WW2 veteran and political campaigner Harry Leslie Smith dies at 95
Harry Leslie Smith, a British World War Two veteran who became a prominent anti-poverty campaigner, died on Tuesday aged 95.
Saudi crown prince arrives in Argentina for G20
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman landed in Buenos Aires on Wednesday for the ahead of the G20 leaders summit, according to Argentine TV news.
EU court adviser to publish opinion on Brexit reversibility case on Dec. 4
The advocate general of the European Union’s top court will give his opinion on Dec. 4 as to whether Britain can unilaterally reverse Brexit, the court said on Wednesday.
Afghan president forms team to negotiate peace with Taliban
Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has formed a 12-strong negotiating team to seek a peace agreement that would include the Taliban in a democratic and inclusive society that respects the rights of women, he told a U.N. conference on Wednesday.
Arms firms show off wares as Japan eyes more F-35 stealth jets
Global arms firms showed off on Wednesday their wares in Japan as it prepared a plan to buy billions of dollars of U.S. military equipment, including at least 40 Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth fighters worth about $4 billion, four sources said.
Malls, railway station evacuated in Moscow over bomb threats: RIA
A railway station and 12 shopping malls in Moscow were evacuated on Wednesday after anonymous tip-offs were called in about bomb threats, the RIA news agency reported, citing emergency services.
‘Once-in-100-year’ storm triggers Sydney chaos as heat fans Queensland fires
Torrential rain and gale force winds lashed Australia’s biggest city of Sydney on Wednesday causing commuter chaos, flooding streets, railway stations and homes, grounding flights and leaving hundreds of people without electricity.
Consolidate or become obsolete, German official tells European arms makers
European weapons makers to consolidate, the German government’s armaments director said on Wednesday, and warned that failing to reduce the continent’s fragmented defense industry could make Europe obsolete.
Chain reaction of blasts kills 23 in China’s latest industrial accident
A series of blasts during the delivery of a flammable gas at a chemical manufacturer in China on Wednesday killed 23 people and injured at least 22, the latest casualties in a series of industrial accidents that has angered the public.
Russia to deploy new missiles to Crimea as Ukraine tensions rise
Russia said on Wednesday it would send more of its advanced S-400 surface-to-air missile systems to Crimea and a Reuters reporter saw a Russian warship deploying nearby as tensions with Ukraine rose over Moscow’s seizure of Ukrainian navy ships.
