Kremlin says pressing on with Turkey missile sale despite U.S. deal
The Kremlin said on Wednesday it was pressing ahead with the sale of advanced Russian S-400 missile defense systems to Turkey despite the U.S. State Department approving the sale of a rival U.S. missile defense system to Ankara.
Estonia makes first arrests over Danske money laundering
Estonia has made the first arrests in a money laundering scandal involving Denmark’s Danske Bank , detaining 10 former employees at the bank’s Estonian branch, the state prosecutor said Wednesday.
100 days to Brexit, businesses warn UK of no-deal abyss
With just 100 days until Brexit, the United Kingdom is on the brink of leaving the European Union without a divorce deal, the nightmare scenario for many businesses which are now planning for an economic shock.
Israel says Hezbollah shut precision missile plants, arsenal limited
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that Hezbollah has “at most, a few dozen” precision-guided missiles, having shut down factories for converting such weapons in Lebanon after Israel exposed them in September.
U.S. seeks to expedite aid for North Korea amid stalled nuclear talks
U.S. officials will try to expedite humanitarian aid to North Korea, a U.S. envoy said on Wednesday, as Washington and Pyongyang struggle to find a breakthrough in stalled talks aimed at ending the North’s nuclear program.
Two ex-presidents compete in Madagascar run-off vote
A former president of Madagascar and the man who ousted him in a 2009 coup competed to become the island state’s next leader in a run-off election on Wednesday.
Yemen’s warring parties trade blame for breaching port ceasefire
Yemen’s warring parties have traded accusations of breaching a ceasefire in Hodeidah that was mediated by the United Nations to avert a full-scale assault on a port city vital for food and aid supplies, and pave the way for peace negotiations.
UK’s post-Brexit immigration system will not include net migration target
Britain’s interior minister Sajid Javid said the government’s post-Brexit immigration plans will not include a specific target to reduce annual net migration.
Estonia detains 10 over money laundering linked to Danske Bank: prosecutor
Estonia’s state prosecutor said on Wednesday it has detained 10 people in relation to a money laundering scandal linked to Danske Bank.
U.S. to review travel ban, sanctions to ensure aid reaches North Korea: U.S. envoy
American officials plan to review sanctions slapped on North Korea and a ban on travel to the country imposed on U.S. citizens to ensure that they do not limit humanitarian aid, a U.S. special envoy said on Wednesday.
