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KERCH (Reuters) - Leather-clad bikers with Russian national flags joined motorists driving for the first time across a newly-opened bridge linking Crimea with Russia on Wednesday.

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KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Several policemans got in the home of former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak late on Wednesday, quickly after he returned home from prayers at a mosque, a Reuters witness stated.

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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Gunmen in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk were on Wednesday besieging several ballot stations including election staff, 4 days after a nationwide vote, the head of the electoral commission stated.

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WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) - The United States is still hopeful that an unprecedented summit with North Korea will take place, in spite of a threat by Pyongyang to pull out, but President Donald Trump is prepared for a tough negotiation, the White House said on Wednesday.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate committee voted on Wednesday in favour of Gina Haspel, President Donald Trump's nominee to be CIA director, and she is anticipated to be confirmed by the full Senate as soon as next week.

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GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Palestinian demonstrations on the Gaza-Israel border have dropped off over the past two days, with Israel on Wednesday indicating what it said were Egyptian efforts to restore calm after dozens of Palestinians were eliminated by Israeli shooting.

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