Iran nuclear deal seen reducing bomb risk despite Israeli criticism
GENEVA (Reuters) – A breakthrough agreement between Iran and six world powers to restrain its nuclear program has been denounced by Israel as an “historic mistake” but should nevertheless make it harder for Tehran to build any atomic bomb if it wanted …
Analysis: U.S.-Iran thaw starts to reshape Mideast power balance
DUBAI (Reuters) – An interim international deal on Iran’s nuclear program could tilt the balance of power in the Middle East towards Tehran after two years of popular revolts that have weakened leading Arab nations.
Mass protests in Ukraine against government U-turn on EU
KIEV (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Ukrainians, bearing EU flags and chanting “Down with the gang!”, marched through the capital on Sunday in a pro-Europe rally denouncing President Viktor Yanukovich’s U-turn in policy back towards Russia.
Iran’s Arab neighbours keep reservations quiet over nuclear deal
RIYADH (Reuters) – Iran’s Arab neighbors, deeply uneasy about Tehran’s diplomatic rehabilitation, kept their reservations quiet on Sunday after Iran reached a nuclear deal with global powers.
Malians trickle to polls in legislative vote amid security fears
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Malians trickled to the polls amid high security for a legislative ballot on Sunday, in the second set of elections since France intervened this year to oust al Qaeda-linked militants from the country’s north.
Indonesia orders mass evacuation as alert raised on Sumatra volcano
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia ordered the evacuation of 15,000 residents near an active volcano in the west of the vast archipelago on Sunday as authorities raised the alert for the emergency to the highest level.
Thai capital hit by biggest protests since deadly 2010 unrest
BANGKOK (Reuters) – About 100,000 anti-government protesters gathered in Thailand’s capital on Sunday, as simmering tensions between Bangkok’s middle classes and the mostly rural supporters of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra threatened to boil…
Region will lose sleep over Iran deal: Saudi adviser
RIYADH (Reuters) – People in the Middle East will lose sleep over a nuclear deal between global powers and Iran, a Saudi foreign policy adviser said on Sunday, signaling the deep unease Sunni Muslim Gulf states have over Western rapprochement with thei…
Iran oil, energy investment sanctions still in force: U.S.
DUBAI (Reuters) – The nuclear deal signed on Sunday will not allow any more Iranian oil into the market, or let western energy investors into the country, but it does freeze U.S. plans for deeper cuts to Iranian crude exports, Washington says.
U.S., Japan slam China’s ‘destabilizing’ move on East China Sea airspace
TOKYO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Japan and ally the United States sharply criticized China’s move to impose new rules on airspace over islands at the heart of a territorial dispute with Tokyo, warning of an escalation into the “unexpected” if Beijing enfor…
