Iran won’t hand over ‘damaged’ black box of Ukraine plane: ministers
DUBAI (Reuters) – The black box of a Ukrainian passenger plane accidentally shot down over Iran last month is damaged but Iran will not hand it over to another country … Read More
Presidential hopeful Bloomberg proposes new taxes, protections to rein in Wall Street
By Joseph Ax and Michelle Price NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday outlined a sweeping financial services policy proposal to rein in Wall Street … Read More
Defectors from North Korea run in South’s elections to battle flawed policies
By Hyonhee Shin and Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) – Politics in South Korea is drawing high-profile North Korean defectors in numbers not seen before, aiming to remedy what they call … Read More
Russia and Turkey failed to reach agreement at Syria talks: Lavrov
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia and Turkey failed to reach an agreement at talks in Moscow aimed at easing tensions over the Syrian province of Idlib, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov … Read More
Turkey’s Erdogan says Syria talks with Russia unsatisfactory, offensive ‘matter of time’
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday talks with Russia on the conflict in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province were far from meeting Turkey’s demands and he said … Read More
Erdogan says third Turkish drill ship to begin operations in 2020
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey has purchased its third offshore drilling ship which will arrive in Turkey next month, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday, adding that the ship will begin … Read More
India cracks down on use of VPNs in Kashmir to get around social media ban
By Fayaz Bukhari SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) – Authorities in Indian Kashmir are cracking down on virtual private network (VPN) apps used to circumvent a months-long ban on social media, police … Read More
Bloomberg to sell his company if elected president: campaign
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic presidential contender Michael Bloomberg will sell Bloomberg LP, the financial information company that made him a billionaire, if he is elected to the … Read More
U.S. imposes new rules on state-owned Chinese media over propaganda concerns
By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration said on Tuesday said it will begin treating five major Chinese state-run media entities with U.S. operations the same as foreign … Read More
Pakistan probes link between soybean dust and deaths in port city of Karachi
By Syed Raza Hassan KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) – Authorities in Pakistan are investigating if exposure to soybean dust, which can cause severe allergic reactions, is responsible for at least 14 … Read More