Senator Paul delivers letter from Trump to Putin’s government
Republican U.S. Senator Rand Paul said on Wednesday he delivered a letter from President Donald Trump to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s government, but the senator and the White House offered different characterizations of the message.
U.S. to impose new sanctions on Russia for nerve attack in UK
Washington said on Wednesday it would impose fresh sanctions on Russia after it determined that Moscow had used a nerve agent against a former Russian agent and his daughter in Britain.
Britain welcomes U.S. sanctions for Russia over Skripal poisoning
Britain on Wednesday welcomed Washington’s decision to impose fresh sanctions on Russia after the United States determined that Moscow had used a nerve agent against a former Russian double agent and his daughter in Britain.
Hamas fires rockets, Israel bombs Gaza despite talk of truce
Palestinians fired dozens of rockets into southern Israel and Israel launched scores of air strikes in Gaza as fighting entered a second day on Thursday despite efforts to broker a truce to end months of simmering violence.
Canada delays deportation of Saudi asylum seeker after U.N. request: lawyer
Canada delayed the deportation of a Saudi asylum seeker slated for Wednesday after a United Nations human rights committee asked for time to review the man’s case, his lawyer said.
Saudi Arabia rules out mediation in Canada row, Trudeau stands firm
Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday there was no room for mediation in the kingdom’s deepening diplomatic dispute with Canada over human rights, adding that Ottawa knew what it needed to do to “fix its big mistake”.
‘Real assassins!’: Venezuela targets opposition after drone blasts
Venezuela confirmed the arrest of one lawmaker and ordered the detention of another on Wednesday, accusing the opposition politicians of scheming to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro with explosives-laden drones at a rally last weekend.
Canadian PM says will keep pressing Saudi Arabia on human rights
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday he would keep pressing Saudi Arabia on its human rights record, even as a dispute with Riyadh over criticism from Ottawa continued to escalate.
Saudi trainee doctors set to head home from Canada in diplomatic row
Saudi Arabia has told hundreds of trainee doctors to leave Canada with only weeks’ notice in the midst of a diplomatic spat, a move that could disrupt Canadian hospitals and end a 40-year-old program to train specialists for the kingdom.
U.S. ‘not willing to wait too long’ for North Korea to act: U.N. envoy
The United States is “not willing to wait for too long” for North Korea to take steps toward denuclearization, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Wednesday.
