Syria FM to U.N. envoy – Constitution is ‘sovereign matter’
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem told U.N. envoy Staffan de Mistura that the constitution was a “sovereign matter” up to the Syrian people, state media said on Wednesday.
Turkish police receive permission to search well at Saudi consulate: NTV
Turkish police have been granted permission to search a well in the garden of the Saudi consulate in Istanbul and will conduct inspections, broadcaster NTV said on Wednesday, after Saudi officials had earlier refused to allow a search.
India’s FBI-style police agency hit by infighting, government orders probe
India’s government on Wednesday ordered a probe at the country’s top crime fighting bureau after its two senior officers accused each other of bribery and interference in police investigations.
UK PM May clear she does not want indefinite post-Brexit transition period: spokesman
British Prime Minister Theresa May has been clear she does not want to enter into an indefinite post-Brexit transition period with the European Union, her spokesman said on Wednesday.
Britain to stop suspects in Khashoggi death entering UK
Britain will prevent all suspects in the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi from entering the country, Prime Minister Theresa May said, adding she would speak to Saudi Arabia’s King Salman later on Wednesday.
Trump says Saudi prince ‘running things,’ could be behind Khashoggi death: WSJ
U.S. President Donald Trump, in his strongest remarks so far, said Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bears ultimate responsibility as de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia for the operation that led to the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, indicating …
Saudi officials refuse Turkish police search at well in Istanbul consulate: Anadolu
Saudi officials have refused to allow Turkish police to search a well in the garden of the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul as part of the investigation into the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the state-run Anadolu news agency said on Wednesday….
Scaffolding collapses near Antwerp station, killing one person
Scaffolding collapsed outside the central station in the busy Belgian city of Antwerp on Wednesday, killing one person and injuring at least one more, the police tweeted.
NATO chief sees new U.S. missile deployments in Europe as unlikely
NATO’s top official on Wednesday blamed Russia for breaching a landmark nuclear arms pact that Washington is talking about quitting, but said he did not believe the Russian threat would lead to new deployments of U.S. missiles in Europe.
Former warlord Hekmatyar denounces Afghan election ‘disgrace’
Former warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, now leader of one of Afghanistan’s most powerful political parties, on Wednesday denounced chaotic delays at polling stations in last weekend’s parliamentary elections as a “disgrace”.
