Germany delays tender for military helicopters: document
Germany’s planned 4 billion euro ($4.71 billion) tender to buy new heavy-lift helicopters that was due to be issued this autumn will be delayed, according to an official document seen by Reuters on Wednesday.
India’s top court upholds national identity project but curbs use
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the validity of India’s ambitious biometric identity project, ‘Aadhaar’, saying it benefited the marginalized and poor, but sharply reined in a government push to make it mandatory for various services.
Australia to launch inquiry into embattled public broadcaster
Australia will hold an inquiry into the crisis-ridden public broadcaster ABC following allegations its chairman succumbed to political pressure by calling for the removal of a senior journalist.
French minister likens Italy’s Salvini to Pontius Pilate over migrants
A French minister on Wednesday accused Italy’s anti-immigration interior minister, Matteo Salvini, of behaving “like Pontius Pilate”, the Roman official who washed his hands of the fate of Jesus Christ.
Turkey detains 39 on suspected Gulen links: Anadolu
Turkish authorities detained 33 soldiers and six others for suspected links to the network of the U.S.-based cleric Ankara says orchestrated the 2016 attempted coup, state-run Anadolu news agency said on Wednesday.
German conservatives’ new floor leader downplays blow to Merkel
The new parliamentary leader of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives has downplayed his surprise election, which dealt an unexpected blow to the authority of the center-right leader.
Exclusive: Myanmar’s delaying tactics blocking Rohingya return – Bangladesh PM
Bangladesh’s leader accused neighboring Myanmar of finding new excuses to delay the return of more than 700,000 Rohingya who were forced across the border over the past year, and said in an interview late Tuesday that under no circumstance would the re…
India’s top court upholds national identity project, but limits its uses
India’s top court on Wednesday upheld the constitutional validity of the country’s ambitious biometric identity project ‘Aadhaar’, saying it benefits the marginalized and poor, but raised multiple concerns around the law that governs it, calling for ch…
Exclusive: Turkey’s Erdogan says court will decide fate of detained U.S. pastor
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said a Turkish court, not politicians, will decide the fate of an American pastor whose detention on terrorism charges has hit relations between Ankara and Washington.
Exclusive: Turkey’s Erdogan says court, not politicians, to decide pastor’s fate
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said a Turkish court, not politicians, will decide the fate of an American pastor whose detention on terrorism charges has roiled relations between Ankara and Washington.
