Kremlin says Putin-Trump meeting still being prepared despite Trump’s remark
The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Washington had not informed Moscow that a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit in Argentina this month was canceled and that it was still being prepared.
Madagascar ex-presidents proceed to second round vote, incumbent out
A former president of Madagascar and the man who overthrew him in a coup will compete to become the island state’s next leader in December, after coming top in a first-round vote that knocked out the incumbent.
‘Put Putin in his place’, Ukrainian ambassador tells Germany
Ukraine’s top diplomat in Germany urged Berlin and other Western states to punish Russia by extending sanctions, banning energy imports and putting the NordStream 2 gas pipeline on hold after Moscow seized three Ukrainian ships near Crimea.
Russian navy ship moves toward sea shared by Ukraine and Russia: Reuters reporter
A Russian navy ship, the Vice-Admiral Zakharin minesweeper, was moving toward the Sea of Azov from the Black Sea on Wednesday, a Reuters reporter said.
Doomed Lion Air jet was ‘not airworthy’ on penultimate flight
A Lion Air jet that crashed into the sea off Indonesia last month was not in an airworthy condition on its second-to-last flight, when pilots experienced similar problems to those on its doomed last journey, investigators said on Wednesday.
Two Koreas study possible rail link as ties get back on track
South and North Korea will launch a field study on Friday to relink railways cut since the 1950-53 Korean conflict, Seoul’s Unification Ministry said on Wednesday, the latest development in improving ties between two sides technically still at war.
India’s Modi and China’s Xi aim to build on thaw in ties at G20 meeting
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet on the sidelines of a G20 meeting this week, aiming to build on a thaw in ties after a military standoff on their disputed border last year, officials said.
Madagascar ex-presidents Rajoelina, Ravalomanana to proceed to second round vote
Former president Andry Rajoelina won the first round of Madagascar’s presidential election and will face Marc Ravalomanana, another former leader, in a second round vote next month, the High Constitutional Court said on Wednesday.
Factbox: Who stands to lose if Swiss-EU treaty talks fail
Four years of negotiations have failed to yield a breakthrough on a new treaty between Switzerland and the European Union, by far its biggest trading partner.
Award-winning Chinese photographer missing in Xinjiang, says wife
An award-winning Chinese photographer is missing and may have been detained by state security officers while visiting China’s far-flung western Xinjiang region, his wife said.
