Magnitude 6.3 quake strikes east of Luganville, Vanuatu: USGS
A quake of magnitude 6.3 struck 64 kms east of Luganville on the coast of Espiritu Santo, the largest island in Vanuatu, on Wednesday at a depth of 123 kms, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
French presidency dismisses Le Point report on Brexit delay as ‘speculation’
A report by Le Point magazine saying that President Emmanuel Macron would veto any Brexit delay is “pure speculation”, an Elysee official said on Wednesday, adding that a decision would be taken at the European Council on Thursday.
Qatar says UAE nuclear plant is threat to regional stability
The State of Qatar says the Barakah nuclear plant under construction in the United Arab Emirates poses a serious threat to regional stability and the environment and has called on the IAEA to create a framework for nuclear security in the Gulf.
Iran denies again joint operation with Turkey against PKK: Tasnim news
A spokesman for Iran’s armed forces said on Wednesday there was no joint operation with Turkey near their border, as Tehran denied for the second time any involvement in Turkish attacks against militants from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).
Turkey, Iran commanders agree to continue operations against PKK: Turkish ministry
Turkish and Iranian military commanders agreed in a phone call to continue joint operations against militants from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) for “some time”, Turkey’s Interior Ministry said on Wednesday.
UK Labour Party: Use Brexit delay to let parliament find way forward
Britain should use the delay it is seeking to Brexit to allow parliament to find a way through the current impasse, the opposition Labour Party’s Brexit spokesman Keir Starmer said on Wednesday.
Hungary’s Fidesz party should face rule-of-law evaluation: Weber
Manfred Weber, the European center-right’s lead candidate in the coming European Parliament elections, called for the future membership of Hungary’s Fidesz party to be tied to the outcome of an evaluation of its adherence to rule-of-law principles.
Exclusive: Lion Air pilots scoured handbook in minutes before crash – sources
The pilots of a doomed Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX scrambled through a handbook to understand why the jet was lurching downwards in the final minutes before it hit the water killing all 189 people on board, three people with knowledge of the cockpit voice …
Afghanistan presidential election postponed to September
Afghanistan’s presidential election has been postponed by two months to Sept. 28, as authorities try to iron out problems with the voting process, the election board said on Wednesday.
European center-right’s Weber calls for freezing of Fidesz’s voting rights
Manfred Weber, the center-right’s lead candidate in the upcoming European Parliament meeting called for Hungary’s Fidesz party to have its voting rights frozen temporarily over concerns that it was flouting the rule of law, participants in a meeting sa…
