Wild celebrations as ousted Pakistan PM Sharif and daughter freed from jail
A Pakistani court on Wednesday ordered the release of jailed ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter, suspending the sentences they received from a lower court in July and prompting celebrations among supporters waiting outside.
China busts live-stream porn app gang: Xinhua
Chinese police have repatriated from Cambodia 18 suspected members of a gang that operated a $36.5 million pornographic live-streaming platform with more than 3.5 million registered users, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday.
Macron’s fired former guard defends himself at Senate inquiry
French President Emmanuel Macron’s closest security officer, fired after video showed him beating May Day protesters, defended himself before a Senate inquiry on Wednesday, saying he was neither a police officer nor a genuine bodyguard.
Woman dies after storm blows caravan off cliff in west of Ireland
A woman died on Wednesday when high winds from Storm Ali that has grounded flights and left more than 100,000 people in Ireland without electricity blew her caravan off a cliff in the western Irish county of Galway.
Italy Deputy PM Di Maio says has full confidence in economy minister
Italian Deputy Prime Minister and 5-Star Movement leader Luigi Di Maio said on Wednesday he had “full confidence” in Economy Minister Giovanni Tria after local media reports about Tria’s possible resignation.
Ex-Malaysian PM Najib to face further charges in 1MDB case
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak will face further corruption charges related to money allegedly siphoned off from scandal-plagued state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), the anti-corruption agency said on Wednesday.
Korea summit economic pledge raises sanctions-busting fears
A pledge by the leaders of North and South Korea to foster economic ties has heightened worries among skeptics that Seoul’s push to revive nuclear talks could undermine the sanction regime credited with bringing Pyongyang to the negotiating table.
Aging Japan: Military recruiters struggle as applicant pool dries up
As a Japanese military recruiter sat patiently at a booth outside a supermarket in northern Tokyo one recent weekend, she welcomed a rare visitor, high school student Kazuaki Matsumura.
China urges United States not to put up barriers to reporting
China has had discussions with the United States about U.S. plans to make some Chinese state media groups register as foreign agents, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday, calling on Washington not to put up barriers to reporting.
Kremlin praises steps by Korean leaders to resolve nuclear crisis
The Kremlin said on Wednesday that it approved of agreements reached by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in at a summit in Pyongyang, describing them as effective steps toward a political settlement.
