Iran says it will reciprocate after EU sanctions Iranians
Iran said on Wednesday that it would reciprocate after the European Union added two Iranian individuals and an Iranian intelligence unit to the bloc’s terrorist list.
UK government defeated as lawmakers vote for quick action if PM May’s Brexit deal rejected
The British government was defeated in parliament on Wednesday as lawmakers voted for a procedural change that reduces the time it has to come up with an alternative plan if Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal is defeated next week.
Taliban kill Afghan govt employee who was also part-time journalist
The body of an Afghan government employee who also worked as a part-time journalist in western Afghanistan’s Farah region has been found, three days after he was kidnapped by Taliban militants, local officials said on Wednesday.
Syrian minister optimistic on Kurdish talks
A Syrian government minister expressed optimism on Wednesday over dialogue with Kurdish groups that want to strike a political deal with Damascus, suggesting progress had been made in contacts mediated by Russia.
Iran says will not halt aerospace program despite U.S. warning
Iran will continue with its aerospace program despite U.S. warnings, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday, adding there was no international law prohibiting such a program.
Ex-Sarkozy minister jumps conservative ship to join French far-right
Two politicians including an ex-minister have left France’s mainstream center-right party to join far-right leader Marine Le Pen after she dropped a demand for the country to quit the EU.
Belgium charges man with theft of Brussels bombings documents
Belgian authorities have arrested a man already convicted for terrorism and charged him with theft of material from prosecutors, including information on autopsies of the victims of the 2016 Brussels bombings.
France, Germany approve extension of reconciliation treaty to shore up EU
France and Germany have agreed to deepen a 1963 treaty of post-war reconciliation in a bid to show that the European Union’s main axis remains strong and counter growing eurosceptic nationalism among some other members.
Trump wall debate an internal U.S. matter: Mexico president
Mexican President Andres Manual Lopez Obrador said Wednesday that he would not get involved in discussion of the wall that U.S. President Donald Trump wants to build at the U.S.-Mexico border, saying the subject is an internal U.S. political matter.
PM May says Britain will leave EU on March 29
Britain will leave the European Union on March 29, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday when asked by a lawmaker to rule out any delay to Brexit.
