Embattled Brazil minister assails authenticity of leaked texts in corruption probe
Brazilian Justice Minister Sergio Moro said on Wednesday that a criminal organization was responsible for alleged leaks of his private messages as a federal judge, which raised questions about his ethics while overseeing a major corruption probe.
Party of Ukraine’s president leads opinion poll ahead of July vote
The new party set up by Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who took office last month, could win the most seats in a parliamentary election due on July 21, an opinion poll showed on Wednesday.
Xi visit raises prospect of ‘concrete cooperation’ with North Korea
China’s President Xi Jinping heads to Pyongyang this week holding out the prospect of fresh measures to support North Korea’s floundering, sanctions-bound economy, the first trip in 14 years by a Chinese leader.
Mexico to launch El Salvador jobs program under Central America development plan
Mexico will launch a job creation program for El Salvador on Thursday as part of its Central America development plan geared at slowing illegal migration, Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Wednesday.
UK Labour’s Corbyn says right to demand second vote on any Brexit deal
British opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said on Wednesday it was “right to demand” a second referendum on any deal to leave the European Union, saying any such vote should offer “real choices for both leave and remain voters”.
Has ‘the sacrificial lamb’ arrived?: U.N. cites new recordings in Khashoggi murder
Moments before Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed and dismembered last October, two of his suspected murderers waiting at the kingdom’s Istanbul consulate fretted about the task at hand, according to a U.N. report published on Wednesday.
EU to extend sanctions against Russia by six months over Crimea annexation
European Union leaders are likely to extend sanctions against Russia over the annexation of Crimea by another 6 months on Thursday, senior EU official said.
Saudi Arabia rebuffs U.N. expert’s report on Khashoggi murder
Saudi Arabia’s minister of state for foreign affairs on Wednesday rejected a U.N. report that said there is credible evidence Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and other high-level officials are liable for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
German government official: We’re striving for agreement on EU top jobs by July 2
Berlin is striving for an agreement on who will take the European Union’s top jobs by July 2 – when the new European Parliament convenes – in the hope of avoiding an institutional crisis, a German government official said on Wednesday.
France’s Sarkozy loses bid to avoid corruption trial
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday lost his final bid to avoid standing trial on charges of corruption and influence peddling, his lawyer said.
