U.S. believes Iran encouraged tanker attacks: U.S. sources
U.S. officials believe Iran encouraged Houthi militants or Iraq-based Shi’ite militias to carry out Sunday’s attacks on four tankers near the Strait of Hormuz, two U.S. government sources said on Wednesday.
Thai anti-junta leader says ‘no giving up’ on forming next government
An alliance of Thai anti-junta parties is not giving up on forming the country’s next government and blocking the ruling junta from retaining power following a disputed March election, a leader of a key member party said on Wednesday.
We are on cusp of full-scale confrontation with enemy: Iranian Guards commander
The commander of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards said on Wednesday: “We are on the cusp of a full-scale confrontation with the enemy,” the Fars news agency reported.
U.S. orders suspension of flights between the U.S. and Venezuela
The U.S. Department of Transportation on Wednesday ordered the suspension of all commercial passenger and cargo flights between the United States and Venezuela, citing reports of unrest and violence around airports in the South American country.
Protesters march across Brazil, enraged by Bolsonaro education cuts
Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in cities across Brazil on Wednesday to march against education spending freezes by the government of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, who labeled the marchers “useful idiots and imbeciles.”
UAE says U.S. must have seen a threat to make its Iraq assessment
A senior United Arab Emirates official said on Wednesday that the United States must have seen a certain threat to make its assessment on Iraq.
Libyan general Haftar did not consult with UAE before his move on Tripoli: minister
A senior United Arab Emirates Minister official said on Wednesday that Libyan general Khalifa Haftar did not consult with the Gulf Arab state before his move on the capital Tripoli.
British PM May says will present bill that ensures orderly Brexit
British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday she was sure lawmakers would recognize their duty to deliver on the result of the Brexit referendum and vote for her EU divorce deal when it is put before parliament again in June.
UAE says committed to Yemen peace deal but will retaliate to Houthi attacks
A Saudi-led military coalition will “retaliate hard” for any attacks by Yemen’s Houthi movement on Saudi Arabia but remains committed to a U.N.-sponsored peace deal in the main port city of Hodeidah, a senior United Arab Emirates official said on Wedne…
EU condemns Venezuela’s ‘flawed’ court case against opposition lawmakers
The European Union condemned what it called Venezuela’s “flawed judicial decisions” against four opposition lawmakers on Wednesday, saying it would lead to an escalation of the political crisis in the country.
