Indonesian soldier killed in separatist attack in Papua
A soldier has been killed in Indonesia’s eastern province of Papua where security forces are hunting for a separatist group suspected of killing at least 19 workers building a bridge, a military spokesman said on Wednesday.
Trump shaping new ‘liberal’ order to block Russia, China, Iran, says Pompeo
U.S. President Donald Trump’s top diplomat promised on Tuesday a new democratic world order in which Washington will strengthen or jettison international agreements as it sees fit to stop “bad actors” such as Russia, China and Iran from gaining.
Iran moves closer to adopting law against funding terrorism
Iran’s parliament approved a tweaked draft law against funding terrorism on Wednesday which officials hope will bring Tehran closer to global standards and help remove it from investment blacklists as it faces renewed U.S. sanctions.
UK senior Conservative says PM May’s deal will fail: Telegraph
A senior lawmaker in Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party said he would vote against her Brexit deal and predicted parliament would reject it by at least 80 votes, The Telegraph newspaper reported.
No deal Brexit is ‘default’ position if May loses vote: UK’s Leadsom
Britain will leave the European Union without a deal in March if lawmakers vote against Prime Minister Theresa May’s deal, Andrea Leadsom, leader of the lower house of parliament told BBC radio on Wednesday.
Ukraine council to meet on December 15 to form independent church: president
A Ukrainian church council will meet on December 15 in order to create an independent Orthodox church and elect its leader, President Petro Poroshenko said on Wednesday.
Dozens arrested in European operation against organized crime
Dozens of people were arrested in Italy, the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and South America on Wednesday in an operation against members of Italy’s ‘Ndrangheta organized crime group, officials said.
Russia says U.S. has shown no evidence it is in breach of nuclear treaty
Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday the United States had yet to provide any evidence Moscow was in breach of a landmark arms control treaty, but said it was ready to keep discussing the matter with Washington.
Spain court confirms sexual assault sentence in ‘wolf pack’ case
A Spanish regional court confirmed on Wednesday a nine-year prison sentence for five men for sexual assault and upheld a controversial ruling that the men should be cleared of the more severe sentence of rape in the so-called “wolf pack” case.
France could change position over wealth tax, says government spokesman
The French government could change its position regarding a wealth tax, said government spokesman Benjamin Griveaux, as protests mount over President Emmanuel Macron’s policies.
