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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo welcomes the Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud to the State Department. IMAGES
The United States will soon announce measures against Russia's Wagner mercenary group over its past activities in Africa, US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller says during a news briefing. SOUNDBITE
A prison van believed to be carrying Aine Davis arrives at the Old Bailey, London's Central Criminal Court, as the alleged British member of the Islamic State group attends a pre-trial hearing accused of terror offences. Davis was part of a group of four known as the Beatles because of their British accents, which murdered hostages while fighting with jihadists in Syria. IMAGES
Jack Ma's Chinese online marketplace Alibaba surged as much as 7% in Wednesday trades. According to Business Insider, the bump came on the news that Americans wouldn't be banned from investing in the e-commerce behemoth. Alibaba, Baidu, and Tencent were among a number of Chinese-based companies being eyed by the US Defense Department. The DOD has a list of firms that it believes support China's military, intelligence, and security services. Chinese telecom stocks like China Mobile had been added to the Defense Department list, and trading in the US-listed stock shuttered on Monday.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo won't be making a final lap around Europe after all. His European was scrapped on Tuesday after Luxembourg's foreign minister and European Union officials refused to meet with him. According to Business Insider, a series of diplomats snubbed Pompeo. One diplomatic source says that America's European allies were 'embarrassed' by the deadly riot at the Capitol last week. A day after the siege, Asselborn publicly called President Donald Trump a 'criminal' and a 'political pyromaniac who should be sent to criminal court.'