By Lefteris Karagiannopoulos and Renee Maltezou ATHENS (Reuters) – As Greece heads to a referendum on Sunday that could decide its future in the euro zone, long queues at cash machines have become the most potent symbol of the cost of the deadlock between the left-wing government and its international lenders. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ rejection of what he terms the “blackmail” of EU and IMF creditors demanding spending cuts
By Parisa Hafezi and Arshad Mohammed VIENNA (Reuters) – Nuclear talks between Tehran and world powers had yet to reach a breakthrough as they continued in overtime on Thursday, and Western officials said the latest “red lines” by Iran’s supreme leader had made it hard to settle disputes on key issues. Iran is in talks with the United States and five other big powers – Britain, China, France, Germany and
By Parisa Hafezi and Arshad Mohammed VIENNA (Reuters) – Nuclear talks between Tehran and world powers had yet to reach a breakthrough as they continued in overtime on Thursday, and Western officials said the latest “red lines” by Iran’s supreme leader had made it hard to settle disputes on key issues. Iran is in talks with the United States and five other big powers – Britain, China, France, Germany and
By Parisa Hafezi and Arshad Mohammed VIENNA (Reuters) – Nuclear talks between Tehran and world powers had yet to reach a breakthrough as they continued in overtime on Thursday, and Western officials said the latest “red lines” by Iran’s supreme leader had made it hard to settle disputes on key issues. Iran is in talks with the United States and five other big powers – Britain, China, France, Germany and
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s chief of staff will meet the U.S. ambassador on Thursday to discuss allegations that U.S. spies bugged senior government ministers, a German government source said. In the latest twist in an ongoing scandal over extensive U.S. spying in Europe which has caused outrage in Germany, media reported that the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) had bugged the economy and finance ministers. “The Chancellor’s Chief of Staff
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s chief of staff will meet the U.S. ambassador on Thursday to discuss allegations that U.S. spies bugged senior government ministers, a German government source said. In the latest twist in an ongoing scandal over extensive U.S. spying in Europe which has caused outrage in Germany, media reported that the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) had bugged the economy and finance ministers. “The Chancellor’s Chief of Staff
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s chief of staff will meet the U.S. ambassador on Thursday to discuss allegations that U.S. spies bugged senior government ministers, a German government source said. In the latest twist in an ongoing scandal over extensive U.S. spying in Europe which has caused outrage in Germany, media reported that the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) had bugged the economy and finance ministers. “The Chancellor’s Chief of Staff
Iraqi forces have cleared Islamic State militants from most of the northern town of Baiji and hope to drive them from the nearby oil refinery within days, a spokesman for the Shi’ite militias leading the fight said on Thursday. If the Shi’ite Hashd Shaabi fighters and Iraqi security forces regain full control around Baiji, it could help them push north towards the Islamic State-held city of Mosul and offset losses
Iraqi forces have cleared Islamic State militants from most of the northern town of Baiji and hope to drive them from the nearby oil refinery within days, a spokesman for the Shi’ite militias leading the fight said on Thursday. If the Shi’ite Hashd Shaabi fighters and Iraqi security forces regain full control around Baiji, it could help them push north towards the Islamic State-held city of Mosul and offset losses
Iraqi forces have cleared Islamic State militants from most of the northern town of Baiji and hope to drive them from the nearby oil refinery within days, a spokesman for the Shi’ite militias leading the fight said on Thursday. If the Shi’ite Hashd Shaabi fighters and Iraqi security forces regain full control around Baiji, it could help them push north towards the Islamic State-held city of Mosul and offset losses
