Kuwait welcomes U.S. bid to end Arab-Israeli conflict: state news agency
Kuwait “highly appreciates” U.S. efforts to end the Arab-Israeli conflict, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday, a day after U.S President Donald Trump announced a new peace plan.
Putin pardons U.S.-Israeli woman jailed in Russia on drug charges
President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday signed a decree to pardon and free a U.S.-Israeli woman jailed in Russia on drug charges, receiving acknowledgement from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the eve of their bilateral meeting.
Greta Thunberg seeks to trademark her name to stem misuse
Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg said on Instagram on Wednesday she has applied to register her name and that of the Fridays For Future movement she founded in 2018, which has gone global and catapulted her to international fame.
WHO lauds Chinese response to coronavirus, says world ‘at important juncture’
The World Health Organization (WHO) praised China on Wednesday for its efforts to tackle the new coronavirus outbreak and expressed optimism that the transmission could be halted.
Human spread of virus in three countries outside China worrying: WHO chief
The person-to-person spread of the new coronavirus in three countries – Germany, Vietnam and Japan – is worrying and will be considered by experts reconvened to consider declaring a global emergency, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.
Reports of vessel on fire off UAE’s Sharjah: UKMTO
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Wednesday it had received reports of a vessel on fire northwest of the United Arab Emirates’ emirate of Sharjah.
Russian Railways expects coronavirus outbreak to impact freight traffic to Europe
Russian Railways (RZhD) expects the coronavirus outbreak in China to put pressure on container freight traffic to Europe via Russia, the deputy head of the state rail monopoly said on Wednesday.
Putin pardons U.S.-Israeli woman jailed in Russia: RIA cites Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to pardon Naama Issachar, a U.S.-Israeli woman jailed in Russia on drug charges, RIA state news agency reported on Wednesday, citing a Kremlin statement.
Morgan Stanley warns coronavirus could drag on global, Chinese GDP growth
Morgan Stanley said on Wednesday the coronavirus outbreak in China was likely to hurt global growth in the near-term and could shave up to 1 percentage point off Chinese growth in the first quarter.
Abu Dis, an unlikely capital for a future Palestinian state
Abu Dis, the town earmarked for the Palestinian capital in U.S. President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace plan, lies a short distance to the east of Jerusalem’s walled Old City.
