Berlin would bar Turks voting in Germany on Turkish death penalty
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany said on Friday it would not allow Turks to vote on its territory in any Turkish referendum on reintroduction of the death penalty – a measure proposed by President Tayyip Erdogan after July’s failed army coup attempt.
Local polls boost May five weeks before UK national election
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Conservative Party made strong gains in local elections on Friday, suggesting Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit strategy is winning over voters who should hand her an easy victory in a parliamentary poll next month.
U.S. Navy SEAL killed in Somalia raid on militant compound
WASHINGTON/MOGADISHU (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy SEAL was killed and two troops wounded in a raid on an al Shabaab militant compound in Somalia, U.S. officials said on Friday, in what appeared to be the first U.S. combat death in the African country since …
Czech PM drops plan to resign, aims to fire finance minister
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka abruptly changed tack in his battle to remove Finance Minister Andrej Babis on Friday, taking back a pledge to resign and instead seeking only the dismissal of his main political rival.
Hardline foes of Iran’s Rouhani rap lack of payoff from nuclear deal
ANKARA (Reuters) – Hardline rivals challenged President Hassan Rouhani in a pre-election debate on Friday over the lack of economic revival since his nuclear deal with big powers, but he said oil exports had resurged and the economy only needed more ti…
Turkish court rejects Wikipedia’s appeal over website’s blocking: Anadolu
ANKARA (Reuters) – A Turkish court on Friday rejected an appeal by the online encyclopedia Wikipedia against a government decision to block access to its website, the state-run Anadolu news agency said, a case that has heightened concerns about censors…
Pakistani, Afghan troops exchange fire on border, several killed
QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistani and Afghan troops exchanged fire for several hours on Friday along their disputed border, officials on both sides said, as tension between the neighbors flared into deadly violence.
Algeria’s ruling FLN, allies win majority in parliament: ministry
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algeria’s ruling National Liberation Front or FLN party and its main allies won a majority in a parliamentary election overshadowed by the financial crunch from lower oil prices and questions over President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s he…
Influence of English is fading, says EU chief Juncker
FLORENCE, Italy (Reuters) – European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker took a swipe at Britain on Friday, saying he would not give a speech in English because the language was becoming less significant following Brexit.
North Korea accuses CIA of ‘bio-chemical’ plot against leadership
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea on Friday accused the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and South Korea’s intelligence service of a plot to attack its “supreme leadership” with a bio-chemical weapon and said such a “pipe-dream” could never succeed.
