On Istanbul streets, defiant Turks see U.S. hand behind lira crisis
Serap, a 23-year-old clerk at a clothes store in central Istanbul, is sure of who to blame for the precipitous slide in Turkey’s lira currency.
Saudi Arabia intercepts two missiles fired by Yemen’s Houthis on Jizan: Arabiya TV
Saudi Arabia intercepted two missiles on Friday fired by Yemen’s Houthi group on its southern Jizan province, al-Arabiya TV reported.
U.N. General Assembly approves Chile’s Bachelet as rights chief
The United Nations General Assembly approved on Friday the appointment of former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet as the world body’s new human rights chief.
U.S. strongly condemns Russian use of chemical weapons: 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.
UK Muslim convert admits plotting carnage with Oxford Street attack
A Muslim convert has admitted plotting to kill more than 100 people by driving a truck into pedestrians on London’s Oxford Street, the capital’s major shopping thoroughfare.
Yemen’s Houthis say they fired ballistic missile at Saudi base
Yemen’s Houthi group has fired a ballistic missile at a Saudi Arabian base in the province of Aseer, the Houthis’ Masirah TV reported on Friday.
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.
