Not realistic for Turkey to take all Aleppo evacuees, Turkish officials say
ANKARA (Reuters) – It would not be realistic for Turkey to take in all of the evacuees from Syria’s Aleppo, Turkish foreign ministry officials said on Friday, citing potential security risks.
Syrian arrested in Saudi Arabia over pro-Assad Facebook photo
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi police arrested a Syrian resident in Riyadh after he posted a photo of himself on Facebook praising the recapture of his home city of Aleppo by government forces, according to a report in al-Riyadh newspaper on Friday.
Poland moves to limit media access to parliament
WARSAW (Reuters) – A Polish plan to curb media access to parliament spurred widespread protests by non-state media on Friday, amid concern the government is intent on curtailing freedom of press.
Syria opposition coordinator says to join Putin’s peace talks if genuine
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – A senior Syrian opposition leader said on Friday his negotiations committee was willing to join peace talks planned by Russian President Vladimir Putin provided that the aim was to set up transition government.
Placenta shots and fake names: South Korean president’s treatments raise eyebrows
SEOUL (Reuters) – At the start of President Park Geun-hye’s term, physician Kim Sang-man was a frequent guest at Seoul’s Blue House, exempt from thorough security checks, giving injections derived from human placenta to South Korea’s most important pat…
Buses evacuate thousands of exhausted Aleppo residents in ceasefire deal
ALEPPO, Syria/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Thousands of people were evacuated on Thursday from the last rebel bastion in Aleppo, the first to leave under a ceasefire deal that would end years of fighting for the city and mark a major victory for Syrian President…
IMF’s Lagarde speaks of ‘five-year ordeal’ on last day of negligency trial
PARIS (Reuters) – IMF chief Christine Lagarde on Friday told a court trying her for negligence that she had always acted in good faith and that the suspicion that she had lived under for the past five years had been an “ordeal”.
Philippines wants United States to provide aid without conditions
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines on Friday appealed to former colonial ruler the United States to reconsider a decision to withhold humanitarian aid, with Manila’s foreign minister asking for the assistance to be provided without any conditions.
Ukraine commends EU step to secure association deal
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Friday praised a European Union decision which paves the way for final agreement on a cooperation accord between Ukraine and the bloc.
U.N. rights expert urges Duterte to allow Philippines visit
GENEVA (Reuters) – A United Nations human rights expert urged Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday to reconsider allowing her to visit to investigate alleged extrajudicial killings in the country’s drug war, but on U.N. terms guaranteeing he…
