Rohingya repatriation to Myanmar will not begin on Thursday: sources
The repatriation of Rohingya Muslims back to Myanmar will not begin on Thursday as planned, two sources directly briefed about the matter said late on Wednesday.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro says to grant asylum to any Cuban who seeks it
Brazilian President-elect Jair Bolsonaro said on Wednesday that he will grant asylum to any Cuban national who asks for it, escalating tensions with the Caribbean island after it ended a program placing its doctors in rural Brazil.
British PM May tries to sell Brexit deal but opposition mounts
British Prime Minister Theresa May sought to sell a draft Brexit deal to her ministers on Wednesday but faced mounting opposition from some lawmakers and allies who said it threatened the government and the unity of the United Kingdom.
UK’s Raab no longer expected to travel to Brussels today: Bloomberg
British Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab is no longer expected to travel to Brussels on Wednesday to welcome a Brexit deal with the European Union’s chief negotiator, Michael Barnier, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing a UK diplomat.
Asked about Trump’s tweets, Macron says only U.S.-French army cooperation matters
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday what mattered to him was the “excellent” cooperation between the U.S. and French armies, rather than tweets from U.S. President Donald Trump attacking him.
Brazil president-elect picks Ernesto Araujo as his foreign minister
Brazil’s far-right President-elect Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday named diplomat Ernesto Araujo as his foreign minister.
South Korean firms plead guilty to rigging U.S. military fuel prices: Justice Department
Three South Korean firms have agreed to plead guilty to criminal charges and pay about $82 million in fines for their role in a decades-long conspiracy to rig the price of fuel sold to U.S. military bases across South Korea, the United States said on W…
UK PM May ‘likely’ to face leadership challenge on Thursday: BBC
Brexit supporters in Theresa May’s party will “likely” call for a vote of no confidence in her as their leader on Thursday, BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg said, citing a senior member of the Conservative Party.
U.N. bemoans lack of funding for African anti-jihadist force
International donors have disbursed less than half of what they had pledged for a regional force fighting to contain West African jihadists, hampering its efforts as insecurity spreads across the region, a United Nations report said.
EU envoys end Brexit meeting, London position unclear: sources
The European Union’s 27 national ambassadors meeting on the draft Brexit deal in Brussels on Wednesday ended their session with no word from London on whether the British cabinet has approved it, diplomatic sources said.
