Russia’s Lavrov says U.S. encouragement for Ukraine ‘saddens me greatly’
The United States should stop encouraging provocative moves by Ukraine and instead mediate between Kiev and rebel-held Ukrainian regions, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told reporters in Geneva on Wednesday.
UK highlights GDP hit from ‘no-deal’ Brexit as May courts skeptical lawmakers
Britain’s government stepped up its warnings on Wednesday that a “no-deal” Brexit would hammer the economy, and pressed lawmakers to drop their opposition to Prime Minister Theresa May’s plan, which it said would limit the damage.
Car bomb hits Afghan capital Kabul as Ghani outlines peace plans
A car bomb exploded near to a security contractors’ compound in the Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday, sending a thick plume of smoke into the night sky and officials reported gunfire in the wake of the blast.
Angry farmers could upset India’s Modi in major state elections test
Weak farm prices are threatening to hurt Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party as it faces a critical test in three state elections dominated by rural voters in the Hindi-speaking belt that is its traditional stronghold.
Swedish Liberal party says willing to let Soc Dems rule under certain conditions
Sweden’s centre-right Liberal party is willing to let Social Democrat leader Stefan Lofven pass a parliamentary prime minister vote if he accepts a list of demands, including lower taxes, its party leader said on Wednesday.
Doomed Lion Air jet was ‘not airworthy’ on penultimate flight: investigators
A Lion Air jet that crashed into the sea off Indonesia last month was not in a safe condition on its second-to-last flight, when pilots experienced similar problems to those on its doomed last journey, Indonesian investigators said on Wednesday.
Prosecutors want Poland’s former head of financial regulator arrested: PAP
Polish prosecutors have requested the temporary arrest of Marek Chrzanowski, the former head of the country’s financial regulator, state news agency PAP reported on Wednesday.
Prince William and Kate pay tribute to Leicester City crash victims
Britain’s Prince William paid a personal tribute to Leicester soccer club owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha during a visit on Wednesday with his wife Kate to the team’s stadium where the Thai billionaire was killed in a helicopter crash last month.
Kremlin says Putin-Trump meeting will explore ways out of deadlock
The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump would look for ways to break out of a deadlock in relations when they meet on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Argentina this month.
Kremlin says Putin rebuffed Ukraine president’s request to talk
The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko had requested to speak by phone to President Vladimir Putin about Moscow’s seizure of three Ukrainian navy ships and their crews, but that Russia had refused.
