U.S. lifts restrictions on $195 million in military aid for Egypt: official
The Trump administration has decided to unfreeze $195 million in military aid to Egypt which it had previously withheld because of concerns over Egypt’s human rights record, a U.S. State Department official said on Wednesday.
Pakistan’s Khan leads in projected partial poll results as opponent cries foul
Pakistani cricket hero-turned-politician Imran Khan led in projected partial results of a general election on Thursday, as the party of his jailed chief rival, ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, rejected the eventual result as “blatantly” rigged.
‘I’m looking for my mum,’ says young woman as number of dead from Greek fire rises
The number of dead from a fire which ripped through a Greek coastal town reached at least 81 on Wednesday as frantic relatives tried to track down people missing from the inferno and officials began the grim task of identifying bodies.
Greece’s deadly fire: a ‘blowtorch’ no one could stop
When the wind whipping wildfire through the pine forests around the Greek coastal village of Mati suddenly changed direction on Monday afternoon, it left residents with perhaps 20 minutes to save their lives. For the 81 or more who died, it was already…
Four Pakistan TV channels put Imran Khan ahead in polls amid rigging complaints
Pakistan was locked in a close and tense election race on Wednesday, pitting cricket hero Imran Khan against the party of jailed ex-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in a process marred by a suicide bomb that killed 31 people near a polling station.
Party of Pakistan’s jailed ex-PM rejects election count amid rigging complaints
The party of jailed former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif rejected the eventual results of Wednesday’s general election, alleging rigging during the counting process.
‘Patient’ North Korea diplomacy won’t ‘drag out to no end’: Pompeo
The United States is engaged in patient diplomacy to persuade North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons but will not let the process “drag out to no end,” U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday.
U.S. airlines change Taiwan reference on websites ahead of China’s deadline
The three biggest U.S. airlines changed how they refer to self-ruled Taiwan on their websites to avoid Chinese penalties ahead of a Wednesday deadline – revisions Beijing described as “positive developments.”
U.S. general says future UK fighter jet must be compatible with F-35
The top U.S. Air Force general in Europe on Wednesday said it was critical to ensure any future British fighter jet was compatible with the U.S. F-35 stealth fighter built by Lockheed Martin for a number of U.S. allies, including Britain.
Israel searches for Syrian rocket thought to have landed in Sea of Galilee
Israeli police searched the Sea of Galilee for a rocket launched from Syria that may have landed in the lake on Wednesday, a spokesman said.
