Macron says he discussed hunger striker Sentsov with Putin
French President Emmanuel Macron spoke by phone to Russia’s Vladimir Putin about the case of a Ukrainian filmmaker who is on hunger strike in Russian jail, Macron’s office said on Friday.
Coalition announces Yemen air raid probe, Houthis report 40 children killed
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.
U.N. says Houthis refused visa to head of human rights office in Yemen
The Houthi militia group which controls much of Yemen including the capital Sanaa has barred without explanation the head of the U.N.’s human rights office in Yemen from returning to the country, a U.N. spokeswoman said on Friday.
Russia must end torture, prosecute prison guards: U.N.
Russia must halt torture of detainees and prosecute the perpetrators, including prison guards caught on video beating an inmate, United Nations human rights investigators said on Friday.
Turkey’s Erdogan calls on Turks to buy lira for ‘national battle’
President Tayyip Erdogan told Turks to exchange gold and hard currency into lira on Friday as part of a “national battle” against economic enemies he said have irreparably ruptured ties with Ankara.
Trump doubles tariffs on Turkish steel and aluminum, says relations ‘not good’
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he had authorized higher tariffs on imports from Turkey, imposing a 20 percent duty on aluminum and 50 percent one on steel, as tensions mount between the two NATO allies over Ankara’s detention of an evangeli…
Death toll from Indonesia quake climbs over 320
The death toll from a huge 6.9 magnitude earthquake in Indonesia’s Lombok island has climbed to more than 320, officials said on Friday, even as relief efforts picked up pace.
Wife of jailed Reuters journalist in Myanmar gives birth
The wife of imprisoned Reuters journalist Wa Lone, who is facing up to 14 years in jail in Myanmar for allegedly violating the colonial-era Official Secrets Act, gave birth to a girl on Friday.
At least four people killed, one in custody in Canada shooting: police
At least four people were killed in a shooting in the eastern Canadian city of Fredericton and one person was taken into custody, police said on Friday.
Saudi-led coalition to investigate Yemen bus attack – SPA
The Saudi-led military coalition said on Friday it will investigate a deadly attack on a bus in Yemen a day earlier, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
