China blocks flood victims from staging second day of protest
BEIJING (Reuters) – Authorities in eastern China dispatched hundreds of security officers to block a possible second day of protests on Wednesday after thousands of angry flood victims clashed with police to demand official help for the worst floods in…
NZ minister to face electoral fraud charges, resigns portfolios
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – The leader of a small party providing a majority for the New Zealand government resigned as a cabinet minister on Wednesday after being sent to trial for alleged electoral fraud.
Turkey missile deal shows China’s growing Mideast clout
LONDON (Reuters) – China’s likely sale of sophisticated missiles to Turkey over the objections of its NATO allies might have angered Washington and other capitals, but it should not have been a surprise.
As Belfast riots, Northern Ireland’s second city tastes peace
LONDONDERRY (Reuters) – While cars burned on the streets of Belfast this summer in its worst year of rioting for a decade, Northern Ireland’s second city of Londonderry was filled with tourists as its once bitterly divided population celebrated a stunn…
Any U.S. sanctions relief on Iran likely to start slowly
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Any easing by Washington of sanctions on Iran in exchange for Tehran taking steps to scale back its nuclear program is likely to be fleeting and symbolic, with any moves for bigger concessions likely to be blocked by Congress.
Germany’s Greens rule out further coalition talks with Merkel
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Greens ruled out any further coalition talks with Angela Merkel’s conservatives early on Wednesday, leaving the chancellor to focus on discussions with the center-left Social Democrats (SPD) in her efforts to form a new gov…
Germany’s Greens rule out further coalition talks with Merkel
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Greens decided after almost six hours of talks with Angela Merkel’s conservatives that they did not have enough common ground to consider a coalition government, leaving the chancellor to focus on talks with the Social Demo…
Big powers, Iran seek progress at ‘nitty-gritty’ nuclear talks
GENEVA (Reuters) – World powers will press Iran on Wednesday for details of its proposal on resolving their decade-old nuclear dispute during a second day of talks in Geneva.
Dutch diplomat beaten in Moscow by unknown assailants
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Dutch diplomat was beaten by unknown assailants in Moscow on Tuesday, a week after President Vladimir Putin demanded an apology for a Russian diplomat’s alleged beating in the Netherlands, Russian news agencies reported.
EU states urged to cooperate on drones, cyber defense
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union states should work together in four areas of defense technology, including developing drones, the bloc’s foreign policy chief said in a report on Tuesday.
