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Chile has withdrawn as host of an APEC trade summit in November where the United States and China had been expected to take major steps toward ending a 15-month-old trade war that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.
Turkey says U.S. vote on Armenia genocide will damage ties
Turkey condemned a decision by the U.S. House of Representatives to recognize the mass killings of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire as genocide, saying on Wednesday it would damage the “critical” relationship between the NATO allies.
U.S. keeps Turkey sanctions targets ready if needed: Mnuchin
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Wednesday that the Trump administration is keeping a list of Turkish sanctions targets ready if needed, but so far is pleased with the ceasefire in Syria that caused prior sanctions to be lifted.
Chinese academic suspected of espionage banned from Belgium
Belgium said on Wednesday it denied a residence permit to the director of the Confucius Institute in Brussels, Xinning Song, who told Reuters he had been banned from entering the country because he was accused of espionage.
UK police investigate report of noxious substance in London
British police were called to reports of a possible spillage of a noxious substance at a commercial venue on Brompton Road, a central shopping street in London, they said on Wednesday.
Irish PM says will not call election as no-deal Brexit risk remains
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar on Wednesday said he would not call an election this year due to the continued risk of a chaotic British exit from the European Union.
U.N. looking for new venue for climate change conference after Chile withdraws
The United Nations is looking for a new venue for a climate change conference planned for December, U.N. spokesman Farhan Haq said on Wednesday, after Chile withdrew as host amid riots, arson and protests over inequality in the country.
UK’s winter election: What’s in it for markets?
British financial markets reacted calmly on Wednesday to the prospect of a snap election before Christmas after a fractious UK parliament finally agreed to a nationwide poll on Dec 12 that may help break the political deadlock over Brexit.
Speaker John Bercow, UK parliament’s Brexit umpire-cum-player, steps down
House of Commons Speaker John Bercow will step down on Thursday, ending a 10-year term in which he has become a central player in Britain’s protracted Brexit debate – feted by the “Remain” side but reviled by many Brexiteers.
