France says Trump should have shown ‘decency’ on Paris attacks anniversary
U.S. President Donald Trump, who attacked his French counterpart in a series of tweets on Tuesday, should have shown “common decency” instead since the country was mourning the anniversary of deadly attacks in Paris, a French government spokesman said….
Volition in question day before Rohingya due to start return to Myanmar
Bangladesh has begun preparations to repatriate an initial batch of Rohingya Muslims to Myanmar on Thursday, but it is still unclear if any of them want to return, humanitarian officials said.
Modi government, Indian central bank set for uneasy truce: sources
India’s government and its central bank are getting close to ironing out some of their policy differences, said two sources familiar with the discussions, as they seek to defuse worsening tensions that had threatened to unnerve investors.
Romanian ruling lawmakers push bill to cancel wiretap evidence
Lawmakers in Romania approved a bill on Wednesday that would cancel wiretap evidence used to prosecute past corruption cases and could wipe out hundreds of convictions, including that of the head of the ruling Social Democrats.
Turkey says rights groups should attend Khashoggi suspects’ trial
A senior Turkish official proposed on Wednesday that suspects in the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi be tried in a Turkish court observed by international human rights groups.
Brexit deal not prompting banks to slam brakes on relocation plans
The draft Brexit deal agreed between Britain and the European Union won’t stop banks in London pushing ahead with relocation plans because the agreement is far from being ratified, UK financial sector officials said on Wednesday.
UK PM May to engage widely to build support for Brexit deal
British Prime Minister Theresa May will engage widely to try to win support for her draft Brexit proposal in the face of fierce opposition, her spokesman said on Wednesday.
Putin and Abe agree to speed up peace treaty talks: Kremlin
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed on Wednesday to step up the pace of talks to end a decades-old territorial dispute, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
Doubts over China online sales of group tours to South Korea
Chinese online travel agency Ctrip on Wednesday resumed offering group tours to South Korea on its platform but the packages were later pulled from the company’s website, Yonhap news agency said.
UK PM May says culture minister to set out gambling machine changes
Britain’s culture minister will set out further details later on Wednesday on the government’s planned cut to the maximum stake on fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs), Prime Minister Theresa May said.
