NATO says death ‘greatly exaggerated’; to adopt new strategies on space, China
NATO foreign ministers are set on Wednesday to make space a domain of warfare and agree to closely monitor China’s growing military might in decisions that many allies say shows the alliance is not dying, as France has suggested.
Tear gas above ground, snakes below: Hong Kong protesters take to sewers to flee
With all other escape routes blocked, some of the remaining protesters holed up in a Hong Kong university tried the unthinkable: they crawled through the sewers to get out.
Iran’s Rouhani claims victory over unrest and blames foreigners
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday claimed victory over unrest Tehran has blamed on foreign foes after protests over fuel price rises shook the nation, and the government dismissed reports of more than 100 deaths as “speculative”.
Iranian dual nationals among those arrested during petrol price hike unrest: Fars news
Iranian dual nationals are among those arrested since last week during unrest over a petrol price hike, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Wednesday.
Police arrest Malta businessman implicated in journalist murder: sources
Malta police arrested one of the country’s most prominent businessmen on Wednesday as part of an investigation into the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, two sources said.
Struggling with influx, Greece gets tough with asylum seekers
Greece will shut overcrowded refugee camps on its outlying islands and replace them with more restrictive holding centres, in a marked hardening of the stance towards asylum seekers from the country on the frontline of Europe’s migration crisis.
Turkey says about 100,000 Syrians left Istanbul since early July
Turkey’s Interior Minister said on Wednesday that around 100,000 Syrians living without approval in Istanbul had left it since early July, when the government set a deadline for Syrians not registered in the city to leave for other provinces.
Court postpones hearing for eighth time for Tanzanian journalist
A Tanzanian court on Wednesday postponed the hearing for the eighth time of a prominent Tanzanian journalist arrested in July in a case his lawyers and rights group say is politically motivated.
BT will maintain ties with skills group if it drops Prince Andrew as patron
Britain’s BT has told a company promoting digital skills it would continue working with it if it dropped Prince Andrew as a patron.
Sri Lankan PM Wickremesinghe to resign on Thursday: spokesman
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will resign from office on Thursday after his party’s candidate lost a presidential election over the weekend, his spokesman said.
