Teenage activist Greta takes climate campaign to the high seas
With the wind in her hair and TV cameras pointing at her, Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg began a trans-Atlantic crossing in a racing yacht on Wednesday to further her campaign for stronger action against climate change.
Denmark considers more control with Swedish border after Copenhagen blast
Denmark’s government is considering strengthening controls at its border with Sweden after a bomb attack aimed at a government agency in Copenhagen that led to two Swedes being charged, the Danish prime minister said on Wednesday.
Somalia’s al Shabaab hits military base, deaths on both sides
Militant Islamist group al Shabaab struck a Somali government military base on Wednesday with car bombs and gunfire in a battle that both sides said caused multiple deaths to the other.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro warns of ‘leftist bandits’ plunging Argentina into chaos
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Wednesday that Argentina was heading for chaos as “leftist bandits” who performed well in Sunday’s primary election there will follow the path of Venezuela, which faces a deep economic crisis.
Tunisia electoral commission approves 26 presidential candidates
Tunisia’s electoral commission said on Wednesday it had approved 26 candidates including two women for next month’s presidential election and had rejected 71 other applicants.
Hong Kong police fire tear gas at demonstrators
Hong Kong police fired tear gas at hundreds of protesters who had gathered outside a police station in the residential area of Sham Shui Po in Kowloon.
Pipeline blast in Iraq halts power station supply, output unaffected
A gas pipeline exploded near Basra in southern Iraq on Wednesday and halted supplies to a local power station, but did not affect gas or oil output, oil ministry officials and police said.
Mexican president says there is no investigation against predecessor
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Wednesday there was no investigation open against his predecessor, Enrique Pena Nieto, while discussing a probe that has ensnared one of Pena Nieto’s former Cabinet ministers.
Sikh leader in Kashmir raps India’s revoking of region’s autonomy
India’s move to revoke the autonomy of Kashmir has increased anti-India sentiment in the Himalayan region and will backfire, said the president of the largest Sikh group in Jammu and Kashmir state.
Armed security officers search office of Russian rights group
Russian security officers armed with automatic rifles on Wednesday searched the Moscow offices of a rights group that represents the interests of Russian nationals in the European Court of Human Rights, the group said.
