Belgium wins appeal against repatriation of Islamic State families
Belgium has won an appeal against a judge’s order forcing it to repatriate two Belgian women convicted of being Islamic State militants and their six children from Syria, a court said on Wednesday.
Maduro and Trump should meet to ‘find common ground’: Venezuela minister
Venezuela’s foreign minister said on Wednesday that the United States was trying to overthrow the government of Nicolas Maduro and suggested talks with U.S. President Donald Trump – an idea the Trump administration immediately rejected.
U.S. seeks U.N. Security Council vote on Venezuela on Thursday: diplomats
The United States has asked the United Nations Security Council to vote on Thursday on a draft resolution calling for free and fair presidential elections in Venezuela and unhindered delivery of humanitarian aid, diplomats said.
UK government accepts proposal on citizens’ rights in Brexit debate
Britain will write to the European Union to try to secure guarantees on citizens’ rights in the event of a no-deal Brexit, Brexit minister Stephen Barclay said on Wednesday, part of government efforts to take the sting out of a series of votes.
Pakistan envoy calls on U.S. to play greater role in India-Pakistan tensions
Pakistan’s diplomatic envoy to Washington on Wednesday called on the United States to play a greater role in easing tensions between the India and Pakistan.
Islamic State supporters and victims flee the ruins of its ‘caliphate’
Hundreds more people of many nationalities streamed out of Islamic State’s last enclave in Syria under escort from U.S.-backed forces on Wednesday, part of an exodus of both its supporters and victims from its final shred of land.
At least 20 killed, 43 injured in crash and fire at Cairo train station
At least 20 people were killed and dozens injured when a locomotive smashed through the buffers and burst into flames at Cairo’s main train station on Wednesday.
Trump touts rapport with North Korea’s Kim at summit, ‘satisfied’ with talks
U.S. President Donald Trump hailed “a very special relationship” with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as they met in Vietnam for a second summit on Wednesday and said he was satisfied with the pace of denuclearization talks despite some criticism they …
Bulgarian sentenced to jail in case of 71 migrants dying in truck
A Bulgarian man was sentenced on Wednesday to 4 years and 8 months in prison by a Hungarian court for human trafficking in connection with the death of 71 migrants in a truck in August 2015, the Hungarian state news agency MTI said.
Congo Ebola center in flames after another armed attack
Armed assailants attacked an Ebola center in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday, setting off a fire and becoming embroiled in an extended gunbattle with security forces that has yet to end, the local mayer said.
