|  | | | | | | | | | | | | | World | | Iran is still short of the maximum amount of enriched uranium it is allowed to have under its deal with major powers but it is on course to reach that limit at the weekend, the latest data from U.N. nuclear inspectors shows, diplomats say. This makes it unlikely Iran will follow through on its threat to violate one of the nuclear deal’s central restrictions, which could have unravelled the pact altogether. | | | | South Korean mobile carrier KT said it launched 5G services in one of the world’s most heavily armed border zones separating the two Koreas. The next generation technology is available in Taesung Freedom Village - a South Korean community in the 4-km (2.5-mile) wide Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea that former U.S. President Bill Clinton once called “the scariest place on Earth”. | | | | Genius or joker? Loose cannon or influential statesman - what kind of British prime minister would Boris Johnson make on the world stage? Judging by his time as foreign secretary, possibly both. Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson, to give his full name, is something of an enigma at home and abroad. He is one of those rare politicians in the to be most commonly referred to by most members of the British public by their first names. | | | | Twin attacks threaten new Ethiopian government's reforms. The Baklaba and Cake cafe was heaving with customers when truck-loads of heavily armed men in fatigues rolled up across the road outside the local government headquarters in Ethiopia’s Amhara region. The men, some carrying two Kalashnikov assault rifles, stormed the building, sending customers enjoying a Saturday afternoon coffee in the cafe diving for cover, witnesses said. Within moments, the assailants had shot dead Amhara’s president, an aide and fatally wounded the state’s attorney general.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Business | | Risk appetite returned to world markets following a media report the United States and China have tentatively agreed to a truce ahead of a highly-anticipated weekend meeting of the two nations’ leaders in Tokyo. Beijing opposes U.S. abuse of export controls and urges Washington to return to a track of cooperation, a commerce ministry spokesman said, days before the two countries’ leaders are set to meet for talks on trade issues.
7 min read | | | | Donald Trump demanded India withdraw retaliatory tariffs imposed by New Delhi this month, calling the duties “unacceptable” in a stern message that signals trade ties between the two countries are fast deteriorating. 3 min read | | | | Huawei pegged its patent talks with U.S. carrier Verizon as “common” business activity and said such negotiations should not be politicized, days after a senator filed legislation to prevent the Chinese firm from seeking damages in U.S. courts. 4 Min Read | | | | Eliminating fossil fuels from the U.S. power sector, a key goal of the “Green New Deal” backed by many Democratic presidential candidates, would cost $4.7 trillion and pose massive economic and social challenges, according to a report released by energy research firm Wood Mackenzie. 4 min read | | | | | | | | | | | | | Top Stories on Reuters TV | | | | | | | |
