Russia says hopes Syrian Kurds will leave border areas voluntarily: Ifx
Moscow hopes that the Kurds will voluntarily pull out from regions near the Syrian-Turkish border, without bloodshed, Interfax quoted Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin as saying on Wednesday.
Truck found in UK with 39 bodies has Bulgarian registration
A truck in which British police found the bodies of 39 people was registered in Bulgaria by a company owned by an Irish woman, Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.
Russia flies nuclear bombers to Africa as Putin hosts continent’s leaders
Russia despatched two nuclear-capable bombers to South Africa on a training mission on Wednesday, a flight that appeared timed to coincide with President Vladimir Putin’s opening of a flagship Russia-Africa summit designed to boost Russian influence.
EU considers Brexit delay; Johnson says that would lead to election
EU leaders considered on Wednesday whether to give Britain a three-month Brexit extension, and Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that if they do so he would call an election by Christmas.
Germany’s SPD to pick leader to decide fate of Merkel coalition
Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) will on Saturday announce the result of a ballot for a new leader to guide them out of months of turmoil and, in effect, decide whether to ditch their unloved coalition with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives.
Bolivia’s Morales blasts opposition ‘coup’ amid election standoff
Bolivian leader Evo Morales on Wednesday repeated his claim of victory in a presidential election and accused the opposition of trying to orchestrate a coup, after mass opposition-led protests since the Sunday vote that claimed the counting was rigged….
Vatican financial regulator denies wrongdoing in London property buy
The Vatican’s financial regulator on Wednesday rejected a prosecutor’s accusations that it acted improperly over the purchase of a luxury building in London, raising the stakes in an awkward internal conflict for Pope Francis.
Russia warns Syrian Kurdish YPG to pull back as its forces move in
Russian military police arrived in the strategic Syrian city of Kobani on Wednesday as Moscow warned Kurdish YPG forces that they face further armed conflict with Turkey if they fail to withdraw from Syria’s entire northeastern border.
Russia rejects German vision for security zone in northern Syria: RIA
Russia does not see any need to establish a security zone under international control in north-eastern Syria, an idea aired by Germany, the RIA Novosti news agency reported on Wednesday, citing Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Lebanon’s most senior Christian cleric steps into crisis
Lebanon’s highest Christian authority called on Wednesday for a change in government to include qualified technocrats and urged the president to begin talks to address demands of demonstrators in the streets for a seventh day.
