Kremlin blames U.S. for Iran nuclear deal roll-back, urges restraint
The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Iran had been provoked into rolling back some of the terms of a 2015 nuclear deal due to external pressure which it blamed on the United States.
Factbox: Iran’s commitments under its nuclear deal
Iran’s president on Wednesday threatened to reduce his country’s implementation of its nuclear commitments under its landmark 2015 deal with major powers.
Warm on North, chilly to South: Japan’s Korea strategy could pose risks
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is reaching out to North Korea in the hope of arranging a summit, a strategy critics say poses risks given doubts about chances of a breakthrough, even as ties with U.S. ally South Korea deteriorate.
Arab activist says Norway warned him of potential Saudi threat
A prominent Arab pro-democracy campaigner living in political asylum in Norway said he had been warned by the Norwegian security services about a possible threat against him from Saudi Arabia.
Militant bomb near Sufi shrine kills 10 in Pakistan’s Lahore
A bomb targeting Pakistani police outside a major Sufi shrine in the city of Lahore on Wednesday killed at least 10 people and wounded more than 20, officials said.
Hong Kong extradition law seen raising risks for U.S. interests: commission
A proposed new extradition law in Hong Kong could extend China’s “coercive reach” into the financial hub and create serious risks for U.S. national security and economic interests there, a U.S. congressional commission said.
Finland’s Social Democrats aim to form center-left coalition government
Finland’s Social Democrats said on Wednesday they would seek a center-left governing coalition with the Centre Party and three smaller partners following a parliamentary election last month.
Explosion shakes Afghan capital, no word on casualties
An explosion shook an upscale area of the Afghan capital on Wednesday, the third day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, sending a cloud of smoke and dust into the sky, Reuters witnesses said, but it was not clear if there were any casualties.
Tencent pulls blockbuster game PUBG in China, launches patriotic alternative
Tencent Holdings Ltd on Wednesday shut down its test version of global blockbuster “PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds” in China and shifted users to a similar, more patriotic video game which, unlike PUBG, has regulatory approval to generate revenue.
Malaysia’s new government slow on reforms, rights groups say
Malaysia’s new government has failed to deliver on most of its human rights reform promises in its first year in power, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International said on Wednesday.
