Turkey will retaliate against any U.S. sanctions: foreign minister
Turkey will retaliate if the United States takes negative steps against it, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday when asked about the prospect of Washington imposing sanctions over Ankara’s purchase of Russian S-400 defense systems.
New Zealand police say nine officially listed as missing after volcano eruption
Nine people have been officially listed as missing after the eruption of a volcano on New Zealand’s White Island, police said on Wednesday, seven of them Australians and two New Zealanders.
Pakistani militant accused of Mumbai attacks faces terror financing charges
A Pakistani anti-terrorism court indicted Hafiz Saeed, the alleged mastermind of deadly 2008 attacks in Mumbai, on terror financing charges on Wednesday, a government prosecutor and defense lawyer said.
Somali security forces kill 5 al Shabaab fighters to end hotel siege
Somali security forces shot dead five Al Shabaab gunmen, who had killed three civilians and two soldiers during an attack on a hotel near the presidential residence in Mogadishu on Tuesday night, police said early on Wednesday.
French pension reform to impact people entering job market from 2022: media
The French government’s pension reform plan, key details of which are set to be unveiled later on Wednesday, will fully apply to people entering the labor market from 2022 and will not impact anyone born before 1975, French media reported.
British PM Johnson says election could not be tighter
Britain’s electoral contest could not be tighter, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday, a day before the vote.
New Zealand’s Ardern says new Finnish PM ‘needs no advice’
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Finland’s new Prime Minister Sanna Marin, who has become the world’s youngest head of government, needs no advice from another youthful premier.
Australia says to transfer up to 10 injured people from New Zealand within next 24 hours
Australia said on Wednesday it expects to transfer up to 10 injured people from New Zealand within next 24 hours if they are stable enough to travel.
China imprisoned more journalists than any other country in 2019: CPJ
China imprisoned at least 48 journalists in 2019, more than any other country, displacing Turkey as the most oppressive place for the profession, a report by the Committee to Protect Journalists report said on Wednesday.
‘We are reborn’: Bougainville votes for independence from Papua New Guinea
The South Pacific islands of Bougainville have overwhelmingly voted to be independent from Papua New Guinea, the referendum commission said on Wednesday, in a historic poll that will embolden separatists as they start negotiating the terms of their sov…
