Indian farmers’ protest disrupts capital as opposition targets Modi
Thousands of farmers and laborers paralyzed the Indian capital on Wednesday in a protest against what they called the anti-people policies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government, as opposition parties step up pressure ahead of key elections.
Congo records first Ebola case in major eastern city of Butembo
Congo has recorded its first case of Ebola in the eastern trading hub of Butembo, a city of close to a million with strong trade links to neighboring Uganda, the health ministry said on Wednesday.
From Moscow to Salisbury: UK police detail Novichok suspects’ movements
British police on Wednesday detailed the movements of two Russians charged with traveling from Moscow to southwest England to try to murder former Russian spy Sergei Skripal with a military-grade nerve agent.
EU envoys agree to extend Russia blacklist over Ukraine turmoil
European Union envoys on Wednesday agreed to prolong for another six months the bloc’s blacklist of people and entities involved in Russia’s detribalization of Ukraine, diplomats and officials said.
Support for Macron’s party falls ahead of EU elections: poll
Support for French President Emmanuel Macron’s party has slipped with its lead over the far-right National Rally ahead of next May’s European Parliament elections now only three percentage points, a survey published on Wednesday showed.
Mladic appeals judges replaced over bias allegations
Three out of five appeals judges hearing the case of former Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic at an international tribunal have been removed from the panel due to possible bias, court documents released on Wednesday showed.
UK names two Russians for attempted murder of Skripals with nerve agent
British prosecutors on Wednesday identified two Russians who they accused of trying to murder former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia with a military-grade nerve agent in England.
Russia’s OPCW envoy says Russia had nothing to do with Skripal poisoning: RIA
Russia’s envoy to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) said on Wednesday that Moscow had nothing to do with the poisoning of Sergei Skripal, a former Russian spy, in England, the RIA news agency reported.
Russia says names of men accused over Skripal ‘mean nothing to us’: RIA
The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that the names of two men British prosecutors have accused of trying to murder former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia meant nothing to Moscow, the RIA news agency reported.
Israeli minister: no knowledge of Trump ordering Assad killed
Israel’s intelligence minister said on Wednesday he had no knowledge of close ally U.S. President Donald Trump ever ordering the killing of Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad.
