Strong quake strikes off El Salvador, no initial reports of damage
A strong earthquake struck off the coast of El Salvador early on Wednesday, though emergency services said there were no initial reports of significant damage.
Afghanistan highway blast kills at least 34 on bus, injures 17
An explosion on Wednesday hit a bus traveling on a highway between two key cities in western Afghanistan, killing at least 34 passengers, including children, and injuring 17, officials said.
Risk of no-deal Brexit is now significant, says Northern Ireland’s DUP
The chances of Britain leaving the European Union without a deal are significant, a lawmaker from Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party said on Wednesday, signaling its support for Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s tough Brexit approach.
Former chairman of China Development Bank in probe over discipline violations
The former party boss and chairman of China Development Bank, Hu Huaibang, is being investigated for suspected serious violations of discipline, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) said on Wednesday.
Australian state corruption body to probe Labor’s ties to Chinese community
Australia’s most populous state will investigate if a Chinese friendship division of the country’s main opposition party broke rules on political donations, at a time of deepening concern over Chinese influence in Australia.
Germany’s Scholz ‘very skeptical’ about U.S. mission for Strait of Hormuz
Germany’s Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday he was very skeptical about a request by the United States to join a military mission for the Strait of Hormuz.
After historic rocket launch, Chinese startup to ramp up missions
Beijing-based startup iSpace is planning up to eight commercial rocket launches next year, after last week becoming China’s first privately funded firm to put a satellite into orbit, its executives told Reuters.
Sign of the times: China’s capital orders Arabic, Muslim symbols taken down
Authorities in the Chinese capital have ordered halal restaurants and food stalls to remove Arabic script and symbols associated with Islam from their signs, part of an expanding national effort to “Sinicize” its Muslim population.
Roadside blast in Afghanistan kills at least 34 civilians
A bus in western Afghanistan was hit by a roadside explosion on Wednesday that killed at least 34 passengers, including children, and injured 17, officials said.
Germany’s Scholz ‘very skeptical’ about joining U.S. mission for Strait of Hormuz
Germany’s Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday he was very skeptical about a request by the United States to join a military mission for the Strait of Hormuz.
