned.
Gambia leader heralds new dawn for minister jailed 22 times
DAKAR (Reuters) – For one Gambian government minister, the ceremonial swearing in of President Adama Barrow marked the new dawn of a democracy he was jailed 22 times for trying to defend – once for every year autocratic ex-ruler Yahya Jammeh was in pow…
Germany aims to deport record number of rejected asylum seekers in 2017
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany deported a record 80,000 migrants denied asylum last year and that figure will rise again in 2017, a top official said, as Chancellor Angela Merkel seeks to win back conservative voters before elections in September.
Britain’s exit from EU irrevocable once triggered: minister
LONDON (Reuters) – The process of Britain leaving the European Union is irrevocable once it has been triggered, a government minister said on Sunday.
Suicide bombings kill five in east Mosul, security sources say
ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Five people were killed, including three Iraqi soldiers, in two suicide bombings on Sunday that hit districts recently retaken from Islamic State in eastern Mosul, security sources said.
Turkish PM, U.S. vice president discuss improving ties: sources
ANKARA (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence told Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim that Washington was keen for a new start in relations between the two countries, sources in Yildirim’s office said, after ties soured during the Obama adminis…
Iran pushes for dialogue with Gulf Arab states
MUNICH (Reuters) – Iran’s foreign minister on Sunday stepped up efforts to improve ties with Gulf Arab Sunni states urging them to work with their Shi’ite rival to address “anxieties” and violence across the region.
China says understands South Korean need for security, still opposes missiles
BEIJING (Reuters) – China understands South Korea’s need to protect its security but Seoul still needs to respect Beijing’s concerns about the deployment of an advanced U.S. anti-missile system, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his South Korean co…
