Iran says U.S. ‘abused’ Security Council, is ‘further isolated’
The United States “abused” the United Nations Security Council and is “further isolated,” Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in a Twitter post Wednesday.
Brazil police raid offices of two highway operating firms
Brazilian federal police raided the offices of two of the nation’s largest highway operators on Wednesday, taking multiple executives into custody, the latest development in a wide-ranging corruption crackdown in South America’s largest country.
White house says no Trump-Maduro meeting planned
No meeting is planned between U.S. President Donald Trump and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said on Wednesday.
Trump says ‘plenty of evidence’ of Chinese meddling in U.S. election
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday there was “plenty of evidence” of China trying to meddle in the upcoming U.S. elections and that Beijing wanted him to lose because he had confronted China on trade issues.
Germany to buy six C-130 Hercules transport aircraft: source
Germany’s armed forces will spend almost 970 million euros ($1.14 billion) buying six C-130 Hercules transport aircraft, which in contrast to the A400M from Airbus can land on smaller, more rocky landing strips, a parliamentary source said on Wednesday…
U.S.’s Pompeo to visit North Korea next month: U.S. statement
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Pyongyang next month to discuss North Korean denuclearization efforts ahead of a planned second summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump, the U.S. Department of State …
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards may turn parade attack into political win
An attack on a military parade in Iran is a blow to the image of its Revolutionary Guards, but the elite force could yet turn the bloodshed to its advantage, using public sympathy to bolster itself at the expense of President Hassan Rouhani.
Latam nations, Canada ask ICC to investigate Venezuela government
A group of Latin American countries and Canada said on Wednesday they had asked the International Criminal Court to investigate Venezuela’s government over allegations of crimes against humanity in its use of force to repress political opponents.
Defeated Maldives leader’s party asks to delay final vote results
The party of defeated Maldives’ president Abdulla Yameen has requested a delay in the publication of the final results for an election for which Yameen conceded defeat on Monday, Elections Commission chief Ahmed Shareef said on Wednesday.
Trump says China meddling in 2018 election; Beijing rejects charge
U.S. President Donald Trump accused China of seeking to meddle in the Nov. 6 U.S. congressional elections on Wednesday, saying Beijing did not want his Republican Party to do well because of his pugnacious stance on trade.
