U.S. border surge eases but detention conditions grim
The record surge of Central American families at the U.S. southwest border has begun to ease after tougher enforcement efforts in Mexico but conditions in migrant detention facilities remain dire, according to Mexican and U.S. officials.
India brings down bodies of seven climbers killed in avalanche
Indian authorities on Wednesday airlifted the bodies of seven climbers killed in an avalanche near the country’s second highest mountain in May to the biggest town in the area for identification and repatriation, officials said.
Iran to boost uranium enrichment level, breaching nuclear pact: Rouhani
Iran will boost its uranium enrichment after July 7 to whatever levels it needs beyond the cap set in the landmark 2015 nuclear deal, President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday, defying U.S. efforts to force Tehran to renegotiate the pact.
Malaysia to take action against school over ‘anti-palm oil propaganda’
Malaysia will take action against an international school for spreading “anti-palm oil propaganda”, the education ministry said on Wednesday, in a sign of Kuala Lumpur’s aggressive efforts to defend a big agricultural export.
Bangladesh sentences nine to death for 1994 attack on PM Hasina
A Bangladesh court on Wednesday sentenced nine members of the main opposition party to death and handed life terms to another 25 for attempting to kill Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina 25 years ago, a government lawyer said.
Irish Brexit border issue cannot be solved by tech alone: former UK official
No technology solution exists or can alone solve the issue of preventing a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic after Britain leaves the EU, the British official who was in charge of Brexit border preparations said on Wednesday.
At least 44 dead, 130 wounded in strike on migrant center in Libya: U.N.
At least 44 people were killed and more than 130 wounded in an air strike on a migrant detention center in the Libyan capital Tripoli, the U.N. mission to the country said on Wednesday.
Baby boy of murdered pregnant woman in London has died
A baby boy delivered after his heavily pregnant mother was fatally stabbed in London has died.
South Korea sacks army commander over North Korea defector boat
South Korea said on Wednesday it sacked an army commander and rebuked other senior officers after a North Korean fishing boat piloted by defectors went undetected in South Korean waters for more than two days last month.
Von der Leyen, nominee to head EU executive, rushes to seek parliament backing
EU member governments’ surprise nominee for president of the European Union’s executive, Germany’s Ursula Von der Leyen, will seek support in the EU parliament on Wednesday hoping to secure the confirmation that she will need in two weeks’ time.
