UK wins case against extravagant banker’s wife in test for new anti-corruption powers
The wife of an unidentified banker lost an appeal against a British High Court ruling attempting to seize properties worth about 22 million pounds ($28.5 million) allegedly illegally acquired, in the first use of new powers to combat corruption.
Brexit minister Raab denies Northern Ireland’s DUP have whip hand in Brexit talks
UK Brexit minister Dominic Raab denied on Wednesday that the small Northern Irish Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) which supports the Conservative government had the “whip hand” in talks to unblock an impasse with the European Union over the Irish borde…
Ireland does not want border down the Irish Sea: minister
Ireland does not want a notional border to emerge in the Irish Sea that would divide Northern Ireland from the rest of the United Kingdom, Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said on Wednesday.
India, in a first, sends seven Rohingya for deportation to Myanmar
Indian police bussed seven Rohingya Muslims to the border on Wednesday to be deported to neighboring Myanmar for illegal entry, officials and activists said, the first such move against the community.
Finland parliament weakens constitutional privacy right to pass security law
Finland’s parliament voted on Wednesday to add new exceptions to a clause in the constitution that guarantees the right to privacy, to enable swift approval of an intelligence bill aimed at combating terrorism and spying by foreign governments.
British PM May defends Brexit plan after dancing onto stage
British Prime Minister Theresa May defended her Brexit plans on Wednesday, but cautioned that she would rather leave without a deal than accept the carve up of the United Kingdom.
South Africa’s Zuma also fired me for rejecting new route for state airline: finance minister
South African finance minister said on Wednesday his decision to reject a new route for the state airline to Sudan contributed to his sacking in 2015.
Saudi-led coalition says Yemen ex-president Saleh’s sons transferred to Jordan
The Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen has “facilitated” the transfer of Yemeni slain president Ali Abdullah Saleh’s two sons from Sanaa to Jordan, Saudi state TV said on Wednesday.
Guinea-Bissau coast guard fears 60 migrants drowned off the coast
Around 60 migrants are missing and believed drowned after their boat was seen sinking off the coast of Guinea-Bissau, a coast guard commander said on Wednesday.
Spain court confirms jail sentence for former IMF chief Rato
Former International Monetary Fund chief Rodrigo Rato will have to serve a four-and-a-half year jail sentence for misusing company credit cards when he worked at state-owned lender Bankia, Spain’s Supreme Court confirmed on Wednesday.
