Summit between Russia and North Korea is on the agenda – RIA
A summit between the leaders of Russia and North Korea is “on the agenda”, Russia’s ambassador to North Korea, Alexander Matsegora, was cited as saying by RIA news agency on Wednesday.
Thailand’s cave boys leave hospital for first public appearance
The 12 Thai boys and their soccer coach rescued from a flooded cave left a hospital in the northern province of Chiang Rai on Wednesday for a news conference to be broadcast on national television, a Reuters witness said.
The elite engineers leading a challenge to India’s homosexuality ban
When Akhilesh Godi was depressed and contemplated suicide while questioning his sexuality, he could not bring himself to see a therapist.
Irish foreign minister says EU to negotiate Brexit on UK’s white paper only
The European Union plans to negotiate Britain’s withdrawal on the basis of the British government’s white paper on Brexit and will not focus on amendments passed by parliament, Ireland’s foreign minister said on Wednesday.
UK PM May to visit Northern Ireland to offer Brexit reassurances
British Prime Minister Theresa May will make a two-day visit to Northern Ireland on Thursday, seeking to reassure businesses that her government will avoid a hard border after Brexit between the province and European Union member Ireland.
Buildings collapse in Delhi killing at least three, more feared dead
A six-storey apartment block collapsed into an adjacent building in a suburb of New Delhi killing at least three people, police said on Wednesday, as rescuers searched for people feared trapped in the rubble.
Tesla’s Musk apologizes for comments on British caver
Tesla Inc founder Elon Musk apologized to British caver Vern Unsworth for insulting comments he made about him following the rescue of a dozen Thai schoolboys and their football coach from a cave in northern Thailand.
Accomplice to Germany neo-Nazi murder spree freed pending appeal
Judges ordered the release of a key accomplice to a German neo-Nazi gang that murdered 10 people over a seven-year campaign of racially-motivated violence, saying that he had served enough of his sentence to no longer pose a flight risk pending his app…
‘Heartfelt joy’ as first Ethiopia-Eritrea flight in 20 years seals peace deal
The first commercial flights from Ethiopia to Eritrea in 20 years took off early on Wednesday, sealing a stunning reconciliation between the former enemies a week after they ended their military standoff.
Former or not? Polish judge enters Supreme Court at heart of dispute
Malgorzata Gersdorf, who the Polish government says is now retired but who insists her term as the Supreme Court head runs until 2020, walked into the court on Wednesday saying the situation was “very tense and dramatic”.
