Marathon church session ends as Dutch let Armenian family stay
A round-the-clock prayer service to stop an Armenian family being deported from the Netherlands was ended after 96 days on Wednesday, after the government agreed to make an exception to immigration rules.
Iran implementing its commitments under nuclear deal, IAEA says
Iran is carrying out its commitments under its nuclear deal with major powers, International Atomic Energy Agency chief Yukiya Amano said in the text of a speech posted online by his agency on Wednesday.
Swedish EU minister says Brexit deal non-negotiable
Britain’s agreement on leaving the European Union is non-negotiable, Sweden’s EU minister said on Wednesday, underlining the problems UK Prime Minister Theresa May will have extracting concessions from Brussels in the coming weeks.
Russian lawmaker arrested in parliament for suspected murder
A Russian lawmaker was arrested on Wednesday during a session of the upper house of parliament and was led away to face questions over two murders after failing in a bid to flee the chamber.
EU’s Juncker tells Britain’s May: Brexit deal won’t be renegotiated
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker told British Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday that the bloc’s Brexit divorce deal with London cannot be renegotiated.
Trump reaffirms U.S. support in call with Venezuela’s Guaido
U.S. President Donald Trump and Venezuela’s self-proclaimed interim president Juan Guaido agreed during a Wednesday phone call to maintain regular contact amid planned protests in coming days, according to a White House spokeswoman.
India watchdog members quit over jobs data dispute
The acting chairman and another member of a body that checks the quality of India’s official data have resigned in protest at a delay in releasing jobs statistics as the economy comes under the spotlight before an election.
Brazil judge temporarily frees jailed ex-President Lula after brother’s death
Brazil’s supreme court chief justice on Wednesday granted jailed former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva temporary leave from prison to visit the body of his recently deceased brother at a military base in Sao Paulo state.
Turkish court frees U.S. consulate employee: Anadolu
A Turkish court ruled on Wednesday that a U.S. consulate employee in the southern city of Adana be released after it convicted him of membership and support for an armed terrorist organisation, state media said.
Iran ships 30 tons of yellow cake to facility in Isfahan
Iran has sent a large batch of mined uranium “yellow cake” for processing ahead of shipment to its main enrichment facility, Iran’s state news agency reported on Wednesday in the latest sign of plans to step up its atomic activities.
