Ten dead in gas blast in Crimean school: reports
A blast at a school in the Crimean peninsula’s port city of Kerch killed 10 people and injured dozens on Wednesday, Russian news agencies reported, citing sources.
Vietnamese dissident Mother Mushroom released, on the way to U.S.: sources
Vietnamese dissident Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh, known as “Mother Mushroom”, was released from prison on Wednesday and had left Vietnam on a flight to the United States, sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.
Turkey hopes to enter Saudi consul’s residence on Wednesday, foreign minister says
Turkey hopes to enter the Saudi consul’s residence in Istanbul on Wednesday in connection with the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Turkey’s foreign minister said after meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
U.S. Secretary of State met with families of detained Turkish U.S. Mission employees: pool report
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with the Turkish families of three local U.S. mission employees who were detained in Turkey in the aftermath of a 2016 attempted coup, according to reporters traveling with him.
Turkey tells Pompeo it can easily clear Syria’s Manbij of Kurdish YPG: minister
President Tayyip Erdogan told U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that Turkey could easily clear northern Syria’s Manbij of the Kurdish YPG militia if the United States failed to do so, Turkey’s foreign minister said on Wednesday.
Israel’s top court weighs appeal by barred U.S. student
Israel’s top court weighed an appeal on Wednesday by a U.S. student facing deportation under a law against foreign pro-Palestinian activists who call for boycotts of Israel.
SocGen CEO cancels attendance at Saudi Arabia investment conference
The chief executive of French bank Societe Generale has canceled his attendance at a Saudi Arabia investment conference, as leading business executives pull out amid widespread concern about the fate of a Saudi journalist.
Nigerian politician Ibori loses appeal against UK graft conviction
A Nigerian politician who was jailed in Britain for laundering tens of millions of dollars in stolen public funds through British banks and properties lost an appeal against his conviction in London on Wednesday.
South Korea denies refugee status to Yemeni asylum seekers
South Korea has denied refugee status but granted temporary stay permits to hundreds of Yemeni asylum seekers who arrived on the southern island of Jeju this year, the Ministry of Justice announced on Wednesday.
U.S. pastor Brunson’s lawyer challenges Turkish jail sentence: Anadolu
The lawyer for U.S. evangelical pastor Andrew Brunson applied to a Turkish court to challenge the jail sentence his client received last week, saying the verdict contravened the law and procedures, state-owned Anadolu news agency said on Wednesday.
