Turkish court sentences six journalists to life, including Altan brothers: TRT Haber
ANKARA (Reuters) – A Turkish court on Friday sentenced six journalists, including two prominent brothers, to life in jail for aiding plotters of a 2016 failed coup, state media said, a sharp turnaround after the country’s highest court ordered one of t…
Promising money, EU tries to woo Assad into Syria peace talks
SOFIA (Reuters) – The European Union’s top diplomat on Friday raised the prospect of collecting money for rebuilding Syria but only if fighting abates and Russia makes sure its ally, President Bashar al-Assad engages in the stalled U.N. peace talks.
Minority government better than SPD alliance: top German conservative argues
BERLIN (Reuters) – An influential member of Angela Merkel’s conservatives on Friday urged the German chancellor to form a minority government instead of a planned alliance with the Social Democrats (SPD), saying the SPD would not be a reliable partner….
Let’s work together on defense, France and Germany tell Europe
MUNICH (Reuters) – The defense ministers of Germany and France pledged to redouble their military and foreign policy cooperation efforts on Friday, inviting other European countries to participate if they felt ready to do so.
Ethiopia government has lost authority, all parties must help guide reforms: opposition
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia’s ruling coalition has lost its authority and all parties must help map the country’s future, an opposition leader said on Friday, suggesting political tensions in Africa’s second most populous country are unlikely to e…
Macron puts army general in charge of national service: sources
PARIS (Reuters) – Emmanuel Macron has placed an army general who led U.N. operations in Mali in charge of rolling out mandatory national service, sources said, a sign of the French president’s desire to stamp the military’s mark on the exercise.
Germany to U.S.: we’ll spend more on defense, you stay involved
MUNICH (Reuters) – Germany’s defense minister pledged to spend more on its military and the United Nations, but she called in return for other countries not to turn away from mulitlateralism.
Lebanon speaker rejects U.S. proposal on disputed waters with Israel
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri told a U.S. envoy on Friday that Lebanon rejects current proposals over the disputed marine borders with Israel, state media said.
Lebanon speaker: U.S. proposal on Lebanon-Israel disputed waters ‘unacceptable’ – NNA
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri said on Friday that U.S. proposals regarding the disputed Lebanon-Israel maritime border were “unacceptable”, state news agency NNA said.
Israeli protesters urge Netanyahu to step down over bribery allegations
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Israeli demonstrators gathered in Tel Aviv on Friday to urge Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to resign after police recommended he be charged with bribery in two corruption cases.
