LONDON -- British Prime Minister Theresa May will face a vote of no confidence later Wednesday, said Graham Brady, head of the Conservative Party's 1922 Committee of backbenchers.

The required threshold of 48 letters from members of parliament needed to trigger a vote of confidence in party leadership has been reached, Brady said. (UK-No Confidence Vote)

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CAIRO -- At least 27 militants and one soldier were killed in exchange of fire across the country in the past few days, the Egyptian armed forces said in a statement on Wednesday.

"During anti-terrorist raids, the national security forces have killed 24 highly dangerous terrorists in North and Central Sinai in several desert areas in the Sinai Peninsula," said Tamer al-Refai, the spokesperson of the armed forces. (Egypt-Raids-Sinai)

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SEOUL -- South Korea was in consultation with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to hold a groundbreaking ceremony within this year for railway and road connections across the inter-Korean border, Seoul's unification ministry said Wednesday.

Baik Tae-hyun, unification ministry spokesman, told a press briefing that South Korea and the DPRK shared a view to hold a groundbreaking ceremony before the end of this year to modernize and connect railways and roads along the eastern and western Korean Peninsula. (South Korea-DPRK-Railway)

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WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly said on Tuesday that he would stand with Saudi Arabia's crown prince despite the death of a Saudi journalist, Jamal Khashoggi.

Trump told Reuters in an interview on Tuesday that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman "is very strong in power," and standing by the kingdom "certainly" meant standing by the crown prince at this moment. (U.S.-Senate-Saudi Arabia) Enditem

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