Five dead, dozens feared missing after landslides in Uganda
Landslides after heavy rains in eastern Uganda have killed at least five people and dozens more are missing, the country’s Red Cross said on Wednesday.
Ex-U.S. ambassadors to Mexico push Trump to ‘delink’ trade, migration
A group of former U.S. ambassadors to Mexico representing both Republican and Democratic presidents have banded together to urge President Donald Trump to treat trade and migration as separate issues, the diplomats wrote in an article.
Papua New Guinea PM says resources reforms will take years
New Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape doubled down on his plans to earn more taxes from the gas-and-gold-rich country’s natural resources sector on Wednesday, but said major reform would not take effect for years.
Ex-U.S. Marine held by Russia in spy case illegally isolated: activists
A former U.S. Marine held in Russia on suspicion of spying is being illegally isolated in a Moscow pre-trial detention center and prevented from communicating with visitors, Russian rights activists and U.S. diplomats said.
Hungarian government submits bill to tighten grip over scientists
Hungary’s government is moving to tighten its grip on the research institutions of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, despite protests by scientists against political control of the academy.
Sudan military chief offers talks as violence death toll hits 60
Sudan’s military ruler offered to resume talks with opposition groups without conditions on Wednesday, in an apparent olive branch two days after security forces mounted a deadly raid on a protest camp in central Khartoum.
Two American women, six children repatriated to U.S. from Syria: Kurdish-led authority
Two U.S. women with Islamic State ties and six children were repatriated from northeast Syria, Kurdish-led authorities told Reuters on Wednesday, saying their return came at the request of the U.S. government.
Several hurt in accident at Swiss Alps resort
Several people were injured in an accident at the Swiss mountain resort of Titlis Engelberg on Wednesday during maintenance work on an out-of-service ski lift, a resort spokesman said.
Indian mission to recover climbers’ bodies could take 10 days or more
Indian authorities will likely take at least 10 days to recover the bodies of a group of climbers feared killed in an avalanche high in the Himalayas, government and police officials said on Wednesday.
PM May’s successor must abandon her deal with EU and leave on Oct.31: pro-Brexit Conservatives
Prime Minister Theresa May’s successor should abandon her Brexit deal and commit to taking Britain out of the European Union by October 31, an influential pro-Brexit group of Conservative lawmakers said on Wednesday.
