UK police searching for soccer star Sala focus on life raft scenario
Police searching the English Channel for missing Cardiff City soccer star Emiliano Sala are prioritizing their efforts on the possibility that the plane landed on water and he made it onto a life raft that was on board, British police said on Wednesday…
Thailand to hold first general election since coup on March 24
Thailand will hold a general election to restore civilian rule on March 24, the election commission said on Wednesday, announcing a new date for the often postponed vote, which will be the first since a 2014 military coup.
Brexit drives up financial license applications in Luxembourg
Forty-seven banks, insurers and asset managers have plans to relocate some activities from Britain to Luxembourg due to Brexit, Luxembourg for Finance said on Wednesday.
South Korea condemns Japanese patrol flight over ship as ‘provocation’
A Japanese patrol aircraft made an “intimidating” pass over a South Korean warship on Wednesday, in what South Korea’s military said was a “clear provocation” toward a friendly neighbor.
Braving dangerous waters, Iranians seek a better life in Britain
(This January 23 story was refiled to clarify researcher’s relationship with Home Office)
Italy’s Salvini hopes Macron’s support dwindles at EU elections
Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said on Wednesday he hoped the French people would not choose President Emmanuel Macron’s party in European parliament elections later this year, drawing a sharp response from officials in Paris.
Zimbabwe court postpones bail hearing for activist pastor Evan Mawarire
Zimbabwean activist pastor Evan Mawarire will spend more time in detention after a court on Wednesday postponed his bail hearing because state prosecutors were not ready to proceed with the case.
Family prepares for funeral of Israeli student killed in Australia
The family of an Israeli student who was killed in Australia made final preparations her funeral on Wednesday as her body arrived back in her home town.
Search for missing Cardiff City’s Sala resumes in English Channel
The search for Cardiff City’s new soccer star, Emiliano Sala, resumed on Wednesday 36 hours after the light aircraft he was flying on disappeared in the English Channel.
Afghanistan says Taliban mastermind of deadly attack on military base killed
Afghanistan’s main spy agency has killed a Taliban commander who was the mastermind of this week’s deadly attack on Afghan forces at a military base in the central province of Maidan Wardak, officials said on Wednesday.
