Japan, Russia need to enhance trust before gas pipeline plans: minister
Japan and Russia need to work on building a more trusting relationship before any plans to build a natural gas pipeline between the two nations can be fulfilled, Japan's Minister for Economy, Trade and Industry Hiroshige Seko said on Monday.
Russia's Lavrov meets Tillerson, says feels U.S. ready to continue dialogue
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Sunday he believed his U.S. colleagues were ready to continue dialogue with Moscow on complex issues despite bilateral tensions.
China says dialogue vital to tackle Korean peninsula crisis
China's foreign minister said on Sunday new U.N. Security Council sanctions on North Korea were the right response to a series of missile tests, but dialogue was vital to resolve a complex and sensitive issue, now at a "critical juncture".
Irish PM calls for 'unique solutions' to UK-EU ties
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar on Friday called for "unique solutions" to relations between Britain and the European Union after Brexit, including a possible bilateral customs union between Britain and the EU and an alternative to the European Court of Justice to oversee any deal.
Eyeing Russia, U.S. military shifts toward more global war games
The U.S. military is moving toward more global exercises to better prepare for a more assertive Russia and other worldwide threats, a senior officer said in an interview with Reuters.
U.S. may soon expand U.N. talks on North Korea sanctions, signaling China deal: diplomats
The United States could shortly broaden talks on a push for stronger U.N. sanctions on North Korea to include all 15 Security Council members, signaling a likely deal with China on new measures, diplomats said on Thursday.
Activists accuse Poland of logging in ancient forest despite EU order
WARSAW (Reuters) - Environmental activists accused Poland on Thursday of ignoring an order from the EU's top court to stop large-scale logging in one of Europe's last ancient forests - an allegation dismissed by Warsaw.
Russian gas pipelines to go ahead despite U.S. sanctions
MOSCOW/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - New U.S. sanctions will make it harder for Russia to build two gas export pipelines to Europe but the projects are unlikely to be stopped.
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