UAE court sentences six Lebanese to jail in Hezbollah trial: state media
The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday jailed six Lebanese men, four of them for life, for setting up a terrorist cell with links to Lebanon’s Hezbollah, the state news agency WAM reported.
Sudanese forces fire into air, seeking to clear protesters from central Khartoum: Reuters witness
Sudanese forces fired into the air on Wednesday trying to clear demonstrators from roads in central Khartoum that protesters had blocked to pressure on military rulers to hand power to civilians, a Reuters witness said.
Factbox: Europe votes – by the numbers
These are numbers, key and not so key, that will feature in voting for the European Parliament on May 23-36:
Colombia’s FARC political party accuses far right of attacks on members
The political party formed by Colombia’s former Marxist FARC rebels on Wednesday accused the far right of assassinating its members, but pledged to continue the process of reintegration.
France to continue military training activities in Iraq: source
The French army has no plans at this point to suspend military training activities in Iraq, a source close to the French Defence ministry told Reuters on Wednesday.
Sri Lanka says hardline Buddhist groups likely to blame for anti-Muslim attacks
Sri Lanka said on Wednesday that hardline Buddhist groups were likely to blame for a wave of anti-Muslim riots that swept the island this week in apparent retaliation for Easter bombings by Islamist militants.
U.S. close to resolving steel, aluminum tariffs with Canada, Mexico: reports
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Wednesday said the United States is close to resolving steel and aluminum tariffs with Canada and Mexico, the Wall Street Journal reported.
U.S. President Trump to visit Ireland in June: Newstalk radio
U.S. President Donald Trump will visit Ireland either side of a trip to France next month and will likely meet Prime Minister Leo Varadkar during his stay at a Trump golf resort, Ireland’s Newstalk radio station said on Wednesday.
Mnuchin says China trade talks likely to continue in Beijing
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Wednesday he will likely travel to Beijing soon to continue negotiations with Chinese counterparts as the world’s two biggest economies try to salvage talks aimed at ending their months-long trade war.
Brazil prosecutors seek injunction to prevent Bolsonaro gun decree
Brazilian federal prosecutors are suing the government, seeking an injunction to block President Jair Bolsonaro’s gun decree that liberalized weapons regulation, according to a statement on Wednesday from the federal prosecutor’s office.
