Japan: PM Abe and U.S. defence secretary didn’t discuss U.S.-proposed maritime force
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper did not have any particular exchange on the U.S.-proposed maritime coalition in the Middle East, Japan’s top government spokesman said on Wednesday.
Pakistan says will downgrade diplomatic relations with India over Kashmir
Pakistan said on Wednesday it will “downgrade” diplomatic relations and suspend bilateral trade with arch-rival India after New Delhi stripped its portion of the contested Kashmir region of special status.
Macron did not invite Iran’s Rouhani to G7 summit: diplomat
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has not been invited to this month’s G7 summit, a French diplomat said on Wednesday, denying a media report published as European leaders seek a way to defuse a brewing confrontation between Tehran and Washington.
Colombia’s Duque must get reforms through Congress to safeguard economic recovery
President Ivan Duque must push pension and energy reforms through a hostile and polarized congress over the next year if Colombia’s slow and uncertain economic recovery is to take root, analysts and lawmakers said.
Car bomb kills three children in Syria’s northeast: police
A car bomb killed three children near a village post office on Wednesday in northeast Syria, controlled by Kurdish forces who warn they face jihadist sleeper cells, local police said.
British Airways passengers face chaos after latest IT failures
Thousands of British Airways passengers had to endure cancellations, delays and long queues at airports as the airline suffered its third major computer failure in a little more than two years.
Eighteen migrants hurt trying to cross Bosnia-Croatia border: officials
Eighteen migrants were injured while trying to reach the European Union by crossing illegally from Bosnia into Croatia, Bosnian officials said on Wednesday.
Taliban claim bomb attack on Afghan police; 14 killed, 145 hurt
The Taliban claimed responsibility for a suicide car-bomb attack on a police station in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Wednesday which the government said killed 14 people and wounded 145.
Tunisian defense minister Zbidi submits bid to run for president
Tunisian Defence Minister Abdelkarim Zbidi submitted his candidacy for a presidential election on Sept. 15 as an independent on Wednesday and said he would resign from government.
Irish minister predicts Britain will crash out of EU in October
Britain will leave the European Union in October without a divorce deal, an Irish government minister predicted, causing a severe economic shock that could require pan-EU financial support for countries including Ireland.
