Turkey discussing S-400 working group with U.S.: minister
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday Turkey is discussing with the United States details of a working group Ankara has proposed setting up to look into the impact of its purchase of Russian S-400 missile defense systems.
UK parliament will vote on Brexit legislation week of June 3: Barclay
British lawmakers will vote on Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal in the first week of June, the same week U.S. President Donald Trump is due to visit Britain, Brexit minister Stephen Barclay said on Wednesday.
Kremlin protests over U.S. arrest of Russian accused of smuggling fighter jet manuals
The Kremlin said on Wednesday it was deeply unhappy about the U.S. extradition earlier this year of a Russian man accused of illegally smuggling manuals for the U.S. F-16 fighter jet into Russia.
Malaysian teen believed to have jumped to death after Instagram poll
Malaysian police are investigating the case of a teenager believed to have jumped to her death after asking her social media followers to vote on whether she should kill herself.
Polish ambassador spat at in Israel amid rising tensions
Poland’s ambassador to Israel was spat at while sitting in his car in Tel Aviv, Israeli police said, drawing condemnation from the Polish government at a time of rising tensions between the two countries.
Online encyclopedia Wikipedia blocked in China ahead of Tiananmen anniversary
Authorities in China have blocked Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia’s owner said on Wednesday.
Iran ready for any scenario, from confrontation to diplomacy: senior Iranian official
A senior Iranian official said on Wednesday that Tehran is ready for all scenarios from “confrontation to diplomacy”, but the United States cannot afford another war in the Middle East.
UK’s Fox says lawmakers rejecting Brexit legislation means no Brexit or no deal
British lawmakers will have to decide next month whether to vote to ensure Britain leaves the EU with a deal or risk either no Brexit or crashing out without an agreement, trade minister Liam Fox said on Wednesday.
No easy options for China as trade war, U.S. pressure bite
China is running out of options to hit back at the United States without hurting its own interests, as Washington intensifies pressure on Beijing to correct trade imbalances in a challenge to China’s state-led economic model.
China says it is only taking actions in self defense in U.S. trade dispute
China’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday the United States was defining the two countries’ dispute over trade as a trade war, and China was only taking action in self-defense.
