German ministries fail to agree details of climate deal: sources
German ministries have failed to agree on a set of climate protection measures, government sources said on Wednesday, leaving little time to fulfill Chancellor Angela Merkel’s plan to pass the landmark package this year.
For Iran, mixed U.S. messages about sanctions not acceptable: Iran president
The mixed messages that Iran received from the U.S. about sanctions undermine the possibility of bilateral talks, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday, in a speech broadcast live on state TV.
U.S. urges restraint after North Korea fires ballistic missile
The United States called on Pyongyang on Wednesday to “refrain from provocations” and remain committed to nuclear negotiations after North Korea fired a ballistic missile off its east coast.
UK PM Johnson to unveil ‘final Brexit offer’ to EU
Prime Minister Boris Johnson will on Wednesday unveil his final Brexit offer to the European Union and say that, if Brussels does not engage with it, Britain will stop talking and leave on Oct. 31 regardless.
Hong Kong office workers, schoolmates denounce police shooting of teen
Hong Kong office workers and high-school students turned out in their hundreds under a sweltering midday sun on Wednesday to denounce a policeman for shooting and wounding a teenager during the most violent clashes in nearly four months of unrest.
Taiwan divers search for trapped fisherman after bridge collapse kills five
Rescuers in Taiwan searched on Wednesday for the last fisherman believed to have been crushed in his boat when a bridge collapsed into a harbor, killing at least five people, as questions were raised about construction standards.
Britain’s Prince Harry and wife Meghan to visit South African township
Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan will tour a Johannesburg township on Wednesday before meeting President Cyril Ramaphosa and Nelson Mandela’s widow on a busy final day of their tour across southern Africa.
Greeks stage nationwide strike over reform plans of new government
Greek private sector workers walked off the job on Wednesday in a 24-hour strike, the second such walkout nationwide within a week, to protest against labor reforms planned by the conservative government.
UK ruling party chair to EU: now is time to make Brexit concessions
The chairman of Britain’s ruling Conservative Party said on Wednesday the European Union should recognize that now was the time to make some concessions so that a Brexit deal could be agreed before the Oct. 31 deadline.
Hackers targeted personal data held at top Australian university: report
Cyber-attackers spent months targeting personal information of students and employees at one of Australia’s most prestigious universities, a report into a 2018 breach released on Wednesday said, although the identities of the culprits remain unknown.
