Mexico’s president says first half growth data is ‘very good news’
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Wednesday repeated his view that the country’s economy is doing well, saying that data showing that gross domestic product grew in the first half of 2019 was “very good news.”
U.S. peace envoy for Afghanistan set to resume talks with Taliban: sources
U.S. special representative for peace in Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, will resume peace talks with the Taliban soon, sources with knowledge of the issue said on Wednesday.
Russian hospital says Kremlin critic Navalny tested negative for poison: Ifax
A Russian state hospital said on Wednesday that a toxicology test it carried out on unspecified biomaterial taken from jailed opposition politician Alexei Navalny had not find traces of poison in his system, the Interfax news agency reported.
Stoltenberg says no NATO mission requested in Strait of Hormuz
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday there had been no formal request for the military alliance to launch a mission in the Strait of Hormuz.
China vows steps to support employment amid job creation pressure
China will implement measures to support employment as it faces relatively large pressure to create more jobs, the state council, or cabinet, said on Wednesday, according to state television.
Israel announces new homes for settlers, Palestinians in West Bank ahead of Kushner visit
Israel will build 6,000 new homes for Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank – a move Palestinian leaders decried as showing Israel’s “colonial mentality” – but in a rare step it also approved permits for 700 houses for Palestinians.
Russian police arrest man over murder of popular fashion blogger
Russian police said they had arrested a man suspected of murdering a popular lifestyle blogger and model whose body was found in a suitcase in her apartment in Moscow.
China warns outsiders not to ‘sow distrust’ in South China Sea
China’s top diplomat on Wednesday warned outside countries not to amplify disputes in the South China Sea, where recent Chinese maneuvering in the energy-rich waters has rattled regional states and drawn condemnation from the United States.
News TV blackouts in Pakistan draw fresh accusations of censorship
Pakistani opposition parties have accused Prime Minister Imran Khan of intimidating broadcasters into a blackout on television coverage of his critics, after several TV channels were briefly taken off-air and opposition protests and news conferences pa…
AU mediator urges prompt trial for killers of Sudanese school children
The African Union’s mediator for Sudan called on Wednesday for a speedy trial for those responsible for killing school children at a protest in the city of El-Obeid.
