New Russian submarine test fires intercontinental missile for first time
Russia’s most advanced new nuclear-powered submarine test-launched a Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time and hit a target thousands of kilometers away, the Defence Ministry said on Wednesday.
Lebanon’s president asks cabinet to continue in caretaker role until new government forms
Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun on Wednesday asked the cabinet to continue in a caretaker role until a new government is formed, following the resignation of Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri on Tuesday.
In Vietnam’s ‘Billionaire Village’, migrant cash can buy a palace
Vietnam’s “Billionaire Village” doesn’t sound like a place people would want to leave, but at least three of the 39 victims found in the back of a truck in Britain last week set off from there in search of their fortunes.
Polish court rejects two more government recount bids
Poland’s Supreme Court will not consider a further two demands from ruling nationalists Law and Justice (PiS) for vote recounts in some districts after a tight Senate election, a spokesman said on Wednesday.
Syria constitutional panel launched amid scepticism
Syria’s Constitutional Committee, composed of government and opposition members, met for the first time on Wednesday in the first step on what the United Nations says will be a long road to political reconciliation.
South Sudan’s Machar urges delay to unity government as peace efforts stall
(The Oct 30 story amends analyst comment in 8th paragraph from “after the missed deadline” to “November 12”)
Turkey says ‘largely’ reached agreement with Russia in Syria talks
Talks between Turkish and Russian officials on developments in northeast Syria have concluded and the two delegations have “largely” reached an agreement, Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar was quoted as saying by state media on Wednesday.
Turkey says YPG withdrawal not complete; joint Russian patrols start Friday
Kurdish YPG militia had not completed its withdrawal to at least 30 km away from the Turkish border in northeast Syria, Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday despite assurances from Russia that they had left.
British PM Johnson gambles on an election to decide the fate of Brexit
The fate of Britain’s departure from the European Union could be decided in a Dec. 12 election after Prime Minister Boris Johnson finally won parliamentary approval for a gamble that he hopes will break the deadlock over Brexit.
Turkish parliament to respond U.S. House votes: Erdogan says
Turkey’s parliament will respond to U.S. resolutions recognizing the mass killings of Armenians as genocide and calling for sanctions against Turkey over its military operation in Syria, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday.
