EU made no ‘concrete’ offer to Turkey on migrants: Erdogan spokesman
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s spokesman said on Wednesday that Charles Michel, president of the European Council, did not make a concrete offer on Wednesday in a meeting to deal with thousands of migrants trying to enter Greece and Bulgaria.
On Ukraine visit, Canada minister presses Iran for access to black boxes from plane crash
Canadian Foreign Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne on Wednesday urged Tehran to allow access to the black boxes from a Ukrainian passenger plane that was accidentally shot down over Iran in January.
Ukrainian lawmakers vote to appoint Ihor Umansky as new finance minister
Ukrainian lawmakers voted to appoint Ihor Umansky to replace Oksana Markarova as finance minister in a sweeping reshuffle on Wednesday following the resignation of Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk.
Armenia charges former defense minister with embezzlement
Armenian investigators have charged a former defense minister with the embezzlement of more than $2 million in state funds, the spokeswoman for the state investigation service said on Wednesday.
Hungary confirms first two coronavirus cases
Hungary on Wednesday confirmed its first two cases of the new coronavirus, both Iranian students in the country.
Ukraine president seeks ‘new brains and new hearts’ as he ousts PM
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy ditched Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk in a sweeping reshuffle on Wednesday after just six months in charge, saying “new brains and new hearts” were needed to revive the economy and tackle corruption.
Xinhua protests U.S. move to cut number of its U.S.-based journalists: report
China’s Xinhua on Wednesday issued a statement protesting against the United States’ demand to cut the number of its U.S.-based journalists in a limited time, the country’s official news agency said on Wednesday.
Italian coronavirus deaths jump to 107, cases climb above 3,000
The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy has risen by 28 over the past 24 hours to 107, the Civil Protection Agency said on Wednesday, with the contagion showing little sign of slowing.
India’s coronavirus cases nears 30, hits major payments firm
The total number of known coronavirus cases in India rose sharply to 29 on Wednesday, including 16 Italian tourists who had tested positive for the disease as well as an employee of a digital payments company who had traveled to Italy.
Northern Ireland confirms two new cases of coronavirus
Northern Ireland has confirmed two more cases of coronavirus, the health department said on Wednesday, bringing the total number in the British province to three and the total on the island of Ireland to five.
