Section: San Francisco Chronicle (USA)
Israel says Iran nuke deal empowers radicalism by Tehran
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The latest developments from the annual meeting of the United Nations General Assembly, where world leaders are grappling with a multitude of global crises, including the fight against terrorism — the Islamic State in particular — and easing the refugee crisis in the Middle East and North Africa (all times local): Najib told...
Russian lawmakers to consider giving OK to use troops abroad
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian news agencies are quoting the chairwoman of Russia’s upper chamber of parliament as saying that lawmakers will consider the Kremlin’s request to use its army abroad. President Vladimir Putin has to request a parliamentary approval for any use of Russian troops abroad, according to the Russian constitution. The...
Negotiators reach deal on weapons withdrawal in east Ukraine
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Representatives of Russia, Ukraine and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe reached a long-awaited agreement late Tuesday on the withdrawal of tanks and other weapons from the frontline in eastern Ukraine. To lay the groundwork for that meeting, their foreign ministers met in Berlin on Sept. 12 and...
The Latest: Poroshenko condemns Russian action in Ukraine
President David Granger says Venezuela has “pursued a path of intimidation and aggression” as it presses its claim to an area of jungle and rivers that amounts to about 40 percent of Guyana’s territory. Cuba’s foreign minister says the pace of normalizing relations with the United States will depend on President Barack...
UN envoy: ‘Great mistake’ to block aid in east Ukraine
GENEVA (AP) — Efforts by Russia-backed separatist rebels to block “desperately needed” humanitarian aid from reaching people in conflict-ridden eastern Ukraine could amount to crimes against humanity, a top U.N. human rights official said Tuesday. Ivan Simonovic, the assistant U.N. secretary-general for human rights, criticized as a...
The Latest: A record 522,000 migrants reach Europe this year
The International Organization for Migration says a record number of people have crossed the Mediterranean into Europe this year, now topping a half a million. IOM estimated that 2,892 people have died trying the crossing — the vast majority of those deaths coming among people seeking to reach Italy via North Africa. Poland’s prime minister...
The Latest: Poland to host refugees from Ukraine, Kazakhstan
Poland’s prime minister says her government will take steps to bring in tens of thousands of ethnic Poles now living in Kazakhstan and Ukraine. Critics of the European Union refugee program say Poland’s first obligation should be toward ethnic Poles expelled from their homes under Soviet dictator Josef Stalin and to their descendants....
Analysis: Xi big-money pledges underpin Chinese diplomacy
The approach seems to be a success so far, helping Xi override condemnation in the West about the authoritarian Communist government’s strict limits on human rights and relentless persecution of anyone considered an opponent of one-party rule. Even earlier, during his state visit to Washington, Xi pledged $3.1 billion to help developing...
The Latest: Cuban leader slams wars of aggression
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Developments as the United Nations General Assembly marks its 70th year and world leaders debate issues gripping the global community and governments. Cuban President Raul Castro is decrying what he says are wars of aggression and interference in the internal affairs of independent states that continue in disregard of the...
Obama, Putin clash over Syria in dueling speeches
UNITED NATIONS — President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin clashed Monday over their competing visions for Syria, with Obama urging a political transition to replace the Syrian president but Putin warning it would be a mistake to abandon the current government. Obama’s and Putin’s disparate views of the grim situation in...
