President Bolsonaro shocks with Brazil ‘golden shower’ tweet
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has sparked shock and outrage by tweeting a video showing one man urinating on another during his country’s massive annual street carnival.
UK to set up Brexit advisory groups to find alternative arrangements for Irish border
Britain said on Wednesday it was pushing forward with plans to find alternative arrangements to eliminate the need for an Irish “backstop” in Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal, part of a bid to break the impasse weeks before Britain exits the EU…
No prosecutions likely over London’s Grenfell Tower fire until 2021: police
British police said on Wednesday that it was unlikely that prosecutors would consider whether anyone should face criminal charges over the deadly Grenfell Tower fire until the end of 2021.
Lawsuit against Germany over Namibian genocide is dismissed in New York
A U.S. judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit seeking to require Germany to pay damages over genocide and property seizures by colonists in what is now Namibia more than a century ago.
Trump would be ‘disappointed’ if North Korea rebuilding missile launch facility
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would be very disappointed in North Korean leader Kim Jong Un if reports about rebuilding at a rocket launch site in North Korea were true.
U.S. set to punish foreign banks who deal with Venezuela’s Maduro: official
The United States has identified efforts by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to work with foreign banks to move and hide money and is ready to punish the banks with sanctions in the near future, a senior U.S. administration official said on Wednesda…
UK government loses House of Lords vote calling for EU customs union
Britain’s House of Lords passed an amendment on Wednesday calling for the government to negotiate a customs union with the European Union, giving Prime Minister Theresa May a potential new headache in her Brexit plans.
Nigeria opposition to inspect vote materials after Buhari’s win
A tribunal on Wednesday ordered Nigeria’s electoral body to allow the main opposition to inspect materials used in last month’s poll which President Muhammadu Buhari won after allegations of fraud by the rival party.
Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly attack in Afghanistan: Amaq
Islamic State claimed responsibility for an attack that killed 16 people in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, the militant group’s Amaq news agency said on Wednesday.
Erdogan says Turkey will not go back on missile defense deal with Russia
Turkey will not go back on its agreement to buy S-400 missile defense systems from Russia, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday, adding that Ankara may subsequently look into buying S-500 systems.
