Turkey denies two citizens held in Libya are spies
Two Turkish restaurant workers have been detained in Libya by forces of eastern military commander Khalifa Haftar, and the Turkish authorities have denied that they were spies, a Turkish newspaper reported on Wednesday.
U.S. military focused on gathering intelligence on Venezuela: Dunford
The United States military is focused on collecting intelligence on the situation in Venezuela and to be prepared to respond if President Donald Trump requested more, the top U.S. general said on Wednesday.
U.S. and Taliban resume talks as Kabul seeks role in peace process
American and Taliban officials resumed talks in Qatar on Wednesday aimed at ending a 17-year war in Afghanistan, while the Afghan government hosted a rare assembly in Kabul to ensure its interests are upheld in any peace deal.
We need to end Brexit uncertainty as soon as possible: UK PM May
Britain needs to end the current uncertainty regarding its exit from the European Union as soon as possible, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday.
India launches mass evacuation, shuts down ports as cyclone bears down
India began evacuating hundreds of thousands of villagers on Wednesday and shut down operations at two major ports on its east coast ahead of an impending cyclone expected to make landfall on Friday.
South Sudan denies kidnapping, executing prominent critics
South Sudan rejects U.N. allegations its security services kidnapped two prominent government critics exiled in Kenya in 2017, flew them to Juba and days later executed the pair on a farm owned by President Salva Kiir, a government minister said on Wed…
Guaido faces test with call for ‘largest march’ in Venezuela history
Opposition leader Juan Guaido faced a key test of support on Wednesday after calling for the “largest march” in Venezuela’s history to try to dislodge President Nicolas Maduro, even as the military has so far resisted calls to help remove him.
Turkey detains 127 people in Istanbul on May Day
Istanbul police said they detained 127 people on Wednesday for attempting to hold illegal demonstrations in various parts of the city to celebrate May Day.
Russia denies U.S. claim it told Venezuela’s Maduro not to flee
Russia on Wednesday rejected a U.S. allegation it had persuaded Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro not to flee the country the previous day, calling the assertion a calculated attempt to demoralise the army and escalate the crisis there.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro says there are fractures in the Venezuelan army
Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday said he had received information of fractures within the Venezuelan army that could lead to the “collapse” of the socialist government led by Nicolas Maduro.
