Syrian army, Turkish forces clash near border: state media
Syrian army troops clashed with Turkish forces near the border town of Ras al Ain on Wednesday, Syrian state media reported, as Ankara said it reserved the right to launch another cross-border offensive against the Kurdish YPG militia.
The spy who loved me? West German recalls Stasi manipulation, imprisonment
When Hans Schulze was imprisoned in Communist East Germany back in the 1980s, he never thought he’d ever return once he got out. But now he regularly unlocks his old cell door to show tourists what life was like in a jail run by the Stasi secret police…
Iraq prime minister’s fate in limbo as crowds of demonstrators swell
Iraq’s most powerful politicians appeared to withhold support for Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi on Wednesday, as anti-government protests swelled into the biggest mass demonstrations the country has seen since the fall of Saddam Hussein.
Bolsonaro threatens Brazil’s Globo TV over ‘villainous’ report linking him to murder case
President Jair Bolsonaro threatened on Wednesday to cancel the license of Brazil’s largest TV network, Globo, accusing it of “villainous journalism” after a report connecting him with a former police officer accused of killing a Rio de Janeiro city cou…
One person in hospital after reported central London chemical spillage
Emergency services cordoned off part of one of London’s busiest shopping streets on Wednesday after reports of a chemical spillage that led to one person being taken to hospital.
EU’s Barnier says no-deal Brexit risk persists, trade talks to be ‘difficult’
The European Union’s Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said on Wednesday the risk of Britain’s chaotic departure from the bloc without a divorce agreement still existed, and that future trade talks would be “difficult and demanding”.
Pointing to Iraq, Lebanon, Khamenei recalls how Iran put down unrest
Iran’s supreme leader on Wednesday accused the United States and Saudi Arabia of stoking unrest in Lebanon and Iraq, saying Tehran understood the situation in those countries because it had had to suppress similar foreign interference at home.
U.N. climate chief says exploring options for hosting climate talks after Chile withdraws
The United Nations’ climate chief said the secretariat is exploring a range of options for hosting this year’s round of climate talks in December after Chile withdrew from hosting.
Chile cancels APEC trade meet, global climate summit as protests rage
Chile has withdrawn as host of an APEC trade summit in November where the United States and China had been expected to take major steps toward ending a 15-month-old trade war that has slowed world economic growth.
UAE withdraws its troops from Aden, hands control to Saudi Arabia – statement
United Arab Emirates said on Wednesday that its Aden-based troops have returned home and handed over control to Saudi Arabia, according to a statement published by the state news agency WAM.
