France’s Iran negotiator switches roles at delicate stage in talks
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s main negotiator in talks between six world powers and Iran is leaving his post at a crucial moment, less than two months before the deadline for a final agreement over Tehran’s nuclear program.
Russia may build eight nuclear reactors for Iran
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia plans to sign a contract with Iran this year to build two more nuclear reactors at its Bushehr power plant as part of a broader deal for up to eight reactors in the Islamic state, a source close to the negotiations told Reuter…
North Korea artillery fires at South Korean navy ship, and misses
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean artillery fired at least one shot which landed near a South Korean navy patrol ship south of the two sides’ disputed maritime border on Thursday, but it did not hit the vessel, a military official in Seoul said.
Prince Charles provokes diplomatic dispute with Russia by comparing Putin to Hitler
LONDON/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Prince Charles’s comparison of Vladimir Putin with Nazi leader Adolf Hitler triggered a diplomatic row on Thursday when Moscow scolded the heir to the British throne for what it said was an outrageous attempt to sully Russia’s…
China corruption fight turns on ‘naked officials’ with family overseas
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has removed a senior “naked official”, one whose spouse and children have emigrated, from his post in the southern province of Guangdong, state media reported on Thursday, as the government’s anti-graft campaign turns its focu…
Peace at stake in Colombia’s scandal-tainted presidential vote
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombians vote on Sunday in a tightly fought presidential election that has seen the top two candidates tainted by scandal as they wrestle over the pivotal issue of how to end a five-decade insurgency by Marxist FARC rebels.
Pope’s Mideast trip a delicate dance around politics
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – With a Rabbi and a Muslim leader in tow, Pope Francis makes his first visit to the Middle East on Saturday, a delicate mission to push his vision of inter-religious dialogue as a vehicle for peace in the region.
Russia could build eight nuclear reactors for Iran
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia could sign an agreement this year to build eight new reactors for nuclear power plants in Iran, state-run Russian news agency RIA reported on Thursday, citing a source it did not identify.
Taliban offensive picks up as Afghan run-off campaign begins
KABUL (Reuters) – The last two men in the race to become Afghanistan’s next president on Thursday began a second round of campaigning ahead of the run-off election on June 14.
Economy, hostility push more Jews to quit France for Israel
PARIS (Reuters) – When Daniel, a Jewish small business-owner, first raised the idea of leaving France eight years ago, parents and friends talked him out of taking the leap. Now, he says, even some of them are considering the move themselves.
