Iran says it has passed enrichment cap set in 2015 nuclear deal
GENEVA – Iran has passed the 3.67% uranium enrichment cap set by its landmark 2015 nuclear deal and may enrich at even higher levels, the spokesman for Iran’s Atomic Energy…
South Korea’s Moon urges Japan to remove export curbs
SEOUL – South Korea‘s President Moon Jae-in has urged Japan to withdraw export controls on high-tech materials bound for South Korea as a row over forced wartime labour threatened to…
“Wolf of Wall Street” producer charged with 1MDB money laundering in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia has charged one of the “Wolf of Wall Street” film producers, and stepson of former prime minister Najib Razak, with money laundering, alleging he misappropriated $US248…
Tehran fumes as Britain seizes Iranian oil tanker over Syria sanctions
LONDON/DUBAI – British Royal Marines seized a giant Iranian oil tanker in Gibraltar on Thursday for trying to take oil to Syria in violation of EU sanctions, a dramatic step…
Russia to press ahead with release of captive whales despite outcry
MOSCOW – Russian research scientists have defended the way they released eight whales back into the wild last week and say they will release scores more of the captive animals…
Chinese state media blames ‘Western ideologues’ for Hong Kong protests
SHANGHAI – Chinese official English-language newspapers have blamed meddling by Western governments for unrest in Hong Kong amid an escalating diplomatic spat between China and the United Kingdom over protests…
Brazil deforestation exceeds 88% in June under Bolsonaro
BRASILIA – Deforestation in Brazil’s portion of the Amazon rainforest soared more than 88% in June compared with the same month a year ago, the second consecutive month of rising…
Calm falls on Hong Kong after protests erupt into extraordinary violence
HONG KONG – A tense calm has descended on Hong Kong early today, hours after police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters who had stormed the legislature in…
Hundreds gather across Nile from Khartoum after deadly clashes
OMDURMAN, Sudan – Hundreds of people gathered in the Sudanese city of Omdurman across the River Nile from Khartoum on Monday to protest against the ruling military a day after…
After surprise Trump-Kim meeting, US and N.Korea to reopen talks
PANMUNJOM/SEOUL, South Korea – US President Donald Trump became the first sitting US president to set foot in North Korea when he met its leader, Kim Jong Un, in the Demilitarised…
