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China asks North Korea to ensure safety of its nationals
By Ben Blanchard and Jane Chung BEIJING/SEOUL (Reuters) – China deplored rising tension on the Korean peninsula on Sunday, but said its embassy was operating normally in the North Korean capital and asked authorities there to ensure its diplomats and other citizens were kept safe. North Korea, angry at new sanctions imposed on it for testing nuclear weapons, has made increasingly strident warnings of an imminent war with South Korea and the United States. … Continue reading
North Korea asks embassies to consider moving diplomats out
By Guy Faulconbridge and Ronald Popeski LONDON/SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea warns it could not guarantee the safety of diplomats after next Wednesday and has asked embassies to consider moving staff out of the country, European diplomats said, amid high tension on the Korean peninsula. The requests came on the heels of declarations by the secretive state that real conflict was inevitable, because of “hostile” U.S. troop exercises with South Korea and U.N Continue reading
North Korea rejects U.N. sanctions, declares pursuit of nuclear arms
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea formally rejected a U.N. Security Council resolution on Saturday that demands an end to its nuclear arms program, signaling it would defy international sanctions and pursue its goal of becoming a full-fledged nuclear weapons state. Continue reading
Biden, Netanyahu set tone on Iran for Obama visit to Israel
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Powers to offer Iran sanctions relief at nuclear talks
ALMATY (Reuters) – Major powers will offer Iran some sanctions relief during talks in Almaty, Kazakhstan, this week if Tehran agrees to curb its nuclear program, a U.S. official said on Monday. Continue reading
Exclusive: U.N. monitors see arms reaching Somalia from Yemen, Iran
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – As the United States pushes for an end to the U.N. Continue reading
Exclusive: U.N. monitors see arms reaching Somalia from Yemen, Iran
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – As the United States pushes for an end to the U.N. Continue reading
U.S. sanctions Iranian broadcasters, locks up oil revenues
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Wednesday it had sanctioned Iran’s main agency in charge of broadcasting for helping the government censor Western reports, part of a broader effort by Washington to pressure Tehran’s nuclear program. The Treasury Department also said sanctions that shackle Iran’s oil earnings took effect, as scheduled, on Wednesday. Iran’s earnings now have to be credited to accounts in countries that buy Iranian crude Continue reading
Exclusive: Iran crude oil exports rise to highest since EU sanctions
GENEVA/DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran's crude oil exports in December leapt to their highest level since European Union sanctions took effect last July, analysts and shipping sources said, as strong Chinese demand and tanker fleet expansion helped the OPEC member dodge sanctions. Exports rose to around 1.4 million barrels per day (bpd) in December, according to two industry sources and shipping and customs data compiled by Reuters on a country-by-country basis and corroborated by other sources and consultants. … Continue reading
North Korea threatens war with South over U.N. sanctions
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea threatened to attack rival South Korea if Seoul joined a new round of tightened U.N. sanctions, as Washington unveiled more of its own economic restrictions following Pyongyang's rocket launch last month Continue reading
