Nicaragua pledges to fight for Taiwan recognition on global stage
MANAGUA (Reuters) – Nicaragua on Tuesday said it wanted to secure bigger international recognition for Taiwan during a visit by President Tsai Ing-wen at a moment of Chinese suspicions the leader of the self-ruled island is seeking formal independence …
U.S. lists 17 nuclear reactors with parts from forge under probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on Tuesday unveiled a letter showing that 17 of the country’s nuclear reactors have parts from Areva SA’s Le Creusot forge in France, which is under investigation for allegedly falsify…
French presidential candidate Fillon to propose immigration quotas
PARIS (Reuters) – French conservative presidential candidate Francois Fillon, who is favorite to win this year’s election, will lay out on Wednesday his proposals to cut immigration to a “strict minimum” through the use of quotas, an aide said on Tues…
U.S. lawmakers want Russia sanctions over hacking, Ukraine, Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Republican and Democratic senators said Tuesday they want to slap a wide range of sanctions on Russia over its cyber activities and actions in Syria and Ukraine, and force President Donald Trump to formally waive them if he …
Kerry to attend Middle East peace conference on January 15 in Paris
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will attend a Middle East peace conference organized by France and to be held in Paris on Jan. 15, his spokesman said on Tuesday.
Report on Russian hacking relied on human sources, technical collection: U.S. spy chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said on Tuesday the U.S. intelligence community’s report concluding that Russia orchestrated hacks during the 2016 presidential campaign was based on a mix of human sources, collec…
Obama says Israeli settlements making two-state solution impossible
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama, in an interview aired on Israeli television on Tuesday, said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu policy backing settlements in occupied territory is making a future Palestinian state impossible.
American charged with attempted murder of U.S. diplomat in Mexico
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. citizen was charged with the attempted murder of an American diplomat stationed at the U.S. Consulate in Guadalajara, Mexico, the Justice Department said on Tuesday.
New U.N. chief urges Security Council to do more to prevent war
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – New United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the Security Council on Tuesday to take more action to prevent conflicts instead of just responding to them as he pledged to strengthen the world body’s mediation ca…
Russian, Turkish foreign ministers stress need to maintain Syrian ceasefire
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu agreed on Tuesday on the need to observe a ceasefire in Syria while continuing to fight “terrorist groups”, Russia’s foreign ministry said.
