U.S., China agree on new North Korea U.N. sanctions, Russia has issues: diplomats
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States and China have agreed on new U.N. sanctions to impose on North Korea over the nuclear test it conducted in September, but Russia is delaying action on a draft resolution, a senior Security Council diplomat s…
South Africa’s Zuma says action by banks to close Gupta accounts ‘suspicious’
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – South African President Jacob Zuma said on Wednesday the action by nation’s four biggest lenders to stop doing business with the wealthy Gupta was “suspicious” and required to be probed.
Iran warns of retaliation if U.S. breaches nuclear deal
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Extending U.S. sanctions on Iran for 10 years would breach the Iranian nuclear agreement, Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei said on Wednesday, warning that Tehran would retaliate if the sanctions are approved.
Winds of change blow softly as Palestinian party leaders meet
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Palestinian politics hasn’t seen much change in the past 10 years — President Mahmoud Abbas has been in power since 2004 and the last parliamentary elections were a decade ago.
Kremlin: missile deployment should not hurt Russia-Japan peace talks
MOSCOW/TOKYO (Reuters) – Russia said on Wednesday it hoped its deployment of missile systems on the Kurile islands would not damage efforts to settle the long-running territorial dispute between Moscow and Tokyo over the islands.
Islamic State could launch gas attacks beyond Syria: OPCW official
PARIS (Reuters) – Islamic State militants returning from Syria could carry out mustard gas attacks after learning how to use the toxic substance in battle zones, a senior official from the global chemical weapons watchdog warned on Wednesday.
Defending liberalism, Merkel sets out as West’s standard bearer
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel defended democratic values and multilateral cooperation on Wednesday, in her first major speech since announcing she will seek a fourth term, but insisted Germany “can’t solve all problems” in the world.
Pakistan says nine civilians, three soldiers killed in Indian shelling
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (Reuters) – Indian shelling across the frontier into Pakistani-controlled Kashmir hit a bus, killing at least nine people, with three Pakistani soldiers killed in cross-border firing, Pakistani officials said, as tension between …
Nazi-obsessed Briton found guilty of murdering lawmaker Jo Cox
LONDON (Reuters) – A Briton obsessed with Nazi Germany and far-right politics was found guilty on Wednesday of murdering British lawmaker Jo Cox a week before Britain’s highly charged referendum on whether to leave the European Union.
Tunisian lawyers strike as tension over austerity budget mounts
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian lawyers went on their second strike in a month on Wednesday to protest against new taxes and tighter fiscal controls in the government’s proposed budget for next year.
