Sudan’s top Islamist politician summoned over 1989 coup
Sudan’s most prominent Islamist politician is under investigation over former leader Omar al-Bashir’s rise to power in a 1989 coup, an official from his party said on Wednesday.
Iraq’s Khor al-Zubair port reopens, operations resume: port officials
Iraq’s Khor al-Zubair commodities port near Basra reopened on Wednesday and operations resumed normally, port officials said.
U.S. envoy Biegun still believes North Korea can decide to denuclearize
U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun said on Wednesday there had been no concrete evidence that North Korea had made a decision to give up its nuclear weapons, but he still believed Pyongyang could make this choice.
North Korea says no interest in Trump summit until ‘hostile policy’ removed
A senior North Korean official said on Wednesday that the United States must drop its “hostile policy” towards Pyongyang in order to restart stalled denuclearisation talks, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported.
Yemen’s Houthis say they shot down a Saudi-led coalition warplane: spokesman
Yemen’s Houthi movement said on Wednesday it shot down an F-15 warplane of the Saudi-led coalition near the border with Saudi Arabia.
North Korea official says no interest in Trump summit before ‘hostile policy’ removed: Yonhap
A senior North Korean official said on Wednesday that the United States must drop its hostile policy towards Pyongyang in order to restart stalled denuclearisation talks, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported.
Biegun says still believes North Korea can make decision to denuclearize
U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun said on Wednesday there had been no concrete evidence that North Korea had made a decision to give up its nuclear weapons, but he still believed Pyongyang could make this choice.
Sri Lanka’s Mahinda Rajapaksa to be sworn in as PM by his brother
Sri Lanka’s newly elected president is set to name his brother and current opposition leader Mahinda Rajapaksa as interim prime minister, a party spokesman said on Wednesday, just hours after the sitting premier said he plans to step down.
Iran’s Rouhani claims victory over unrest
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani declared on Wednesday that street unrest had been put down in a victory over foreign enemies, after a wave of violent demonstrations swept the country following a hike in fuel prices last week.
Suu Kyi to contest Rohingya genocide case at world court
Aung San Suu Kyi will appear before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to contest a case filed by Gambia accusing Myanmar of genocide against its Rohingya Muslim minority, her government said on Wednesday.
