Japan tells diplomats no decision yet on contaminated Fukushima water
Japanese government officials on Wednesday told diplomats they were still considering options for handling contaminated water at Tokyo Electric Power’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant amid worries the water may be dumped into the ocean.
We don’t trust PM Johnson on October 15 election date: UK opposition Brexit spokesman
Britain’s main opposition Labour Party does not trust Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s proposal to hold an election on Oct. 15, before the country is due to leave the European Union, its Brexit spokesman Keir Starmer said on Wednesday.
Hong Kong leader to announce withdrawal of extradition bill: media report
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam is expected to announce later on Wednesday the formal withdrawal of a proposed extradition bill that sparked three months of protests in the Chinese-ruled city, the South China Morning Post reported, citing unnamed sources.
Five killed in New Zealand as bus with Chinese tourists rolls over
A bus carrying 27 people, mostly Chinese tourists, rolled over on a highway in New Zealand’s North Island on Wednesday, killing five people and injuring six, police said.
Top advisor to UK PM Johnson denies he said EU talks were a sham
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s top advisor Dominic Cummings denied that he had described the government’s attempts to renegotiate the Brexit deal with Brussels as a sham.
Pope heads to Mozambique to help consolidate peace
Pope Francis heads to Mozambique on Wednesday to encourage the country’s fragile peace, starting a three-nation African tour where climate change, poverty and corruption will also be high on the agenda.
Iran to return to nuclear deal only under oil credit line: Fars
A senior Iranian official confirmed on Wednesday that Tehran would return to its nuclear deal commitment only if it got $15 billion for oil sales over four months, as stipulated in a draft French plan to salvage the accord, the Fars news agency said.
How Italy’s ‘Captain’ Salvini steered his ship onto the rocks
At a closed-door meeting on Aug. 6, Matteo Salvini’s advisers told the populist Italian politician he was trapped in an unproductive coalition government and should bring it down.
Two hospitalized in Hong Kong after police clash with protesters
Two men were in a stable condition in hospital on Wednesday after Hong Kong police clashed with pro-democracy protesters overnight, as unrest that has gripped the Chinese-ruled city for months showed little sign of abating.
Iran says will return to nuclear deal only under oil credit line
A senior Iranian official confirmed on Wednesday that Tehran would return to its nuclear deal commitment only if it gets $15 billion for oil sales over four months, as stipulated in a draft French plan to salvage the accord, Iran’s Fars news agency sai…
