Rivals concede Pakistan election to Imran Khan; EU cites concerns
Pakistan’s former ruling party conceded defeat to cricket star-turned-politician Imran Khan ahead of final results from the country’s disputed election, which European Union monitors said on Friday had not been fought a level playing field.
UK voters back Brexit deal referendum as May’s ratings plunge: polls
The proportion of voters who favor a referendum on the final terms of any Brexit deal has overtaken those who do not for the first time, while Prime Minister Theresa May’s approval ratings have plunged, according to opinion polls.
Hungarian PM welcomes Bannon’s anti-EU project as ‘diversity’ in thinking
Hungary’s right-wing prime minister Viktor Orban on Friday welcomed the idea of Steve Bannon’s new anti-European Union group, The Movement, saying it was time that someone from the United States came to Europe to spread conservative thinking instead of…
Fireworks discharged near Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa, Israel police move in
Masked youths discharged fireworks in the direction of Israeli police near Jerusalem’s most important mosque on Friday and police charged the mosque compound to confront them, Reuters Television footage showed.
EU monitors team says Pakistan election not a level playing field
A European Union monitoring team said on Friday that the campaign for Pakistan’s general election this week featured a “lack of equality” that meant it was not a level playing field for all parties.
No apology, no resignation: pressure grows on Greek government over fire deaths
Greece’s opposition accused the government on Friday of arrogance and an utter failure to protect lives in responding to a devastating wildfire as questions remained unanswered over how at least 86 people died in the town of Mati.
I’ve never been in favor of Wikileaks’ activities, says Ecuador president
Ecuador’s president, signaling his government’s desire to end the long sojourn of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange in its London embassy, said on Friday he had never supported Assange’s leaking activities.
UK says Assange talks ongoing, but not discussed on Ecuador president’s visit
Discussions over the future of Julian Assange, who has been holed up in the Ecuadorean embassy in London for six years, are ongoing but the matter was not discussed during a recent visit by Ecuador’s President Lenin Moreno, a British government spokesm…
As some ‘White Helmets’ escaped Syria, most were left behind
Fearing for his life, Daman Ayed registered to be evacuated from Syria along with hundreds of other members of the White Helmets rescue service, hoping for a new life in Canada.
Iraq’s top cleric Sistani makes urgent call for new government
Iraq’s top Shi’ite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani called on Friday for a government to be formed as soon as possible to tackle corruption and poor basic services.
