China to join naval war games off Australia despite strained ties
China’s navy will join 26 countries in military exercises off Australia’s north coast this month, but not live-fire drills, Australia’s defense minister said on Wednesday at a time of strained ties between the two nations.
Congo opposition leader Bemba arrives home for presidential bid
DRC opposition leader Jean-Pierre Bemba arrived in the Congolese capital Kinshasa on Wednesday to submit his candidacy for president after a decade in prison in The Hague, a Reuters witness said.
Turkey’s Erdogan says U.S.’s threatening language will not benefit anyone
The threatening language of the United States will not benefit anyone, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday, as relations between the NATO allies soured over the case of a U.S. pastor jailed in Turkey on terrorism charges.
Italy’s lawmakers reject eurosceptic as chair of public broadcaster
Italian legislators on Wednesday rejected the appointment of a eurosceptic journalist as chairman of the national broadcaster RAI in the first such parliamentary setback to the new anti-establishment government.
Russia’s Lavrov may meet U.S.A’s Pompeo this week: Foreign Ministry
The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday in a statement it was trying to set up a meeting between Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Singapore on the sidelines of an ASEAN meeting this week.
Taliban says defeats Islamic State fighters in north Afghanistan
More than 150 Islamic State fighters surrendered to Afghan security forces in the northwestern province of Jawzjan after they were defeated and driven out by the Taliban, Taliban and government officials said on Wednesday.
Russia’s ‘Pussy Riot’ World Cup pitch invaders freed from jail: lawyer
Four members of Russia’s anti-Kremlin ‘Pussy Riot’ punk band who staged a pitch invasion during the soccer World Cup final have been released from police custody after being detained for 16 days, their lawyer said on Wednesday.
U.S. says remains provided by North Korea likely American
More than 50 boxes handed over by North Korea to the United States last week appear to hold human remains from the 1950-1953 Korean War and are likely American, according to an initial forensic analysis, a U.S. official said on Wednesday.
Zimbabwe’s ruling party wins majority in parliament, opposition questions poll
The candidate for Zimbabwe’s main opposition party accused the ruling ZANU-PF of trying to steal a presidential and parliamentary election on Wednesday after official figures gave President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s party a majority in parliament.
New Thai political party accuses junta of damaging nation’s image
A new Thai party that aims to shake up politics hit back at the ruling junta on Wednesday, accusing it of tarnishing the image of the southeast Asian nation by filing police charges against some party members.
