France could shut down nuclear plants in energy plan due next week
France could shut down up to six nuclear reactors by 2028 among other options, French media reported, as part of its medium-term energy policy to be presented next week.
Turkey accuses U.S. of turning blind eye to Saudi killing of Khashoggi
Turkey accused the United States on Wednesday of trying to turn a blind eye to the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul, and dismissed comments from President Donald Trump on the issue as “comic”.
Dolce & Gabbana cancels Shanghai show after ‘chopsticks’ advert goes viral
Dolce & Gabbana canceled a marquee fashion show in China’s commercial hub of Shanghai on Wednesday, after an online uproar over its latest fashion advertisements and what social media users called a rant against the world’s second biggest economy.
Kremlin says there was clear pressure on Interpol vote: agencies
The Kremlin said on Wednesday that clear outside pressure had been exerted on a vote to elect a new head of Interpol, but that it did not see any factors that would render the election illegitimate, Russian news agencies reported.
Iraqi military says it killed 15 Islamic State militants in the north
Iraqi forces have killed 15 Islamic State militants inside a tunnel during a search operation in the northern Sunni-majority Salahuddin province, the military said on Wednesday.
Labour’s McDonnell says UK in disarray but parliament will block no-deal Brexit
British Prime Minister Theresa May’s government is in disarray over Brexit but there is no majority in parliament for damaging the economy by leaving the EU without a deal, the opposition Labour Party’s finance minister-in-waiting said on Wednesday.
Merkel to back Brexit deal, hopes Gibraltar hurdle cleared by Sunday
Germany will back an agreement on Sunday on Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union, and hopes Spain’s objection to wording over the disputed British territory of Gibraltar can be resolved by then, Chancellor Angela Merkel said.
British lawmakers won’t vote for no-deal Brexit, UK minister says
Britain’s parliament will not support a ‘no-deal’ Brexit, work and pensions minister Amber Rudd said on Wednesday, also playing down the prospect of a second referendum if lawmakers do not approve Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal.
Outcry and arrests in China over abattoir pumping cattle with water
Police in eastern China have detained 29 suspects linked to an abattoir that pumped up to 120 liters of water over a 12-hour period into cattle to inflate their slaughter weight before being carved up and sold, state media reported on Wednesday.
Labour’s Mcdonnell says UK parliament will block no-deal Brexit
Britain’s opposition Labour Party’s finance policy chief, John McDonnell, said on Wednesday there was not a majority in parliament for leaving the European Union without a deal.
