Germany, France back shorter Brexit delay ahead of EU summit: document
Germany, France, Luxembourg and the EU’s Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier favored a shorter delay to Britain’s departure from the bloc in talks on the eve of a summit of EU leaders in Brussels, a document seen by Reuters showed.
Peru’s former president Kuczynski ordered to 10 days in jail
A judge ordered Peru’s former president Pedro Pablo Kuczynski to spend 10 days in jail and authorized a search of his properties in connection with a money-laundering probe into Brazilian builder Odebrecht, according to a judicial resolution.
Israel’s Netanyahu wins re-election with parliamentary majority: tally
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secured a clear path to re-election on Wednesday, with religious-rightist parties set to hand him a parliamentary majority despite a close contest against his main centrist challenger, a vote tally showed.
Trump says Netanyahu’s victory improves chances of peace
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s re-election after a national vote improved the chances of peace between Israel and the Palestinians.
Khashoggi’s children deny considering settlement over murder
The children of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi denied on Wednesday discussing any sort of settlement over his killing by Saudi agents after a report of compensation awards.
Vatican tries ‘retreat diplomacy’ as South Sudan peace deal falters
The Vatican brought together South Sudanese leaders for 24 hours of prayer and preaching on Wednesday, a last ditch attempt to heal bitter divisions a month before the war-ravaged nation is due to set up a unity government.
Fire at Bangkok shopping mall kills three, eight hurt
A fire at a shopping center in Bangkok killed three people and injured at least eight, police said on Wednesday, adding that firefighters had brought the blaze under control.
Cuba to enact new constitution launching modest state revamp
Cuba’s national assembly is set to enact the new constitution on Wednesday, allowing the government to launch a modest update of its centrally planned single party system with dozens of laws expected on everything from the economy to political structur…
Troop presence reinforced as Sudan sit-in continues for fifth day
Soldiers were heavily deployed around a sit-in outside Sudan’s defense ministry on Wednesday, as several thousand protesters danced, sang and chanted slogans calling on President Omar al-Bashir to step down.
Eleven people killed in incidents on Tuesday: Sudanese police
Eleven people were killed during security incidents in the capital Khartoum on Tuesday, including six members of “state forces”, the information minister said on Wednesday, citing a report by the Khartoum state police chief.
