Three jailed for life in Turkey for 2016 bomb that killed 36
Three men have been jailed for life in Turkey for a 2016 car bombing that killed 36 people and wounded 344 in a crowded transport hub in Ankara, the state-run Anadolu agency reported on Wednesday.
Trump thanks Saudi Arabia over oil prices, urges further drop
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday praised Saudi Arabia over recent oil prices and called for prices to go even lower, likening it to “a big tax cut” that could boost the U.S. and global economies.
Turkey’s long crackdown casts shadow over EU meeting
Turkish police came for Yigit Aksakoglu before dawn, waking his young family and detaining him with a dozen other academics and activists accused of fomenting mass protests to overthrow President Tayyip Erdogan’s government.
Swiss delay signing U.N.’s migration accord
Switzerland has delayed signing the United Nation’s Compact for Migration until the issue is debated in the country’s parliament, the government said on Wednesday.
UAE jails UK academic for life for spying, Britain says ties will be hurt
A UAE court sentenced British academic Matthew Hedges to life in prison on charges of spying for the British government on Wednesday, his family and a state-run newspaper said, in a move described as deeply disappointing by Prime Minister Theresa May.
UK PM May ‘disappointed and concerned’ at sentencing of British academic in UAE
British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday she was “deeply disappointed” that a UAE court had sentenced British academic Matthew Hedges to life in prison on charges of spying.
German prosecutors probe far-right leader over election donations
German prosecutors have opened an investigation into the co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) on suspicion of violating party donation rules, a spokesman for the prosecutor’s office in the city of Constance.
Interpol picks South Korean as president, Russia criticizes Western pressure
International police body Interpol elected Kim Jong-yang of South Korea as president on Wednesday, beating a Russian national whose candidacy had raised concerns in Europe and the United States about the risk of Kremlin interference.
Interpol Secretary General says vote for new president was transparent
The election to pick the new president of international police body Interpol was free and transparent, the organization’s secretary general, Jurgen Stock, said on Wednesday.
Romania leader rejects government’s anti-graft prosecutor nominee
Romania’s president on Wednesday rejected the government’s nominee for chief anti-corruption prosecutor amid concerns among magistrates and diplomats that she might be soft on high-level graft in one of the European Union’s most corrupt states.
