Amnesty says U.S. strikes in Somalia kill large numbers of civilians
The U.S. military may be guilty of war crimes for killing large numbers of civilians in a sharply stepped-up campaign of air strikes in Somalia over the past two years, Amnesty International said.
Swedish PM says would support request for Brexit extension
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said Sweden should support a request by Britain to extend the deadline for its divorce from the European Union, news agency TT reported on Wednesday.
Indian jeweler Modi arrested in London, British police say
Fugitive billionaire jeweler Nirav Modi had been arrested in London on behalf of the Indian authorities, British police said on Wednesday.
Austria expects short Brexit extension, would support it
Austria expects there to be a short postponement of the date on which Britain will leave the European Union and would support it if London asked for one, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on Wednesday.
Indonesia’s Papua set for mass burial as flood death toll tops 100
Indonesia’s easternmost province of Papua is planning to hold mass burials for the victims of flash floods, as the death toll from the disaster rose to 104 on Wednesday with nearly 10,000 people displaced, the disaster mitigation agency said.
New Kazakh leader hands Nazarbayev’s daughter key post
Kazakhstan’s new president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev handed the key post of senate speaker on Wednesday to a daughter of his predecessor Nursultan Nazarbayev, who unexpectedly resigned a day earlier after three decades in power.
Haka ring out as New Zealand deals with trauma of shootings
Members of rival New Zealand gangs gathered in unity on Wednesday to slap their thighs, thump their chests and stick out their tongues in a traditional Maori haka to commemorate the victims of last week’s mass shootings in Christchurch.
Kuwait says U.S. Mideast peace plan should weigh regional considerations
Kuwait’s foreign minister said on Wednesday that a long-awaited U.S. peace proposal for the Middle East should be acceptable to all stakeholders and factor in regional considerations.
UK PM May forcing stark choice between her Brexit deal and no deal: Labour’s Starmer
British Prime Minister Theresa May is trying to force parliament into the stark choice of backing her deal to leave the European Union or supporting a so-called ‘no deal’ Brexit, Keir Starmer, Labour’s Brexit policy chief, said on Wednesday.
May must tell EU about any Brexit delay plan Thursday at the latest: official
British Prime Minister Theresa May must inform the other 27 EU national leaders of any plans to delay Brexit on Thursday at the latest, a senior EU official said on Wednesday.
