Turkey implores Trump to return to negotiating table on tariffs
Turkey’s trade minister on Friday implored U.S. President Donald Trump to return to the negotiating table on tariffs, saying the trade rift between the NATO allies can and should be resolved through dialogue.
Neptune statue gets T-shirt in Polish protest campaign
A famous Gdansk statue of the sea god Neptune has become the latest Polish landmark to be dressed up in a T-shirt with the slogan ‘Constitution’, part of a stealth campaign by protesters who accuse the government of eroding the rule of law.
Cameroon investigates video that shows security forces apparently executing civilians
Cameroon’s government said on Friday it would investigate a video that Amnesty International said shows security forces shooting at least a dozen unarmed people in the Far North of the country where they are battling Islamist militants.
Former cycling champion Ullrich detained after attack on prostitute
German police on Friday briefly detained former cyclist and Tour de France champion Jan Ullrich for attacking and injuring a 31-year old prostitute in a Frankfurt luxury hotel, a police spokeswoman said.
Peru’s new president spurns opposition proposals on referendum
Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra has rejected calls to include measures proposed by opposition lawmakers in a national anti-corruption referendum that would bar them from serving consecutive terms in Congress.
Trump escalates feud with Turkey, imposing higher metals tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump intensified his spat with Turkey on Friday by imposing higher tariffs on metal imports, putting unprecedented economic pressure on a NATO ally and deepening turmoil in Turkish financial markets.
U.N. says it has credible reports that China holds million Uighurs in secret camps
(This version of Aug. 10 story corrects name of expert in paragraph 12, fixes typographical error in paragraph 3)
Romanian migrants rally against government
Thousands joined a rally in Bucharest on Friday staged by Romanians working abroad to protest against entrenched corruption, low wages and attempts by the ruling Social Democrat Party (PSD) to weaken the judiciary.
U.S. investigation rejects reports of Afghan air strike casualties
A U.S. investigation into reports of civilian casualties caused by an air strike near the northern city of Kunduz last month concluded that there was no substance to the allegations, the U.S. military said on Friday.
U.S. strongly condemns Russia’s poisoning of former spy: White House
The White House said on Friday the United States strongly condemned Russia’s use of chemical weapons against a former Russian agent in Britain, two days after the U.S. State Department announced sanctions over the move.
