U.S. sanctions Cuban state-run oil firm over Venezuela
The United States has targeted Cuba’s state-run company Cubametales as part of its Venezuela-related sanctions, according to a notice posted on the U.S. Treasury Department’s website on Wednesday.
U.N.’s Bachelet says Sudan protests biggest yet, time for transition
Sudanese authorities must ensure a swift transition to a civilian government, as desired by large segments of the population and the African Union, U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said in a statement on Wednesday.
Lebanon says issues still pending over sea border talks with Israel
Lebanon insists any demarcation of its sea boundary with Israel be implemented only as part of a wider package including the land border, and wants this in writing, the parliament speaker said on Wednesday.
U.S. to probe border agents’ online anti-immigrant chatter: official
The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has ordered an investigation into a secret Facebook group where border agents joked about immigrants dying, he said on Wednesday.
India’s Rahul Gandhi calls for change as he quits as Congress leader
Rahul Gandhi, leader of India’s opposition Congress party, said on Wednesday he had asked party bosses to find a successor after he took responsibility for losing a general election that has left the party in crisis.
More than 100 civilians killed in South Sudan violence after peace deal: U.N. report
South Sudan’s army and several armed groups killed more than 100 civilians in a surge in violence in a southern region of the country after the signing of a peace deal last year, a U.N. report said on Wednesday.
France seals 1.2 billion euro navy ship deal with Romania
France’s defense ministry said on Wednesday that defense firm Naval Group had won a 1.2 billion euro ($1.35 billion) contract to build four Gowind navy corvettes for Romania, as it looks to ensure security in the Black Sea.
U.S. DHS boss orders probe into border agents’ ‘disturbing’ Facebook posts
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s acting secretary, Kevin McAleenan, has ordered an investigation into reports that border patrol agents have been posting offensive anti-immigrant comments and threats against lawmakers in a secret Facebook gro…
Labour leader to meet Britain’s top civil servant over newspaper report
Opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn will meet Britain’s top civil servant on Wednesday to demand an independent investigation into a report citing unidentified senior officials as expressing concerns over his health, his spokesman said.
Sri Lanka police chief, ex-defense secretary held on remand over Easter bomb attack failings
Sri Lanka’s police chief and former defense secretary were remanded in custody on Wednesday over allegations that they failed to prevent the Easter Day bomb attacks that killed more than 250 people, a police spokesman said.
