Exclusive: Obama says Iran must halt key nuclear work for at least a decade
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Iran must commit to a verifiable freeze of at least 10 years on sensitive nuclear activity for a landmark atomic deal to be reached, but the odds are still against sealing a final agreement, U.S. President Barack Obama told Reute…
Obama, Israel’s Netanyahu clash over Iran diplomacy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama and Benjamin Netanyahu clashed over Iran nuclear diplomacy on Monday on the eve of the Israeli prime minister’s hotly disputed address to Congress, underscoring the severity of U.S.-Israeli strains over the issue.
U.S. spy chief says he got a mixed reception in North Korea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. spy chief James Clapper said that when he made a secret visit to North Korea in November to bring home two jailed Americans he was first given a 12-course banquet and then later told by his hosts that his security could not …
UK’s Cameron says child sex abuse to be classified ‘national threat’
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron will make child sexual abuse a national priority on a par with organized crime on Tuesday, as he announces a series of measures to prevent systematic abuse.
Exclusive: Obama says Iran must halt key nuclear work for at least a decade
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Iran must commit to a verifiable freeze of at least 10 years on sensitive nuclear activity for a landmark atomic deal to be reached, but the odds are still against sealing a final agreement, U.S. President Barack Obama told Reute…
Obama, Israel’s Netanyahu clash over Iran diplomacy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama and Benjamin Netanyahu clashed over Iran nuclear diplomacy on Monday on the eve of the Israeli prime minister’s hotly disputed address to Congress, underscoring the severity of U.S.-Israeli strains over the issue.
U.S., partners conduct nine air strikes against Islamic State: task force
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its coalition partners conducted four air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria and five in Iraq on Sunday and Monday, according to the U.S. military.
Exclusive: Obama sharply criticizes China’s plans for new technology rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Monday sharply criticized China’s plans for new rules on U.S. tech companies, urging Beijing to change the policy if it wants to do business with the United States and saying he had raised it with Presid…
Ukraine’s military says one Ukrainian serviceman killed in past 24 hours
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s military said on Monday one Ukrainian serviceman was killed and four wounded in separatist eastern territories in the past 24 hours, underscoring the fragility of a two-week-old ceasefire deal.
Exclusive: Nemtsov killing sign of worsening climate in Russia – Obama
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Monday that the killing of opposition figure Boris Nemtsov is a sign of a worsening climate in Russia where civil rights and media freedoms have been rolled back in the last several years.
