Human Rights Watch accuses Nicaragua of torture against protesters, urges sanctions
Pro-government forces in Nicaragua committed human rights abuses including torture in suppressing recent protests against President Daniel Ortega, and top officials should face sanctions, Human Rights Watch said in a report on Wednesday.
Turkey urges adherence to U.N. report’s recommendations on Khashoggi murder
Turkey’s foreign ministry on Wednesday called on all U.N. member states and international institutions to insist on carrying out the recommendations made in a report by a U.N. rights investigator on the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Explainer: What is at stake in Istanbul’s election re-run?
Voters in Istanbul will head back to the polls on Sunday to choose a mayor, after Turkey’s election authority scrapped the results of a March vote in which President Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling AK Party lost to the main opposition.
Malawi president appoints economist Mwanamvekha as finance minister
Malawian President Peter Mutharika has appointed minister of agriculture Joseph Mwanamvekha, an economist and former banker, as finance minister in his new cabinet, the chief secretary to the government said on Wednesday.
New U.S. deployment includes more Patriot missile defenses
The latest deployment of 1,000 additional troops to the Middle East, which was announced on Monday, will include a Patriot missile battalion, manned and unmanned surveillance aircraft and “other deterrence capabilities,” the Pentagon said on Wednesday….
Media freedom in the Balkans under attack, monitors say
More than a third of all media freedom violations reported across Europe in 2018-2019 occurred in southeastern Europe, with governments being behind a half of them, media freedom monitors said on Wednesday.
Saudi minister questions neutrality of U.N. report on Khashoggi
Saudi Arabia’s minister of state for foreign affairs on Wednesday challenged the neutrality of a U.N. rapporteur’s report on the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi which called for an investigation of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Yemen’s Houthis say they struck power station in Saudi’s Jizan province: Al Masirah TV
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis said on Wednesday that they struck a power station in Saudi Arabia’s Al-Shuqaiq city, in Jizan province, with a cruise missile, the group’s Al Masirah TV said.
Albanian opposition supporters scuffle with police before elections
Albanian opposition supporters scuffled with police outside vote-counting centres on Wednesday and burned voting equipment at three locations in a dispute over whether to hold local elections on June 30.
Malawi president appoints Mwanamvekha as finance minister
Malawi’s President Peter Mutharika has appointed minister of agriculture Joseph Mwanamvekha as finance minister in his new cabinet, the chief secretary to the government said on Wednesday.
