EU wants to get Brexit deal: spokesman
The European Union is trying to get a Brexit deal with Britain, a spokesman for the bloc’s executive said of Boris Johnson’s Tory Party conference comments.
Pompeo to visit China Monday
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to China on Monday, Chinese State Television reported on Wednesday, citing a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, with the two countries embroiled in an escalating trade war.
South Africa’s Zuma tried to strike nuclear power deal with Putin in 2015: finance minister
South African Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene told a corruption inquiry on Wednesday that former president Jacob Zuma pressured him to agree to a massive nuclear power deal with Russia to be presented to President Vladimir Putin in 2015.
Pope opens major bishops meeting in febrile atmosphere of sex abuse scandals
Pope Francis opened a gathering of bishops on Wednesday with the Catholic Church in a swirling state of crisis over sex abuse, urging its leaders not to let the next generation’s faith be snuffed out “by our own shortcomings, mistakes and sins”.
Conservative lawmaker calls on UK PM May to resign just minutes before speech
British Conservative lawmaker James Duddridge on Wednesday called on Prime Minister Theresa May to resign just minutes before she took the stage for the party’s annual conference.
Brexit talks must focus on divorce deal before future ties: Czech official
Britain and the European Union must focus on getting a divorce deal with an Irish border fix before they embark on discussions on their post-Brexit trade ties, the Czech Republic’s pointman on Europe said.
Iran’s Rouhani praises Europe for ‘taking a big step’ to maintain business with Tehran: Tasnim
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani praised Europe on Wednesday for taking a “big step” to maintain business with Tehran after the United States’ unilateral withdrawal from a 2015 nuclear deal and re-imposition of new sanctions on the Islamic Republic.
Indonesian quake survivors say scavenging in ‘zombie town’; president visits
Hungry survivors of an earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia said on Wednesday they were scavenging for food in farms as President Joko Widodo made a second visit to the area to ramp up aid efforts five days after disaster struck.
Briton and two Americans win 2018 Nobel Chemistry Prize
Scientists Frances Arnold, George Smith and Gregory Winter won the 2018 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for research using directed evolution to produce enzymes and antibodies for new chemicals and pharmaceuticals, the award-giving body said on Wednesday.
Prominent Saudi commentator disappears after entering Istanbul consulate: friends
Two people close to Saudi commentator Jamal Khashoggi, who left for the United States last year fearing retribution for his views, said they were concerned about his whereabouts 24 hours after he failed to emerge from a meeting at the Saudi consulate i…
