Wife of ex-Interpol chief Meng Hongwei granted asylum in France: lawyer
The wife of ex-Interpol chief Meng Hongwei has been granted asylum in France, her lawyer said.
U.S. says China’s focus on its South China Sea operations unwarranted
The head of operations of the United States Navy said on Wednesday that its freedom of navigation movements in the disputed South China Sea get more attention than they deserve.
Polish leaders should clearly condemn antisemitism: World Jewish Congress head
Poland’s religious and political leaders should unequivocally condemn antisemitic behavior following a number of troubling events in the country, the head of the World Jewish Congress wrote on Wednesday.
Brexit-supporting Conservative faction will vote against PM May’s deal: lawmaker
A majority of members of the European Research Group, a large eurosceptic faction in Britain’s ruling Conservative Party, will vote against Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal when it is brought back before parliament next month, a lawmaker said.
‘People are dying’: U.N official urges aid access for Myanmar’s Rakhine state
A U.N. official has urged Myanmar to grant aid workers “predictable, sustained access” to Rakhine state, where fighting between government troops and rebels has displaced nearly 33,000 people since late last year, saying lack of aid has cost lives.
From picket line to PM: Bill Shorten aims to be Australian leader
Bill Shorten, leader of Australia’s opposition Labor party, is known as a deft negotiator who can work a room to his advantage.
Poland backs pedophilia law after Church documentary rattles ruling party
Poland announced plans on Tuesday to tighten sentences for child sex abuse, just days after the country’s politics were upended by a documentary on pedophilia in the Catholic Church, closely allied to the nationalist ruling Law and Justice party.
Iran halts some commitments under nuclear deal
Iran has officially stopped some commitments under a 2015 nuclear deal with world powers following an order from its national security council, an informed official in the country’s atomic energy body told the ISNA news agency on Wednesday.
As trade war bites, China’s Xi preaches openness
China has a glorious history of being open to the world and it will only be more open, President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday, in his first public address since trade tension with the United States spiked last week.
U.S. pressures Baghdad over Iran-backed militias
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s surprise visit to Baghdad this month came after U.S. intelligence showed Iran-backed Shi’ite militias positioning rockets near bases housing U.S. forces, according to two Iraqi security sources.
