Buses arrive to evacuate two besieged pro-Assad Syrian villages
More than 100 buses arrived on Wednesday to evacuate thousands of people from two loyalist Syrian villages that are besieged by rebels in the northwest, under a deal in which the government is expected to release hundreds of detainees.
Back UK PM May or face national election, Brexit rebels told
Pro-European Union rebels were threatened with a general election this summer if they defeated Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit plans on customs, a lawmaker said on Wednesday, threatening to widen rifts in the PM’s party.
Irish foreign minister says EU to negotiate Brexit on 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 the British parliament, Ireland’s foreign minister said on Wednesday.
Iran builds new centrifuge rotor factory: nuclear chief
Iran has built a factory that can produce rotors for up to 60 centrifuges a day, the head of its atomic agency said on Wednesday, upping the stakes in a confrontation with Washington over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear work.
Ethiopian Airlines makes first Ethiopia-Eritrea flight since border war began in 1998
The first Ethiopian Airlines flight from Ethiopia to Eritrea in 20 years departed Addis Ababa early on Wednesday, a Reuters witness said, marking the resumption of flights between the two neighbors who ended their “state of war” last week.
Tesla’s Musk apologizes for his comments on British caver
Tesla Inc founder Elon Musk apologized to British caver Vern Unsworth for comments he made about him following the rescue of a dozen Thai schoolboys and their football coach from a cave in northern Thailand.
Thailand to televise first public appearance of rescued cave boys on Wednesday
The 12 boys and their soccer coach rescued from a flooded cave in Thailand are set to make their first public appearance on Wednesday, at a nationally-broadcast news conference in the northern province of Chiang Rai.
Indian parliament to debate no-trust motion against Modi’s government
India’s parliament will debate a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government moved by the opposition, the house speaker said on Wednesday.
Building collapse in Delhi suburb kills at least two, more feared dead
A six-storey building collapsed into an adjacent construction site in Greater Noida near New Delhi killing at least two people, police said on Wednesday, as rescuers searched for more people feared trapped in the rubble.
UK PM May threatened rebels with a national election: The Times
British Prime Minister Theresa May threatened rebel lawmakers in her Conservative Party with a general election this summer if they defeated her Brexit plans on customs, The Times newspaper reported.
