Edinburgh festival authors face ‘Kafkaesque’ UK visa process
Foreign authors invited to Edinburgh to appear in the world’s biggest arts festival are being put off by a British visa process which organizers say is humiliating and Kafkaesque.
Saudi-led coalition to probe Yemen air raid, Houthis report 40 children dead
A Saudi-led Arab military coalition said on Friday it would investigate an air strike that killed dozens of children in Yemen, an apparent shift of stance on an attack Riyadh has portrayed as a legitimate action against its Houthi foes.
Albanian police hunt gunman who killed eight relatives
Albanian police said they were hunting a gunman who killed eight members of his own extended family in the southern coastal town of Vlore on Friday.
Turkey has not signaled desire for IMF aid: Fund spokesperson
Turkey has not approached the International Monetary Fund to ask for financial assistance, an IMF spokesperson said on Friday.
Gaza ceasefire ends flare-up, Palestinians resume protests
An Egyptian-brokered truce ended a two-day wave of rocket barrages and air strikes between Israel and Gaza, but the border remained tense as thousands of Gazans gathered for protests in which two Palestinians were killed and scores wounded.
Turkey says U.S. sanctions pressure will only harm ties, wants dialogue
Turkey on Friday warned the United States that sanctions and pressure would only serve to harm ties between the two NATO allies, adding Ankara would continue to retaliate as necessary against U.S. tariffs.
Wave of air strikes, shelling hits Syria’s rebel-held bastion
Dozens of air strikes and shelling hit parts of the last swathe of Syrian territory still held by rebels on Friday, a war monitor and civil defense group said, causing deaths and injuries.
U.N. Security Council urges credible inquiry into Yemen air strike
The United Nations Security Council called for a credible and transparent investigation into a Saudi-led coalition air strike in Yemen that killed dozens of children, British U.N. Ambassador Karen Pierce said on Friday.
Zimbabwe’s Chamisa challenges election result; inauguration halted
Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa, filed a court challenge on Friday against President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s election victory, halting Mnangagwa’s planned Sunday inauguration.
Erdogan tells Turks to buy plunging lira as Trump turns the screws
President Tayyip Erdogan told Turks on Friday to exchange their gold and dollars into lira, with the currency in free fall as President Donald Trump escalated a feud with Ankara by doubling tariffs on metals imports.
