Britain summons Russia’s charge d’affaires in London over Skripal affair: RIA
Britain summoned Russia’s charge d’affaires in London on Wednesday after charging two suspects over the poisoning of former Russian agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Russia’s RIA news agency reported.
Kremlin says keen on Syria talks with Turkey, France, Germany
Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said on Wednesday that Moscow was keen to see four-way talks with Turkey, France and Germany take place to discuss the Syrian conflict.
Kremlin says no current plans for future Putin-Trump meeting
Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said on Wednesday there were no ongoing preparations for a future meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump.
Rohingya protesters call for freedom for Reuters reporters in Myanmar
About 50 Rohingya Muslim refugees gathered in a muddy sports field in a camp in Bangladesh on Wednesday to protest against the conviction in Myanmar of two Reuters reporters, who were arrested while covering the plight of their community.
Myanmar official says ‘totally underestimated’ economic impact of Rohingya crisis
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UK’s summer of discontent: Conservative grassroots can’t stand PM’s Brexit plan
Over wet grilled sausages and red wine on a rainy British weekend, an evening garden gathering of ageing Conservative Party members seems an unlikely setting for subversion.
UK charges two Russians for attempted murder of Skripals, blames Moscow
Britain charged two Russians in absentia on Wednesday with the attempted murder of a former Russian spy and his daughter, saying the suspects were military intelligence officers almost certainly acting on orders from high up in the Russian state.
Kremlin says puzzled by UK’s decision to name Skripal case suspects
Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said on Wednesday that it was hard to understand what Britain was trying to signal to Moscow by naming two men it suspected of poisoning former Russian agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia.
UK PM May: We think nerve agent attack was a message to other Russians
A nerve agent attack on a Russian former spy and his daughter in Salisbury, southern England, was probably a message to other Russians living overseas, British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday.
Germany readies for all Brexit options, including no-deal
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government said on Wednesday it is preparing for all Brexit scenarios, including a no-deal, after its cabinet approved a draft law on a transition phase for Britain after it leaves the European Union next year.
