U.S. envoy will meet with North Korean counterpart in Seoul Feb. 3
U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun will travel to Seoul on Feb. 3, where he will meet with his North Korean counterpart, the State Department said on Thursday.
U.S. refiners cut processing as Venezuela sanctions lift crude costs
Some U.S. refiners have begun reducing crude processing as crude oil costs have risen following U.S sanctions on Venezuela and as gasoline margins crashed to their lowest in nearly a decade, market sources said on Thursday.
In a quiet French village, a cleric plotted Iran’s revolution
(This January 31 story was corrected to make clear in second paragraph that Khomeini was forced into exile)
German Chancellor Merkel: Our goal is an orderly Brexit
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday the federal government and the 16 states were taking precautions for a disorderly Brexit, but Berlin was still working to ensure that Britain leaves the European Union under a mutually agreed deal.
European powers unveil new trade channel with Iran
The foreign ministers of Britain, France and Germany hailed a new mechanism to ease trade with Iran despite U.S. sanctions as a sign of their commitment to the 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran.
Looking for friends, Sudan’s Bashir reopens Eritrea border
Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir, apparently searching for regional friends amid weeks of protests against his 30-year rule, announced on Thursday he was reopening the border with neighboring Eritrea, shut for a year.
Lebanese PM Hariri says time for ‘painkillers’ is over
Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri said on Thursday that Lebanon faced economic and financial challenges and the time for treating problems with “painkillers” was over, as his new national unity government took office.
Venezuela’s Guaido says police agents are at his home
Venezuela’s self-proclaimed interim president, Juan Guaido, said on Thursday that agents from a feared special police unit had called at his home, a sign of increasing pressure on the opposition leader trying to replace socialist President Nicolas Madu…
Trump says time, location for summit with North Korea’s Kim has been set
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday a time and location for his second summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un had been agreed upon, but he did not give any details and said they would be announced next week.
Lebanon announces formation of government
Lebanon agreed a new government on Thursday, ending months of wrangling between rival political factions that has added to concerns for its struggling economy and massive public debt.
