Thai king endorses new cabinet weeks after disputed election
Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn endorsed a new civilian cabinet of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on Wednesday, 108 days after a disputed election and following heated wrangling between parties in the one-time coup leader’s coalition.
Greek PM says to submit tax cut plan to parliament in coming weeks
The Greek government will submit a bill to parliament in the coming weeks to cut taxes, newly elected Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said at his first cabinet meeting on Wednesday.
Iran says U.S. made ‘huge’ mistake by exiting 2015 nuclear deal
The United States made a huge mistake by exiting a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and major powers, the spokesman for Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation, Behrouz Kamalvandi, said in a televised speech.
Ex-UK PM Major vows to protect Queen and avoid constitutional crisis in Brexit row
Former British prime minister John Major vowed on Wednesday to go to court to block his party colleague Boris Johnson from suspending parliament and dragging the queen into a constitutional crisis to deliver a no-deal Brexit.
Merkel seen shaking for third time within weeks: Reuters TV
German Chancellor Angela Merkel was seen shaking as she met Finland’s visiting prime minister on Wednesday – her third shaking bout within the last month, Reuters Television footage showed.
Ex-chairman of Chinese developer Seazen arrested for child molestation: media
The former chairman of Chinese developer Seazen Holdings Co Ltd, Wang Zhenhua, was arrested for child molestation, the Global Times newspaper, published by the ruling Communist Party’s People’s Daily, said on Wednesday.
U.S. sanctions on Hezbollah are an ‘assault’ on Lebanon: Berri
New U.S. sanctions against Hezbollah, including two Lebanese lawmakers, amount to an assault on the country and its parliament, Speaker Nabih Berri said on Wednesday.
Bombed Tripoli migrant detention center being emptied: U.N.
A migrant detention center in Tripoli, hit by a deadly air strike last week, is being gradually emptied following a decision by Libyan authorities to release its inmates, the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR said on Wednesday.
Turkey warns United States against harmful steps over Russian S-400s
Turkey called on the United States on Wednesday to avoid steps harmful to bilateral relations after the U.S. State Department spokeswoman reiterated Ankara would face “real and negative consequences” for acquiring Russian S-400 defense systems.
U.S. and Iran to clash at U.N. nuclear watchdog
The United States will use an emergency meeting of the U.N. nuclear watchdog’s board on Wednesday to raise pressure on Iran over breaches of its nuclear deal, but diplomats expect no concrete action as parties to the deal consider their next move.
