Venezuela’s Supreme Court head rebuffs Pence’s threats of sanctions
Venezuela’s Supreme Court head, Maikel Moreno, on Wednesday rebuffed the U.S. government’s threats to sanction members of his court if they did not reject President Nicolas Maduro’s government and back opposition leader Juan Guaido.
UK’s May to meet Tory leaders next week to address calls for resignation
British Prime Minister Theresa May has offered to meet leaders of an influential group of Conservative Party lawmakers next week to address growing calls for her to resign, party representatives said on Wednesday.
U.S. targets Iran’s metals for sanctions, Tehran relaxes nuclear deal compliance
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday imposed new sanctions on Iran, targeting revenue from its exports of industrial metals, the latest salvo in tensions between Washington and Tehran over a 2015 international accord curbing the Islamic Republic’s …
Talks to break UK’s Brexit impasse to continue in the coming days
Talks on how to break Britain’s Brexit impasse involving representatives of Prime Minister Theresa May and the opposition Labour Party will continue in the coming days, spokesmen for both sides said on Wednesday.
UAE denies U.N. claim that detained activist Mansoor being tortured
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) dismissed claims by U.N. human rights experts that prominent pro-democracy campaigner Ahmed Mansoor may be suffering treatment amounting to torture, state news agency WAM reported on Wednesday.
France calls Iran to respect nuclear deal, warns of escalation
France called on Iran on Wednesday to respect all its commitments after Tehran announced it was relaxing some curbs to its nuclear program, and warned against any action that would lead to an escalation.
U.S. indicts operators of ‘dark web’ drug referral service
U.S. prosecutors have filed money laundering charges against two Israelis who allegedly made millions of dollars operating a website connecting customers to sellers of fentanyl, heroin, guns and other illegal goods, the Justice Department said on Wedne…
Trump slaps new U.S. sanctions on Iran’s metals industry
President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered new sanctions on Iran, this time targeting the Islamic Republic’s export revenues from its industrial metals sector, and vowed to keep squeezing Tehran unless it “fundamentally alters” its policies.
Hungary forces 11 Afghan asylum-seekers into Serbia: rights body
Hungary forced 11 Afghan nationals to cross into Serbia after rejecting their asylum requests, a rights advocate said on Wednesday, and deported a 12th convicted of people smuggling back to Kabul.
Russian airport fire crews mobilized a minute after jet crash-landed
Staff at a Moscow airport scrambled fire crews one minute after a malfunctioning passenger jet crash-landed on Sunday, raising questions among some senior Russian aviation industry figures about whether the staff acted quickly enough.
