Iran defense minister says no Iranian drone has been downed
No Iranian drone has been brought down, the ISNA news agency quoted Iran’s Defense Minister Amir Hatami on Wednesday as saying, after the U.S. military said it taken action against two Iranian drones in the past week.
Police raid cybersecurity firm over Bulgaria’s biggest data breach
Police investigating Bulgaria’s biggest-ever data breach have detained a manager of a cybersecurity company, raided its offices and seized computers, they said on Wednesday.
Japan’s Tepco to decommission second Fukushima nuclear station
Tokyo Electric Power said on Wednesday it plans to decommission its Fukushima Daini nuclear station, located a few miles south of the bigger Fukushima Daiichi plant where three reactors melted down after an earthquake and tsunami in 2011.
German foreign minister tells UK’s Johnson: ‘Good luck, Boris!’
Britain will remain part of Europe and a close friend of Germany, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Wednesday as Boris Johnson was set to take office as British prime minister.
Russia, South Korea trade conflicting claims over airspace dispute
Russia’s embassy in Seoul on Wednesday denied that Moscow had formally apologized over an alleged airspace violation the previous day, after South Korea said that Russia had expressed “deep regret” while blaming an equipment malfunction.
Too early to discuss German involvement in Hormuz naval mission: ministry
Germany is talking to Britain and France about the idea of a European-led naval mission to ensure safe shipping through the Strait of Hormuz but it is too early to discuss how Berlin might take part, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Wednesday.
Kremlin critic Navalny detained by police near Moscow home
Russian police detained opposition politician Alexei Navalny on Wednesday as he left his home in Moscow days before he planned to lead an opposition protest in the capital, Navalny said on social media.
South Korea says Russia blamed glitch for what it said was an air intrusion
South Korea said on Wednesday that Russia blamed an equipment malfunction for what it initially said was an intrusion by a military aircraft into South Korean airspace the previous day, though Moscow later disputed that any violation occurred.
Afghan police pull back from isolated outposts as losses mount
Afghanistan’s badly stretched police are taking heavy casualties as attempts build to set up peace talks with Taliban militants, prompting a move to pull back from vulnerable outposts across the country.
Japan-South Korea slanging match over tiny islands dragged again into Olympic arena
A war of words over ownership of a group of tiny islands in the sea between Japan and South Korea spilled over to the Olympics on Wednesday as Tokyo criticized Seoul’s complaint over a map of Japan on the Tokyo Games website.
