Brazil’s ‘Dr. Butt’ plastic surgeon arrested after patient death: police
A plastic surgeon known as “Dr. Bumbum” or “Dr. Butt” on social media because of his buttock-enhancement operations was arrested on Thursday in Rio de Janeiro, four days after one of his patients died, police said.
Turkish court rejects Australia’s request to extradite Islamic State recruiter
A Turkish court rejected an Australian request to extradite a citizen it believes is a top recruiter for the Islamic State group, Australia’s foreign minister said on Friday, in a setback for Canberra’s efforts to prosecute him at home.
U.S. judge sets plea change for Algerian who recruited ‘Jihad Jane’
An Algerian man accused of recruiting an American woman known as “Jihad Jane” in 2009 and who originally pleaded not guilty to a U.S. charge of supporting terrorism, is expected to change his plea to guilty, a court filing showed on Thursday.
Trump invites Putin to Washington despite U.S. uproar on Helsinki summit
President Donald Trump plans to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to Washington this autumn, the White House said on Thursday, four days after a summit that led to an uproar in the United States over Trump’s failure to publicly confront Putin for…
Visiting Northern Irish border, PM May to defend her Brexit plan
British Prime Minister Theresa May will tell the people of Northern Ireland on Friday that her Brexit plan is the best way to avoid a hard border with Ireland, standing firm against critics in her own party.
Italy state pensions chief takes aim at anti-establishment government
A dispute between the chief of Italy’s state pensions agency INPS and the government came to a head on Thursday when the civil servant accused one ruling party leader of threatening him, and another of losing touch with reality.
Trump invites Putin to Washington after interview furor
U.S. President Donald Trump rejected Russian President Vladimir Putin’s proposal that Russian authorities be allowed to question American citizens, the White House said on Thursday, after the offer drew fierce criticism in the United States.
Suriname issues protest note over Dutch minister’s ‘failed state’ comment
Suriname issued a protest note to the Netherlands on Thursday after the Dutch foreign minister said the South American nation was a “failed state” because of its ethnic diversity.
France’s Macron under fire after aide caught beating protester
French President Emmanuel Macron came under fire on Thursday after his office briefly suspended one of his aides for beating a May Day protester and posing as a police officer, but did not inform law enforcement authorities.
UK’s new Brexit envoy optimistic, as EU warns of Brexit crash
London’s new Brexit minister said he was confident he could reach a deal, on his first trip to Brussels on Thursday as the EU warned business to get ready for Britain crashing out of the bloc without agreed terms to cushion the economic disruption.
