Ship docks, road upgrade planned as Eritrea, Ethiopia ties strengthen
An Ethiopian ship docked in an Eritrean port for the first time in two decades on Wednesday and Eritrea announced plans to upgrade a road to its neighbor, local media said, in further signs of strengthening ties between the former foes.
Dutch foreign minister survives no confidence vote over race remarks
The Dutch foreign minister survived a no confidence vote in parliament on Wednesday, as he apologized for saying multi-cultural societies could never be peaceful, and calling former colony Suriname a “failed state”.
Congo records first Ebola death in major eastern trade hub
Democratic Republic of Congo has recorded its first death from Ebola in the eastern trading hub of Butembo, a city of almost a million with links to Uganda that could complicate efforts to control the outbreak, health officials said on Wednesday.
Estonia says it arrests two on suspicion of spying for Russia
Estonian security police have detained two Estonian men, one of whom has been working at the Baltic country’s defense forces’ headquarters, on suspicion of spying for Russia, the prosecutor’s office said on Wednesday.
At least eight dead as twin blasts hit Afghan capital
A suicide bomber blew himself up at a wrestling club in a Shi’ite neighborhood of the Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday, followed by a second blast apparently targeting the emergency services and journalists.
U.S. designates al Qaeda affiliate in Mali as terrorist organization
The U.S. State Department on Wednesday designated an al Qaeda affiliate in Mali, Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen, as a foreign terrorist organization, cutting off its funding and blocking U.S. citizens from doing business with it.
Parliament needs to be able to make informed decision on future EU relationship: May’s spokesman
The British parliament will need to be able to make an informed decision about Britain’s future relationship with the European Union when it votes on whether to back any Brexit deal, Prime Minister Theresa May’s spokesman said on Wednesday.
Germany has full trust in Barnier on Brexit: government spokesman
The German government has full trust in the European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator, who represents the bloc’s 27 members in talks with Britain, a spokesman told Reuters on Wednesday.
Zarif says Trump to ‘abuse’ Security Council presidency to slam Iran: Twitter
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif accused U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday of planning to “abuse” the presidency of the U.N. Security Council to criticize Tehran, Washington’s arch-foe.
Swedish centre-left lead shrinks as deadlocked election looms
The lead of Sweden’s centre-left bloc’s over the centre-right Alliance has narrowed ahead of Sunday’s general elections, an opinion poll showed on Wednesday, with neither coalition set to win a majority of seats.
