France’s Macron says Britain would have to justify delaying Brexit
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday that the European Union would only agree to extend the Brexit deadline beyond March 29 if Britain justified a delay with a clear objective and new choices.
UK Labour Party suspends lawmaker over anti-Semitism comments
Britain’s opposition Labour Party said on Wednesday it had suspended one of its lawmakers and would investigate his conduct after remarks he made over the party’s handling of anti-Semitism accusations.
Senior Congo official withdraws from senate race, decries vote-buying
Former Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila’s anti-corruption czar withdrew his candidacy from next month’s senate election due to what he said was widespread vote-buying.
Nicaragua releases prisoners, national dialog starts
The Nicaraguan government on Wednesday released dozens of people the opposition considers political prisoners, a human rights group said, hours before government and opposition leaders were due to restart talks aimed at ending a national crisis.
U.S. Supreme Court revives India power plant lawsuit
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday revived a lawsuit by villagers in India seeking to hold a Washington-based international financial institution responsible for environmental damage they blame on a power plant it financed.
Stay in your job, Iranian president tells moderate ally Zarif
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani rejected his foreign minister’s resignation as “against national interests” on Wednesday, bolstering a moderate ally who has long been targeted by hardliners in factional struggles over the 2015 nuclear deal with the We…
Russia’s military shows off hardware seized in Syria
A train packed with war trophies from Syria including a tank and carriages of weapons arrived to loud fanfare at a southern Russian city on Wednesday, part of a nationwide tour organized by the military to whip up patriotic sentiment.
French sports store pulls hijab for women joggers over furor
A French sporting goods chain pulled a hijab for women joggers from its shelves after it came under fire from politicians and on social media.
Saved from Pakistani mob, downed Indian pilot becomes face of Kashmir crisis
A downed Indian fighter pilot who was attacked by a mob and then paraded on video by Pakistan’s army has become a social media sensation and a hero in his homeland amid a spiraling crisis between the nuclear-armed neighbors.
Catalan separatists ‘created impossible situation,’ ex-PM Rajoy tells court
Spanish former prime minister Mariano Rajoy told a court that Catalan separatist leaders knew exactly what they were risking when they called an illegal referendum and declared independence for their region in 2017.
