Germany: Expect EU decision on how to proceed with May’s Brexit extension on Thursday
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Wednesday that he expected European leaders meeting at a summit in Brussels on Thursday to make a decision on how to proceed with British Prime Minister Theresa May’s request for a three-month Brexit delay.
U.N. rights boss decries Venezuela crackdown; says sanctions may worsen crisis
Venezuelan security forces, backed by pro-government militias, have quashed peaceful protests with excessive use of force, killings and torture, U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Wednesday.
In succession clue, Kazakh leader’s daughter elevated after his resignation
Kazakhstan took a step closer to a carefully choreographed dynastic succession on Wednesday as the daughter of its long-serving ruler was named to a post that put her in line for the presidency a day after her father stepped down.
Indian court acquits four men in India-Pakistan train blast case
An Indian court on Wednesday acquitted four Hindu men accused of bombing a train between India and Pakistan in 2007 that killed 68 people, mostly Pakistanis, citing a lack of evidence, defense lawyers said.
Rumors of UK PM May speech on Wednesday: newspaper political editor
There are unconfirmed rumors Prime Minister Theresa May will give a speech outside her Downing Street residence on Wednesday evening, the political editor of the Independent newspaper said on Twitter.
Ex-Bosnian Serb wartime leader Karadzic given life in prison
U.N. judges on Wednesday sentenced former Bosnian Serb political leader Radovan Karadzic to life in prison on appeal, ending one of the most momentous trials over massacres and other atrocities committed during the Balkan wars of the 1990s.
Battle for last Islamic State enclave edges toward its end
The operation to take Islamic State’s last enclave in eastern Syria looked close to an end on Wednesday, with no sign of clashes as U.S.-backed fighters said they were combing the area for hidden jihadists.
Youngest captain, loving son: Ethiopian pilots honored in death
The dreams of the two young men soared as high as the Ethiopian Airlines planes they proudly flew.
Indonesia crash revelations raise pressure on Ethiopia investigation
The world’s biggest planemaker Boeing faced growing obstacles on Wednesday to returning its grounded 737 MAX fleet to the skies, while details emerged of an Indonesian crash with potential similarities to the Ethiopian disaster.
No-deal Brexit expected to have significant impact: UK minister
The impact of Britain leaving the European Union without a deal is expected to be significant in many areas, junior Brexit minister Chris Heaton-Harris said on Wednesday.
