Migrants moved from Bosnian town to camp at former garbage dump
Up to 700 migrants from Asia and the Middle East who had been sleeping rough in the Bosnian town of Bihac have been moved to a camp on the site of a former garbage dump near the Croatian border that has been criticized as inadequate by UN agencies.
Johnson’s team welcomes latest vote in UK PM bid
The team backing Boris Johnson in his bid to become Britain’s prime minister welcomed a jump in the number of lawmakers supporting him in a third round of voting for the leadership of the Conservative Party on Wednesday.
Israeli minister sees U.S.-mediated Lebanese sea border talks in weeks
Israel expects to launch U.S.-mediated talks within a month with Lebanon on setting their maritime border, Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steintiz said on Wednesday.
London’s Jubilee underground train line partly suspended due to fire alert
Part of London’s Jubilee underground train line was suspended due to a fire alert in the Green Park area on Wednesday.
South Korea urges North Korea summit before Trump Seoul visit, U.S. door ‘wide open’
South Korea on Wednesday urged North Korea to hold another summit with its leader ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit to Seoul next week, while the United States said its door remained “wide open” for talks with Pyongyang.
Far-right AfD shares blame for politician’s killing, conservative leader says
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party must share blame for the killing of pro-immigration conservative politician Walter Luebcke, shot two weeks ago in what prosecutors believe a politically motivated crime, the conservatives’ leader said.
UK Labour’s Corbyn backs second referendum on any Brexit deal
British opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn backed a second referendum on any Brexit deal on Wednesday, his strongest support yet for a vote he said must offer “real choices” for those who want to leave or stay in the EU.
U.S. House Speaker Pelosi backs bill aimed at protecting Hong Kong rights
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a longtime critic of China’s human rights record, on Wednesday threw her influence behind bipartisan legislation to require the Trump administration to certify Beijing is maintaining its special treat…
Sudan military council head says it’s ready to negotiate with opposition
The head of Sudan’s ruling military council said on Wednesday it was ready to meet an opposition alliance to negotiate the country’s transition toward democracy, after talks collapsed following the deadly dispersal of a protest sit-in.
Belgian firefighters light fires, block roads in wages protest
About 250 Belgian firefighters took to the streets of central Brussels on Wednesday lighting fires and blocking traffic in a protest over remuneration.
