Nigeria’s Senate president urges parliamentary blockade probe
The leader of Nigeria’s Senate on Wednesday called for an investigation into a blockade of parliament by security forces and said it was an attempt to secure his impeachment but stopped short of saying he would run for president next February.
Congo’s Kabila will not stand for election in December
Congo’s President Joseph Kabila will not stand in the election scheduled for December, a spokesman said, finally agreeing to obey a two-term limit but picking a hard-core loyalist under European Union sanctions to stand instead.
Senator Paul delivers letter from Trump to Putin
Republican U.S. Senator Rand Paul said on Wednesday he delivered a letter from President Donald Trump to Russian President Vladimir Putin proposing cooperation, weeks after Trump was widely condemned for not standing up to Putin at their Helsinki summi…
Saudi Arabia rules out mediation in Canada row, may take more measures
Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday there is no room for mediation in the kingdom’s deepening diplomatic dispute with Canada, and that Ottawa knew what it needed to do to “fix its big mistake”.
Anti-U.S. base governor of Japan’s Okinawa dies of cancer
Takeshi Onaga, the governor of Okinawa who opposed the sitting of a U.S. air base on the southern Japanese island, died of pancreatic cancer on Wednesday. He was 67.
Russia chides Canada over row with Saudi Arabia
Russia voiced support for Saudi Arabia in its worsening row with Canada on Wednesday, telling Ottawa it was unacceptable to lecture the kingdom on human rights.
Saudi-Canada row could further rattle foreign investors eyeing kingdom
A worsening row between Saudi Arabia and Canada about human rights threatens to undermine Riyadh’s foreign investment drive, a campaign already unsettled by a series of assertive political and diplomatic initiatives by the top oil exporter.
Venezuela set to scrap lawmakers’ immunity after drone explosions
Venezuela’s Constituent Assembly was expected on Wednesday to scrap immunity for some opposition lawmakers it says were involved in an attempt to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro with exploding drones at a rally over the weekend.
Saudi Arabia says no room for mediation in Canada row, more measures possible
Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday there is no room for mediation in the kingdom’s escalating diplomatic dispute with Canada, and that Ottawa knew what it needed to do to “fix its big mistake”.
Saudi Arabia says ‘nothing to mediate’ in Canada dispute
Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said on Wednesday there is “nothing to mediate” in the kingdom’s escalating diplomatic dispute with Canada, and Ottawa knew what it needed to do to “fix its big mistake”.
