Kyrgyzstan’s wanted ex-leader evades arrest
Kyrgyz elite security forces attempted to arrest former president Almazbek Atambayev at his house on Wednesday, but his supporters kept them at bay and killed at least one operative, local media and authorities reported.
Clashes erupt in Yemen’s Aden, three dead
Southern separatists clashed on Wednesday with presidential guards in Aden, the seat of Yemen’s government, and three people were killed and nine injured, local officials and residents told Reuters.
Panama says canal operating normally; no ships detained
Panama’s Canal Authority said on Wednesday that the canal was operating normally and without delays, adding that no ships had been detained in the trade waterway.
Despite missile tests, Pompeo hopeful North Korea talks will resume in weeks
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday he was hopeful denuclearization talks would resume between North Korea and the United States soon, in spite of repeated North Korean missile tests and the lengthening delay in restarting the talks.
Baby-faced robbers suspected in $2.5 million Mexico gold heist
A Mexican official on Wednesday blamed the theft of gold coins worth $2.5 million from the open vault of a government currency store on a security breakdown and said employees were being questioned.
Floods kill 16, displace thousands in India’s western Maharashtra state
At least 16 people have died in India’s western state of Maharashtra as heavy rains and overflowing rivers swamped five districts, forcing authorities to move more than 140,000 people to safer places, a government official said on Wednesday.
Britain will manage risks of Brexit: Foreign Secretary Raab
Britain will manage the risks of its withdrawal from the European Union “come what may,” and is determined to forge ahead with Brexit, its Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Wednesday after talks with his U.S. counterpart in Washington.
Pompeo hopeful talks with North Korea will resume in coming weeks
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday he was hopeful that denuclearization talks would resume between North Korea and the United States in coming weeks.
Pompeo hopeful talks with North Korea will resume in coming weeks
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday he was hopeful that denuclearization talks would resume between North Korea and the United States in coming weeks.
U.S. not ready to remove Sudan from sponsors of terrorism list
The United States still needs to resolve longstanding issues with Sudan before it can consider removing it from its list of state sponsors of terrorism, a senior State Department official said on Wednesday.
