‘reckless Russia’ accused of breaking chemical arms ban
The Hague: Britain accused Russia on Wednesday of breaking the two-decade international ban on chemical weapons at emergency talks into last month’s poisoning with a nerve agent of a former Russian spy. The accusations came as diplomats from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons met behind closed-doors in The Hague to discuss the case.
Erdogan calls Turkey snap polls for June 24
Ankara: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday called snap elections in Turkey for June 24, bringing the polls forward by over a year-and-a-half after a call from his main nationalist ally. Both presidential and parliamentary elections will be held on the same day.
Russia admits blocking millions IP addresses
Moscow: The chief of the Russian communications watchdog acknowledged today that millions of unrelated IP addresses have been frozen in a so-far futile attempt to block a popular messaging app.